About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of Sabbath rest as intended by God, contrasting it with human perceptions of tiredness and rules.
First, God wasn’t tired. How could he be? He’s God! Creating everything didn’t leave him out of breath. He wasn’t weary from the workweek and eager for the weekend. He wasn’t telling everyone, “Thank Me It’s Friday!” When Genesis 2:2 says, “…and he rested” it simply means that he ceased. He ended his work of creating. He was done everything he wanted to do, so he stopped doing it. Somehow, we have associated the seventh day, the Sabbath, with being tired. Makes sense since we’re human, and we get tired. We’ve also made Sabbath-keeping a rule to keep rather than a blessing to be enjoyed. We codified it in a way that God never intended, and Jesus addressed the nonsense religious rite that it became. In Genesis 2:1-3 , God inaugurates the first Sabbath day. He blessed the day and “called it holy,” setting it apart from the other six. The manufacturer’s specifications for humanity were, “you need to stop the work I’ve given you to do after every six days. Take a day off from work. Every week.” We ignore this loving instruction and gift to our own peril. But there’s far more going on than what appears. The rest, the ceasing, speaks to a different striving. A deeper one. One that has…
Topics covered
- Sabbath
- rest
- creation
- Genesis
- spirituality
- Christianity
Keywords
- Sabbath
- rest
- Genesis 2:2
- creation
- spirituality
- Christianity
- Jesus
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvest Bible Chapel
Books & works: Genesis
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