Exodus 31:17 - Exposition

It is a sign . See above, Exodus 31:13 . For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth . See the comment on Exodus 20:11 . And was refreshed . Literally," and took breath." The metaphor is a bold one, but not bolder than others which occur in holy scripture ( Psalms 44:23 ; Psalms 78:65 ). It does but carry out a little further the idea implied in God's "resting." We cannot speak of any of God's acts or attributes without anthropomorphisms.