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NASB | Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:2 And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. [Heb 4:9, 10] |
Bible Question (short): Was creation complete in six days? |
Question (full): This is a change in thought, that I am considering ... something in my study from yesterday. I believe God completed creating in six days (Gen 2:2; Exo 20:8-11, 31:17). Since there may be an issue with the first word in Genesis 2:2 ... "by" (e.g., NASB) or "and" (e.g., Amplified) ... I look at the whole verse in the later. It looks like He worked and rested on the same day. Based on the other verses (Exo 20:8-11, 31:17), He rested on day 7. Young's Literal Translation may shed some light on the "and" ... "and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made." Also back in Genesis 1:31, we read, "God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." To me it sounds like all the work was done ... previously we read "and God saw that it was good" (vv 10, 12, 18, 21, 25) ... also "Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made" (Gen 2:3) ... sounds like work was done before Day 7. Goind to the commands in Exodus (20:8-11, 31:17) ... one's work for the week is done in six days ... the seventh day is not part of work. Searcher |
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