The meaning of Gods rest at Creation, shabbat.

[Hobie]

Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, also known as "Shabbos" or the "Sabbath") is the Jewish day of rest and celebration that begins on Friday before sunset and ends on the following evening after nightfall.

Genesis 2:1-4
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 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.
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.
4 These 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,

Verse 1 and 4 makes clear when the origin happened, as it was after man was made and all the work of creation finished, which helps in understanding that the Sabbath was established by God at creation for the benefit of mankind, which would make its observance as a creation ordinance binding upon all, Jews and Christians.

if we look at verse 2 and 3 we find in the verses that the Biblical view of the origin of the Sabbath is unequivocal: the Sabbath, as seventh day, originated at the completion of the creation week as a result of three divine acts: God "rested," "blessed," and "hallowed" the seventh day.

Twice we see that it states that God "rested" on the seventh day from all His work. The Hebrew verb shabbat, translated "rested," denotes cessation and not relaxation. God made the Sabbath for man so that we would have a day to cease from work and have a time that He made to commune with Him.

We see God created the Earth and its life forms in six days, and then rested on the seventh which He then blessed and sanctified or hallowed.
Biblically speaking, the first six days of the week had no special name. They were simply identified by ordinal numbers, such as the first, second and third day. But the seventh day was given a unique name. In Hebrew, it's "shabbat," meaning "rest." In English, the word is "Sabbath," and it's detailed in the Fourth Commandment where it declares, "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work"... but also notice it repeats that the Sabbath was "Blessed" and sanctified, "Hallowed", a repetition of at Creation.
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

In many languages, the word used for the seventh day of the week "what we call Saturday" is actually the same word used for "Sabbath." In Greek it is sabbaton; Italian, sabato; Spanish, sábado; Russian, subbota; Polish, sobota; and Hungarian, szómbat. Even the French "samedi" is from the Latin "Sambata dies," for "day of the Sabbath.".....

So we see from the Weekly Cycle and from Creation that it is the Sabbath. Genesis 2:2 affirms that the Creator "blessed" (brk) the seventh day just as He had blessed animals and man on the previous day. Divine blessings in the Scripture are not merely "good wishes," but assurance of fruitfulness, prosperity, and a happiness in life. In terms of the seventh day, it means that God has promised to make the Sabbath a beneficial and vitalizing power through which human life is enriched and renewed. In Exodus 20:11 the blessing of the creation seventh day is clearly linked with the weekly Sabbath, and the same rest.

 

[Windmill Charge]

A link with an analysis of the failure of Stalins attempt to about abolish the weekend:-https://www.history.com/news/soviet-union-stalin-weekend-labor-policy

I couldn't find a similar one for the French revolutionary 10 day week.

 

[Hobie]

Well, no matter how hard they try, it is a period of time set at Creation, there is no other known reason for it..

This is a interesting article on it..
"In general, units of time can be divided into two categories. One category contains the units that measure something objective and observable, typically the movements of astrological objects. A day, for example, is the length of time it takes our planet to complete one rotation with respect to the sun. The second category is much more fun: totally random, basically meaningless divisions of time that were created out of a combination of superstition, incorrect science, and the need for greater precision in timing.

The seven-day week is in the latter category. There’s no good reason for it, and yet, it’s constant to almost every single culture.

Jews, who use a lunar calendar made up of either 12 or 13 months beginning with the New Moon, use a seven-day week. The Bengali calendar, which splits the year up into six seasons of two months each, uses a seven-day week. Even the Bahá’í, with their 19-month (and change) year, use a seven-day week."...

and yet they admit

"We don’t really know where the 7-day week originated...."

 

[Jay Ross]

When we read Genesis, we can perceive that God rested for one day within His time frame of reference, i.e. for one day of the Lord/age.

For man God set the period of rest to be every seventh day within man's time frame of reference.

In Isaiah 58:13-14 we can perceive that God set up the seventh age of mankind to become a "day" of rest for all of mankind for most of the seventh age. There will be a time during the seventh age that mankind will not have rest from the powers of darkness that will rise up from their prison after 1,000 years.

