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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
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Day 10

Text: Genesis 2: 1-3; Exodus 20: 11

MEDITATION

Genesis 2:1-3

1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.
2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Exodus 20:11

11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Creation

a. Genesis 2 is a reflection of God’s work of creation.
b. The work of creating the universe as we know it was completed!

2. Understanding of the Jewish concept of “Days”

a. It begins with the evening.
b. It ends with the morning (Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31).

3. Understanding the idea of the Seventh Day

a. The Scriptures were written for Israel originally.
b. The Seventh Day was therefore Saturday.
c. God ceased from His work of creation.
d. The meaning behind the word “ceased” is “Sabbath”.
e. To cease from normal work is called “Sabbath” meaning “rest”.

4. Blessing and sanctifying the Sabbath

a. God’s blessing was given to the Sabbath.
b. This blessing will extend to all who honour and keep the Sabbath.
c. The Fourth Commandment was given to Israel to set aside the Sabbath for rest and for worship.

5. Our keeping of the Sabbath

We keep Sunday as our Sabbath. This was the way the New Testament Church kept their Day of rest (The Apostle John called it “The Lord’s Day” in Revelation 1:10). This commemorates the day of Christ’s resurrection!

经文：创世记 2：1-3；出埃及记 20：11

沉思

《创世记 2：1-3》
1天地万物都造齐了。
2到第七日，神造物的工已经完毕，就在第七日歇了他一切的工，安息了。

3神赐福给第七日，定为圣日，因为在这日神歇了他一切创造的工，就安息了。

《出埃及记 20：11》

11因为六日之内，耶和华造天、地、海和其中的万物，第七日便安息，所以耶和华赐福于安息日，定为圣日。

在生活里有意义地的应用

1. 创造

a. 《创世记 2》反映了上帝创造的工作
b. 创造宇宙的工作已经完成！

2.理解犹太人对“日子”的概念

a. 从晚间开始。
b. 以早晨结束《创世记 1：5、8、13、19、23、31》

3. 理解第七天的概念

a. 圣经原本是为以色列而写的
b. 因此， 第七天是星期六
c. 上帝停止了祂的创造工作
d. “停止”这词的含义是“安息日”
e. 停止正常工作称为“安息日”，意为“休息”

4. 祝福和使安息日成圣

a. 上帝赐福于安息日
b. 这祝福将延伸到所有遵重并遵守安息日的人
c. 上帝赐给以色列第四诫，要他们把安息日留给安息和敬拜

5. 我们对安息日的遵守

我们把周日设为我们的安息日。这就是新约教会保持安休息日的方式（使徒约翰在《启示录 1：10》 称 它为“主日”）。这是纪念基督复活的日子！