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    "THE 
   

    TRUTH 
   

    SHALL 
   

    MAKE 
   

YOU

    FREE" 
   

    stretcheth 
   

out

the

    heavens 
   

as

a

    curtain, 
   

and

    spreadeth 
   

    them 
   

out

as

a

    tent 
   

to

    dwell 
   

in

."

    (Isaiah 
   

40

:

28,

22,

A

.R

.V

.)

    Hence, 
   

    when 
   

    Exodus 
   

31

:

17

    states 
   

    that 
   

"on

the

    seventh 
   

day

he

    rested, 
   

and

was

    refreshed", 
   

it

    means 
   

he

had

    achieved 
   

the

    work 
   

he

had

    purposed 
   

    toward 
   

the

    earth, 
   

and

he

    felt 
   

the

    refreshing 
   

    exhilaration 
   

and

joy

of

    achievement 
   

.

He

    rested, 
   

    too, 
   

in

the

    knowledge 
   

    that 
   

    nothing 
   

    that 
   

    might 
   

    develop 
   

    thereafter 
   

    could 
   

    thwart 
   

or

    successfully 
   

    block 
   

his

    purpose 
   

as

to

the

    earth 
   

.

He

    would 
   

be

    equal 
   

to

any

    emergency 
   

    that 
   

    could 
   

    arise, 
   

and

    would 
   

    overcome 
   

it

.

    Man's 
   

    time 
   

the

    moon 
   

    would 
   

    mark 
   

off

    into 
   

    months 
   

.

The

    statement 
   

at

    Genesis 
   

2

:

1-3

    does 
   

not

say

    that 
   

God

    divided 
   

    time 
   

for

the

    perfect 
   

man

and

    woman 
   

    into 
   

    seven-day 
   

    periods 
   

and

    commanded 
   

    them 
   

to

    observe 
   

a

    rest 
   

or

    sabbath- 
   

day

    every 
   

    seventh 
   

day

.

As

    long 
   

as

    this 
   

    perfect 
   

    pair 
   

    observed 
   

the

    divine 
   

    mandate 
   

    they 
   

    would 
   

    rest 
   

in

    their 
   

    Creator 
   

and

    enjoy 
   

    freedom 
   

of

    wor- 
   

    ship 
   

and

    freedom 
   

    from 
   

    fear 
   

and

    want, 
   

and

    thereby 
   

    they 
   

    would 
   

    enjoy 
   

    God's 
   

    sabbath 
   

    rest 
   

    with 
   

him

.

    They 
   

    would 
   

    enjoy 
   

a

    perpetual 
   

    sabbath 
   

by

    faith 
   

and

    obedience 
   

to

him

.

The

    account 
   

of

    creation 
   

of

man

    given 
   

in

    Gen- 
   

    esis, 
   

    chapter 
   

    one, 
   

is

a

    general 
   

one

.

    That 
   

in

    chap- 
   

ter

two

is

a

    detailed 
   

    one, 
   

    filling 
   

out

the

    shorter 
   

    account 
   

    above 
   

.

In

    this 
   

    chapter 
   

two

the

    name 
   

of

    Jehovah 
   

    appears 
   

for

the

    first 
   

    time, 
   

    because 
   

    thenceforth 
   

the

    name 
   

of

the

    Lord 
   

God

    becomes 
   

    involved 
   

    with 
   

man

on

the

    earth 
   

.

The

    account 
   

is

    very 
   

    simple 
   

and

    revealing 
   

as

to

the

    human 
   

    soul 
   

and

how

it

was

    created 
   

.

    Study 
   

the

    language 
   

:

72 “THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE” stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.” (Isaiah 40: 28, 22, A.R.V.) Hence, when Exodus 31:17 states that “on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed”, it means he had achieved the work he had purposed toward the earth, and he felt the refreshing exhilaration and joy of achievement. He rested, too, in the knowledge that nothing that might develop thereafter could thwart or successfully block his purpose as to the earth. He would be equal to any emergency that could arise, and would overcome it. Man’s time the moon would mark off into months. The statement at Genesis 2:1-3 does not say that God divided time for the perfect man and woman into seven-day periods and commanded them to observe a rest or sabbathday every seventh day. As long as this perfect pair observed the divine mandate they would rest in their Creator and enjoy freedom of worship and freedom from fear and want, and thereby they would enjoy God’s sabbath rest with him. They would enjoy a perpetual sabbath by faith and obedience to him. The account of creation of man given in Genesis, chapter one, is a general one. That in chapter two is a detailed one, filling out the shorter account above. In this chapter two the name of Jehovah appears for the first time, because thenceforth the name of the Lord God becomes involved with man on the earth. The account is very simple and revealing as to the human soul and how it was created. Study the language: