Genesis 2:3 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2And 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.
3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Exodus 20:11
The Sabbath commandment recalls God's rest in creation.
Hebrews 4:9-10
This passage discusses the rest that remains for God's people, linking back to Genesis.
Mark 2:27
Jesus teaches that the Sabbath was made for man, emphasizing its purpose.
Source: Genesis 2:3