This Little While Period at the end of the Seventh Age will be a time of testing for those who are alive during this time period.

Shalom

 

[ScottA]

Just as it can be said that the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world, it should be noted that one is not instructed to celebrate or observe what has not yet occurred.

In other words, consider Christ's claim regarding the Sabbath, saying "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working" (John 5:17), as if to even contradict the creation account of God resting for even a day. Which is no contradiction--only if the creation account was given as a revelation of what had already occurred "before the foundation of the world" now to be celebrated, as a prophecy of the days of men to follow, only thereafter to be made manifest, the last of which is the rest of God.

 

[JunChosen]

Well, no matter how hard they try, it is a period of time set at Creation, there is no other known reason for it..

Even though God told Moses to stone to death the man who picked up sticks in Numbers 15?

 

[Hobie]

Even though God told Moses to stone to death the man who picked up sticks in Numbers 15?

And Ananias and Sapphira fell dead for lying about a money transaction....

Acts 5:1-11
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? ...

It is a fearful thing to sin and fall into the hands of the living God, especially when we know better....

 

[Webers_Home]

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● Ex 31:16-17 . .The children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe
the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a
sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days The Lord
made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was
refreshed.

The Jews' weekly routine day of rest is a liturgical day. As such it is no more
than twenty-four hours in length, whereas the creator's day of rest is very
different.

Six of the creation days were bounded by an evening and a morning;
whereas the seventh day wasn't bounded at all, viz: God has yet to
terminate His rest and pick up where He left off making things. In other
words; God's rest has thus far been a perpetual, never-ending day, viz: it's
an on-going rest primarily because the entire work of creation, from
beginning to end was completed, viz: it was just right, and God left no
unfinished business needing His attention. (Gen 2:1)

● Heb 4:10 . . For all who enter into God's rest will find rest from their
labors, just as God rested after creating the world.

"their labors" are relative to the covenant that Moses' people entered into
with God by means of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy--
a.k.a. the Law -- which rewards compliance with blessings, while at the
same time penalizes non compliance with retribution, e.g. Lev 26:3-38,
Deut 27:15-26, and Deut 28:1-69.

So then, the people can never relax because the law-- with its requirements
and its consequences --constantly pressures the people to improve. Time after
time, Yom Kippur's annual observance reminds them that they are not yet just right.
_

 

[Webers_Home]

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● John 5:16-17 . . Jesus said to them: My Father is always at His work to
this very day, and I, too, am working.

The perpetual day of rest spoken of at Gen 2:1-2 pertains only to the
construction of the cosmos. It does not pertain to other things God does.

For example: one of the very first things God did after He was done with the
cosmos was to butcher some animals and use heir hides to fabricate leather
garments for Adam and Eve to replace their fig leaves. And then later, He
teamed up with Noah to construct the ark. In those instances, God was
involved making things using materials already in existence rather than
creating them ex nihilo.

And as pertaining to the Jews' routine seventh day, God isn't obligated to
comply with its limitations because it was made for man only, not for both
man and God. Once that's understood, then it's easy to see why the Jews
became agitated when Jesus exempted himself from their sabbath by saying
the son of man is lord of the sabbath day because he was claiming to be God
by that statement.

NOTE: There is scarcely a week goes by that I don't encounter someone on
the internet saying Jesus never claimed to be God. But only someone poorly
trained in old testament theology would ever make a mistake of that
magnitude. The thing is: Jesus often made his claims in words that his fellow
Jews would understand rather than in words an armchair expert would
understand. The expert wants Jesus to speak using words of their choosing
rather than using words of his own choosing.
_

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, also known as "Shabbos" or the "Sabbath") is the Jewish day of rest and celebration that begins on Friday before sunset and ends on the following evening after nightfall.

