Why did God rest on the 7th day?

religionisgood …thank you for your opinion, however, I was seeking an answer from believers. You are welcome add your opinion, but, that is not what I was looking for.

And by the way, if you are against religion… why does your name say it is good?

Just being curious, thats all.

I see that you do not believe that the bible is the word of God, nor that it is even true, by your response. In fact, not only that it is not true, but, it is pure fiction… kinda like Superman, the Easter bunny, The Fairy Godmother, Grimms book of fairy tales, Harry Potter, etc. right?

Lets see, to answer your question :

Did you ever wonder why, in Genesis 1:6, all of the sudden God wants there to be an expanse in the midst of the ‘waters’?

Well now, I think I can answer that for you.

How on earth is he going to establish this planet and all that is on it, without, first making an expanse in the midst of the waters?

You also say:

The ancients did not see the universe the way we do today, as an enormous empty space with stars

By ancients.. being who?

The bible gives the account of the three wise men, being guided to where Jesus was, by the stars.

also, you say:

The Genesis account reflects this view. God parts these waters in order to create the earth and the firmament. And did you really think the earth could exist with vegetation and plant life prior to the creation of the sun and moon and the system of revolution and rotation?

I don’t see what the problem is, he created the plants and vegetation, in Gen. chapter one, vs. 11 & 12, vs 13 he said there was morning and evening, vs 14 says that he created the sun the moon and the stars, mentioned in vs 16-19.

I guess you would rather him have created the sun, moon and stars, in vs. 11-12, and the plants and vegetation in vs. 16-19. Is that right?

You say:

The Genesis account is figurative. It’s fiction.

So, you disbelieve the whole bible, because of vs 11-12 and vs 13-19 right? and the fact that you believe they should be reversed, right?

Then you say:

Why in the world would an omnipotent God need to rest after doing anything?

Did you ever think of the fact that God speaks in word pictures, that we can understand?

He has great meaning behind that day of rest. And to explain that, it would take many more pages. I asked that question, so, the answers will come up soon.

Hmm… I don’t think we really know an answer to this one, maybe God left that as one of the questions we just know when we go to heaven, I think that we should of course think of God every day, but he needs a day for worship, that day is Sunday. I think it made everything easier for all the church leaders and priests and such, to have church on Sunday.

I think that we’ll figure out these tyhpes of questions that we all wonder when we die and go to heaven.

Are you writing a talk or something for church? Or are you wondering?

–Liberty<3–

“ I was seeking an answer from believers. You are welcome add your opinion, but, that is not what I was looking for.”

You asked an open question in a public forum. And you didn’t specify this when you asked. At the moment, one cannot really do much in the Religion forum except answer your questions.

“And by the way, if you are against religion… why does your name say it is good?”

I was drinking when I created my username.

“How on earth is he going to establish this planet and all that is on it, without, first making an expanse in the midst of the waters?”

That’s my point…ancient people believed, like you apparently do, that the universe is a large mass, or canopy, of water, separated from the earth by the sky. This is why they thought that to create the earth, God would have to part water. They thought outer space was water…it isn’t. They didn’t know the universe is actually dark matter, with celestial bodies, nebula, etc.

“By ancients.. being who? The bible gives the account of the three wise men, being guided to where Jesus was, by the stars. “

By ancients I mean ancient people, including the author(s) of the book of Genesis.

“And did you really think the earth could exist with vegetation and plant life prior to the creation of the sun and moon and the system of revolution and rotation? “

Of course I don’t think that. But the author of Genesis did. He wrote that God created the earth and all plant life on it before creating the sun to give light to the earth. We know that plant life cannot exist without sunlight, but the author of Genesis didn’t know that. It proves the story is just that: a story, not an actual series of events.

I know the reason the author of Genesis has God resting on the 7th day, and it’s not because God actually rested on the 7th day. The author is indicating the sacred nature of the Sabbath, which would eventually become part of Jewish law. My point is, this is all a story. Even early Christians didn’t take it literally.

God rested because all of his work was done. think about it, when you finish something and its “perfect” without flaw what else is there for you to do?

he didnt. want to know why? he doesnt exist! hahaha no offense or anything…

HE RESTED SO THAT WE COULD REST ON THE DAY OF THE SABBOTH (SUNDAY) IT WAS MORE FOR US THEN FOR HIM I GUESS

So we could rest on that day.

The creation story is a more primitive man’s allegorical myth wrapped into the course of a week.

The significance of 7 days originates not from Genesis, but from the 7 “nonfixed” eye visible celestial objects: the sun, the moon, mercury, venus, mars, saturn, and jupiter. Genesis fits the creation myth into 7 days to match the concept of a week, which already existed when the story was invented.

Imagine if He hadn’t. Let’s say He made gibbots, a species of animal with three legs. Or no 7th day at all. He rests, and makes sure you know that, to deeply emphasize resting on the 7th day. It adds order to at least our week, if not the ancients. Imagine if He hadn’t rested.

What, early church didn’t believe Genesis? What, do you have some old document where a disciple writes, “I don’t believe in Genesis”? Or did the History Channel make something up again?

It’s a story meant to draw attention to God as creator, not a literal explanation for how the universe was created.

Look I hate to burst your bubble, but Genesis is fiction. It’s a fictional account. Did you ever wonder why, in Genesis 1:6, all of the sudden God wants there to be an expanse in the midst of the “waters”? The ancients did not see the universe the way we do today, as an enormous empty space with stars, planets, nebula, etc. They saw the universe as a large mass of water, and in the midst of this water, there was the earth, separated from the water by the sky (firmament) which contained the stars, sun, moon, and planets, all seen as living beings.

The Genesis account reflects this view. God parts these waters in order to create the earth and the firmament. And did you really think the earth could exist with vegetation and plant life prior to the creation of the sun and moon and the system of revolution and rotation? Because that’s how the Genesis account would have you believe.

The Genesis account is figurative. It’s fiction. God’s “resting” on the seventh day is meant to be an inspiration to humans, nothing more. Why in the world would an omnipotent God need to rest after doing anything?

The Bible is so asinine it defies imagination.