Gen 2:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 2:1-3: 2:1-3 Humankind is the high point of God’s creative acts (1:26-31 ), while day 7 is the climax of the creation week. When God rested , he endorsed all of creation—there was nothing more to do! This seven-day framework structured Israel’s week, with the seventh day as the precedent for their weekly Sabbath. The Sabbath was intended to celebrate God’s finished work; the seventh day would be set apart as holy and dedicated to the Creator, who also rested (see Exod 20:8-11 ; 31:12-17 ; cp. Matt 12:1-8 ; Rom 14:5-6 ; Col 2:16-17 ; Heb 4:1-11 ).

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b1:26-31►

cExod 20:8-11►

d31:12-17►

eMatt 12:1-8►

fRom 14:5-6►

gCol 2:16-17►

hHeb 4:1-11►

‏ Genesis 2:1

Summary for Gen 2:1-3: 2:1-3 ^a Humankind is the high point of God’s creative acts (1:26-31 ^b), while day 7 is the climax of the creation week. When God rested, he endorsed all of creation—there was nothing more to do! This seven-day framework structured Israel’s week, with the seventh day as the precedent for their weekly Sabbath. The Sabbath was intended to celebrate God’s finished work; the seventh day would be set apart as holy and dedicated to the Creator, who also rested (see Exod 20:8-11 ^c; 31:12-17 ^d; cp. Matt 12:1-8 ^e; Rom 14:5-6 ^f; Col 2:16-17 ^g; Heb 4:1-11 ^h).