Genesis 2:1-4
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 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.
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.
4 These 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,

Verse 1 and 4 makes clear when the origin happened, as it was after man was made and all the work of creation finished, which helps in understanding that the Sabbath was established by God at creation for the benefit of mankind, which would make its observance as a creation ordinance binding upon all, Jews and Christians.

if we look at verse 2 and 3 we find in the verses that the Biblical view of the origin of the Sabbath is unequivocal: the Sabbath, as seventh day, originated at the completion of the creation week as a result of three divine acts: God "rested," "blessed," and "hallowed" the seventh day.

Twice we see that it states that God "rested" on the seventh day from all His work. The Hebrew verb shabbat, translated "rested," denotes cessation and not relaxation. God made the Sabbath for man so that we would have a day to cease from work and have a time that He made to commune with Him.

We see God created the Earth and its life forms in six days, and then rested on the seventh which He then blessed and sanctified or hallowed.
Biblically speaking, the first six days of the week had no special name. They were simply identified by ordinal numbers, such as the first, second and third day. But the seventh day was given a unique name. In Hebrew, it's "shabbat," meaning "rest." In English, the word is "Sabbath," and it's detailed in the Fourth Commandment where it declares, "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work"... but also notice it repeats that the Sabbath was "Blessed" and sanctified, "Hallowed", a repetition of at Creation.
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

In many languages, the word used for the seventh day of the week "what we call Saturday" is actually the same word used for "Sabbath." In Greek it is sabbaton; Italian, sabato; Spanish, sábado; Russian, subbota; Polish, sobota; and Hungarian, szómbat. Even the French "samedi" is from the Latin "Sambata dies," for "day of the Sabbath.".....

So we see from the Weekly Cycle and from Creation that it is the Sabbath. Genesis 2:2 affirms that the Creator "blessed" (brk) the seventh day just as He had blessed animals and man on the previous day. Divine blessings in the Scripture are not merely "good wishes," but assurance of fruitfulness, prosperity, and a happiness in life. In terms of the seventh day, it means that God has promised to make the Sabbath a beneficial and vitalizing power through which human life is enriched and renewed. In Exodus 20:11 the blessing of the creation seventh day is clearly linked with the weekly Sabbath, and the same rest.

Sorry.

God did bless and hallow the seventh day, but He did not ordain it as a command to man until He gave it to Israel and Israel alone!

There is no record of anyone keeping the Sabbath prior to Israel receiving the commandment to do so.

also nowhere in the NT is there a command for the church to observe the Sabbath. Matter of fact in Galatians Paul spoke against the Judaizers who were trying to force the gentile believers into keeping the Sabbaths!

 

[Hobie]

Sorry.

God did bless and hallow the seventh day, but He did not ordain it as a command to man until He gave it to Israel and Israel alone!

There is no record of anyone keeping the Sabbath prior to Israel receiving the commandment to do so.

also nowhere in the NT is there a command for the church to observe the Sabbath. Matter of fact in Galatians Paul spoke against the Judaizers who were trying to force the gentile believers into keeping the Sabbaths!

How could you find the word if it, 'shabbat' was not in the language as no Jew existed, it was called the 'Seventh day' and made holy by the Creator Himself, which is Christ. He made the Sabbath at the beginning of the world before any Jews existed, to be a blessing to all mankind. So who is mankind, Adam and Eve, and it was made for them as Christ declares.
Mark 2:27
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

The Sabbath was made “for man” and the only man alive then was Adam and his wife Eve. Therefore, the Sabbath was made for them, and for their offspring.

And we see that the understanding of the Law was given to man way before Moses as scripture makes clear...
Genesis 26:5
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

How could you find the word if it, 'shabbat' was not in the language as no Jew existed, it was called the 'Seventh day' and made holy by the Creator Himself, which is Christ. He made the Sabbath at the beginning of the world before any Jews existed, to be a blessing to all mankind. So who is mankind, Adam and Eve, and it was made for them as Christ declares.

So now you are assuming that Hebrew was not spoken until after the flood? Your proof of that.

But if god hallowed the seventh day and made it an ordinance for all mankind all the way back to Adam, why do we see no observation or mention of it being kept by anyone until Israel received the commandment on Mount Sinai?

