sanctified In the O.T. the same Hebrew word (qodesh) is translated sanctify, consecrate, dedicate, and holy. It means, set apart for the service of God. See refs. following "Sanctify," (See Scofield " :-") . read more
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made (Gen 2:1-3).So we find the creation of the earth in chapter one; the placing of man upon the earth, and then the declaration that on the seventh day God rested. Not... read more
Genesis 2:1. By host is meant, not the angels, as some have thought, but the starry heavens. Psalms 33:6. Genesis 2:2. On the seventh day God ended his work. The Samaritan Pentateuch reads, the sixth day. The variation is accounted for by the variation in reckoning the hours at which the sabbath began. On the sabbath, see Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 20:20. Genesis 2:6. A mist watered the whole face of the ground, the rainy season of the climate not being then come. Deuteronomy 11:14.... read more
Genesis 2:2-3He rested on the seventh dayThe Divine Sabbath:I.THE DIVINE COMPLETION OF HIS CREATIVE WORK. No further creations. II. THE DIVINE CONTEMPLATION OF HIS CREATIVE WORK. Everything complete. Everything in subordination. Everything ready for the higher and more glorious exercise of the Divine activity in providence and grace. All prepared for the kingdom of probation, by which the last created of the world was to be tried, disciplined, and perfected. We may learn here--1. Evil has no... read more
Gen 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Ver. 3. God blessed the seventh day, ] i.e., made it an effectual means of blessing to him that sanctifieth it, as a rest from bodily labour and spiritual idleness, as Ignatius a exhorts. And sanctified it, ] i.e., consecrated and set it apart for holy use; as they sanctified, that is, appointed Kedesh for a city of refuge Joshua 20:7 , margin. a... read more
blessed: Exodus 16:22-Amos :, Exodus 20:8-1 Kings :, Exodus 23:12, Exodus 31:13-Esther :, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 35:2, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 23:3, Leviticus 25:2, Leviticus 25:3, Deuteronomy 5:12-2 Chronicles :, Nehemiah 9:14, Nehemiah 13:15-Song of Solomon :, Proverbs 10:22, Isaiah 56:2-Judges :, Isaiah 58:13, Isaiah 58:14, Jeremiah 17:21-Daniel :, Ezekiel 20:12, Mark 2:27, Luke 23:56, Hebrews 4:4-2 Samuel : created and made: Heb. created to make Reciprocal: Genesis 8:12 - seven Genesis 9:1... read more
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.We have here, (1.) The settlement of the kingdom of nature, in God's resting from the work of creation, Genesis 2:1,2. Where observe, 1. That the creatures made both... read more
3. Created and made Hebrews, created to make . That is, created for the purpose of moulding into such forms and putting to such uses as are here described . read more
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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 2:2-3
DISCOURSE: 2APPOINTMENT OF THE SABBATHGenesis 2:2-3. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it he had rested from all his work, which God created and made.THOUGH we know no reason on God’s part why he should proceed in the work of creation by slow and gradual advancement, instead of perfecting the whole at once; yet we may conceive a reason... read more