As we know, there are seven days in a week. God used the first Six Days to Create everything, so what did He do on the Seventh Day?
Creation – Day Seven
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” Genesis 2:2-3
God rested. Did God rest on the Seventh Day because He was exhausted from the grueling work of Creating the universe and everything in it? The Hebrew language has 20 different words that are translated by the English “rested.” The word sabat means “to cease from labor.” God finished Creating on the Sixth Day and was very pleased with it, so He ceased from Creating on the Seventh Day. His Creative Work was finished. There was nothing more for Him to Create, so God used the Seventh Day as a Day to enjoy His Creation and spend time with Adam and his wife. It was a wonderful Day for all of the creatures God Created to sing the Supernatural Song He had placed in their bodies.
“For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:11
God planned how He would Create all things with great precision and order. His Design included Six Days of Creative work and one Day of Creative rest. That is an important aspect of the Song of the Supernatural. There is time for work and time for ceasing from work. That time of ceasing is blessed and holy. The Seventh Day is special to God and also to His Creation.
There is a Deep Magic to the “six and seven” combination. We find it in both weeks and years. Remember as we see numbers in the Bible that God is revealing Himself to us. Take note of anytime you see the numbers “six” and “seven” in the Bible.
“Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.” Exodus 20:9-10
“Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove.” Exodus 23:10-11
God Created the sabat as a gift to the humans who would rule with Him. Laboring six days and ceasing labor one day every week has great restorative powers for the human body. Laboring six years and ceasing one year has great restorative powers for the ground.
“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you.” Exodus 31:12-14
The Sabbath Day (sabat) is holy to God. The Hebrew word in Genesis 2:3 is qadas and means “to be holy, sacred, set apart for sacred service.” Anything that God sanctifies (calls holy) is dedicated for service to Him. God set apart the Seventh Day as a day of service (worship) to Him. God rested from His labor on the Seventh Day and gave that day to the human race as a day of rest, restoration and enjoyment of all that God had done for them. What a wonderful time Adam and his wife must have had resting and rejoicing in Eden with their Creator.
Creation Math
God Created the heavens and the earth and everything in it in Six Days and rested on the seventh. He could have Created everything in one second or two minutes or five hours or ten months or seven years – but He didn’t. God chose to Create in Six Days. He chose to rest on the Seventh Day. God is the Author of Deep Magic, so we should take special note about everything He does and says. That’s how we learn how to connect to the Song of the Supernatural.
Here are the Creation Numbers and what God accomplished on each Day.
- Day One (Sunday) – Light
- Day Two (Monday) – Heaven above – Water below
- Day Three (Tuesday) – Sea and Earth – Vegetation and Trees on Earth
- Day Four (Wednesday) – Sun, Moon and Stars
- Day Five (Thursday) – Living creatures in the Seas and the Sky
- Day Six (Friday) – Living creatures on land – Human beings
- Day Seven (Saturday) – Rest
Deep Magic!
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