Abrahm, Isaac, Jacob and his twelve sons? No mention of any Sabbath or seventh day observance by them. Neither any mention of the 400 years in bondage. If they knew to keep the seventh day as holy- why did god have to remind them of it?

 

[Hobie]

So now you are assuming that Hebrew was not spoken until after the flood? Your proof of that.

But if god hallowed the seventh day and made it an ordinance for all mankind all the way back to Adam, why do we see no observation or mention of it being kept by anyone until Israel received the commandment on Mount Sinai?

Abrahm, Isaac, Jacob and his twelve sons? No mention of any Sabbath or seventh day observance by them. Neither any mention of the 400 years in bondage. If they knew to keep the seventh day as holy- why did god have to remind them of it?

Read your Bible, what does it say...
Genesis 2:2
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.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Read your Bible, what does it say...
Genesis 2:2
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.

Yes He rested. but it does not say there that He commanded man to observe the 7th day! the very first time man is commanded to honor the Sabbath is found in the ten commandments. Nowhere before!

 

[Jay Ross]

Hello

Does the Genesis account reveal to us the duration of God's Sabbath "day" of rest?

I believe that it does, but only with respect to the story that is revealed in the Book of Genesis.

The Genesis account suggests that God Sabbath "day" of rest lasted for around 1,000 within man's reference frame for time.

Shalom

 

[Hobie]

Hello

Does the Genesis account reveal to us the duration of God's Sabbath "day" of rest?

I believe that it does, but only with respect to the story that is revealed in the Book of Genesis.

The Genesis account suggests that God Sabbath "day" of rest lasted for around 1,000 within man's reference frame for time.

Shalom

Satan loves confusion and chaos rather than truth, it was a day, the same as we have now..

 

[Jay Ross]

Satan loves confusion and chaos rather than truth, it was a day, the same as we have now.

You are right Hobie, Satan does like your confusion and lack of understanding of the scriptures. It seems that you are easily misled.

 

[Pavel Mosko]

Funny enough, I did a Grok analysis of the general topic of recently. Here is what I found.

Introduction
The Bible presents God as continuously active, even on the Sabbath, while also commanding humans to rest on this day. This balance is explored through key verses that highlight God's ongoing work and the Sabbath's requirements, with insights from the original Hebrew and Greek texts.

God's Continuous Activity
Several verses suggest God is always working, including on the Sabbath. For example, in John 5:17, Jesus says, "My Father is working until now, and I am working," indicating God's uninterrupted activity. This is supported by Psalm 121:4, where it states, "He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep," emphasizing God's perpetual vigilance.

Sabbath Requirements
The Sabbath requirements are outlined in Exodus 20:8-11, where God commands, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God." This includes resting from work, extending to family, servants, and animals, mirroring God's rest after creation.
Language and Grammar Insights
In Greek, John 5:17 uses "ἐργάζεται" (ergazetai), a present tense verb meaning "is working," showing continuous action.
In Hebrew, Exodus 20:11 uses "וַיָּנַח" (vayyānach), meaning "rested," specifically from creation work, not all activity, and Psalm 121:4 uses "לֹא-יָנוּם, וְלֹא יִישָׁן" (lo yanum, v'lo yishan), meaning "will neither slumber nor sleep," reinforcing God's ongoing care.

Theological Balance
While humans are to rest on the Sabbath, God's work, such as sustaining and redeeming, continues. This is evident in Jesus' healings on the Sabbath, like in Luke 13:10-17, where he justifies freeing a woman, showing God's care meets human needs even on this day.
Survey Note: Detailed Analysis of God's Continuous Work and the Sabbath
This section provides a comprehensive exploration of Bible verses related to God "working" and being active continuously, particularly concerning the Sabbath day and its requirements, with detailed references to Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words and grammar. The analysis draws on biblical texts, theological insights, and linguistic details to address the complexity of the topic.
Background and Context
The user's query seeks verses that depict God as continuously active, especially in relation to the Sabbath, and requests detailed linguistic analysis. The Sabbath, rooted in the Hebrew "שַׁבָּת" (Shabbat), meaning "rest," is a day of cessation from work, as outlined in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:8-11). However, biblical texts also suggest God remains active, raising theological questions about the nature of divine rest versus human rest. This analysis focuses on key verses, their original languages, and theological implications, acknowledging the debate across traditions.

Key Verses and Linguistic Analysis
1. John 5:17 (Greek)
Text and Translation: "But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I am working.'" (ὁ δὲ ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς Ὁ πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι.)
Grammatical Breakdown (from John 5:17 Greek Text Analysis):
ὁ δὲ ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς: "But he answered them" – Definite article (ὁ, nom-si-mas), conjunction (δέ), verb (ἀπεκρίνατο, aor-mDe-ind, 3rd-p si), personal pronoun (αὐτοῖς, dat-pl-mas).
Ὁ πατήρ μου: "My Father" – Definite article (Ὁ, nom-si-mas), noun (πατήρ, nom-si-mas), 1st person pronoun (μου, gen-si).
ἕως ἄρτι: "until now" – Adverb (ἕως) + adverb (ἄρτι).
ἐργάζεται: "is working" – Verb (ἐργάζεται, pres-mi/pDe-ind, 3rd-p si), emphasizing continuous action through the present tense.
κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι: "and I am working" – Conjunction (κἀγώ), 1st person pronoun (ἐγώ, nom-si), verb (ἐργάζομαι, pres-mi/pDe-ind, 1st-p si).
Theological Insight: This verse, set in the context of Jesus healing on the Sabbath, asserts that God's work is ongoing. The use of "ἐργάζεται" (from ἐργάζομαι, "to work") in the present tense highlights continuity, contrasting with human Sabbath rest. This aligns with Jesus' claim to follow divine example, as discussed in Israel Bible Center on God's Work and Sabbath, which notes Jewish interpretations affirming God's continuous activity.

2. Exodus 20:8-11 (Hebrew)
Text and Translation:
8: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." (זָכוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ.)
9: "Six days you shall labor and do all your work." (שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד, וְעָשִׂיתָ כָל-מְלַאכְתֶּךָ.)
10: "But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work..." (וְיוֹם, הַשְּׁבִיעִי--שַׁבָּת, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ: לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה כָל-מְלָאכָה...)
11: "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth... and rested on the seventh day..." (כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת-יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם... וַיָּנַח, בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי...)
Grammatical Breakdown (from Exodus 20:8-11 Hebrew Text):
זָכוֹר: "Remember" – Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, commanding action.
אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת: "the Sabbath day" – Direct object marker (אֶת), noun (יוֹם, "day"), definite article (הַ), noun (שַּׁבָּת, "Sabbath").
לְקַדְּשׁוֹ: "to keep it holy" – Infinitive construct of קָדַשׁ ("to sanctify"), with 3rd person masculine singular suffix.
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד: "Six days you shall labor" – Numeral (שֵׁשֶׁת), noun (יָמִים, "days"), verb (תַּעֲבֹד, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular).
וַיָּנַח: "and rested" – Qal waw-consecutive perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, from נוּחַ ("to rest").
מְלַאכָה: "work" – Noun, referring to labor, particularly creative or daily tasks, central to Sabbath prohibitions.
Theological Insight: This passage establishes the Sabbath as a day of rest for humans, mirroring God's rest after creation. However, "וַיָּנַח" (rested) is specific to creation work, not implying God ceases all activity. This aligns with the idea that God's sustaining work, like providence and care, continues, as seen in later texts.

3. Psalm 121:3-4 (Hebrew)
Text and Translation:
3: "He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber." (‫ג אַל-יִתֵּן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֶךָ; אַל-יָנוּם, שֹׁמְרֶךָ.‬)
4: "Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." (‫ד הִנֵּה לֹא-יָנוּם, וְלֹא יִישָׁן-- שׁוֹמֵר, יִשְׂרָאֵל.‬)
Grammatical Breakdown (from Psalms 121 Hebrew Text):
אַל-יִתֵּן: "He will not allow" – Negative particle (אַל), verb (יִתֵּן, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular).
לַמּוֹט: "to slip" – Infinitive construct of מוֹט ("to shake").
רַגְלֶךָ: "your foot" – Noun (רֶגֶל, "foot"), 2nd person masculine singular suffix.
אַל-יָנוּם: "will not slumber" – Negative particle, verb (יָנוּם, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular).
שֹׁמְרֶךָ: "He who keeps you" – Participle of שָׁמַר ("to keep"), with 2nd person masculine singular suffix.
הִנֵּה: "Behold" – Interjection, drawing attention.
לֹא-יָנוּם, וְלֹא יִישָׁן: "will neither slumber nor sleep" – Negative particle (לֹא), verb (יָנוּם, Qal imperfect), conjunction (וְ), negative particle, verb
(יִישָׁן, Qal imperfect).
Theological Insight: This psalm underscores God's continuous watchfulness, using "לֹא-יָנוּם, וְלֹא יִישָׁן" to emphasize He never rests in the sense of sleeping. While not directly tied to the Sabbath, it supports the notion of God's perpetual activity, complementing John 5:17.
Additional Contextual Verses
Luke 13:10-17: Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath, justifying it by saying, "Ought not this woman... be set free on the Sabbath day?" This, as discussed in Theology of Work on Sabbath and Work, shows God's work of liberation continues, aligning with His continuous care.
Hebrews 1:3: While not directly Sabbath-related, it states Jesus "upholds the universe by the word of his power," suggesting ongoing divine activity, though not analyzed linguistically here for brevity.

Aramaic Consideration
The user requested Aramaic references, but Aramaic sections (e.g., Daniel, Ezra) do not contain direct verses on God's continuous work or Sabbath, focusing instead on historical and prophetic contexts. Thus, this analysis prioritizes Hebrew and Greek, the primary languages for relevant texts.

Theological Synthesis
The interplay between God's rest and continuous work is complex. Exodus 20:11 suggests God rested (וַיָּנַח) from creation, but John 5:17 and Psalm 121:4 indicate He remains active in sustaining and caring for creation. This is not contradictory; rather, God's rest is from creative labor (מְלַאכָה), while His providential and redemptive work continues, as seen in Jesus' Sabbath healings. This aligns with Jewish interpretations, as noted in Israel Bible Center on God's Work and Sabbath, where God's continuous activity is affirmed even on the Sabbath.

Table: Summary of Key Verses and Linguistic Features
Verse Language Key Word/Phrase Grammatical Insight Relevance to Continuous Work and Sabbath
John 5:17 Greek ἐργάζεται (is working) Present tense, continuous action God's ongoing work, even on Sabbath
Exodus 20:11 Hebrew וַיָּנַח (rested) Qal perfect, specific to creation rest Human Sabbath model, God's work continues
Psalm 121:4 Hebrew לֹא-יָנוּם, וְלֹא יִישָׁן (neither slumber nor sleep) Qal imperfect, negated, ongoing vigilance Supports God's perpetual activity

Conclusion
The Bible depicts God as continuously active, with verses like John 5:17 and Psalm 121:4 emphasizing His ongoing work, even on the Sabbath. Exodus 20:8-11 outlines human Sabbath requirements, but God's rest is from creation, not all activity. Linguistic analysis in Hebrew and Greek reveals the nuanced balance, with Aramaic offering no direct contributions here. This reflects a theological understanding where God's sustaining and redemptive work persists, meeting human needs, as seen in Jesus' actions.

 

[Dash RipRock]

The meaning of Gods rest at Creation, shabbat.

I abide IN Christ so I am at rest 24/7/365

That's far more effective than just being at rest only one day a week.

You folks should up yer game!

 

[Dash RipRock]

Even though God told Moses to stone to death the man who picked up sticks in Numbers 15?

Christians are not under the law of Moses, so what Moses commanded back them is not applicable to Christians today.

Christians live under the Law of Christ with Jesus being our High Priest who taught we should abide in Christ and rest IN HIM

Jesus and His Apostles never ever taught anybody to observe Saturday sabbath.