Impertinent perhaps, but ... If God is perfect, why did he need to rest after creating the world?

Question

Should an all-powerful, omniscient being, who exists outside of time need this concept of rest that us mere mortal creatures require?

Answer 1

He rested to set an example for us. God rested on the seventh day, therefore so should we. He knew that we, being human, couldn't work all the time, so he gave us a break. In fact, he commanded it.

Answer 2

He didn't rest because He was tired; He did it as an example to us. That example is lived out in the 4th commandment - Honor the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.

Oddly enough, knowing us as well as He does, He knew that otherwise we'd travel through life at the speed of light, seeking money, power, and glory for ourselves. He knew that otherwise we'd tip over from exhaustion by age 30. And He knew that otherwise we'd take our eyes off of Him, and all He has for us, and place them on ourselves.

Wow, looks a lot like the world today?

Anyway...that's why He did it :-) Hope that helps!

Answer 3

The Bible applies the no longer-inevitably-so-perfect term "very stable" to the unique introduction. yet interior the e book of Revelation the Bible speaks of the hot Heaven and New Earth -- that are defined as perfect. yet even this international, nonetheless it began out "very stable" in Genesis a million, quickly suffered from the deterioration, affliction, decay, and death that grow to be a consequence of the fall of Adam. So your observations accept as true with those of the Bible in noting that this contemporary international is extremely improper. So even until now Adam's sin, the Bible in no way claims that God created a "perfect international". That international is yet to come back.

Answer 4

He didn't need to rest anymore than He needed 6 days in order to create the universe. Rather, He was establishing a pattern (6 days work, 1 day rest) for mankind to follow later.

Answer 5

It depends on your definition of rest. If it means stopping because we are physically or mentally fatigued, then of course God has no need to rest.

If it means a day of stopping to enjoy the fullness of his creation and marvel in its beauty then God certainly has a right and a desire to marvel and appreciate the wonder of creation.

He does not by the way call us to a day of rest. If all you do is sit around sleeping, you are not keeping Sabbath. The day of rest is a day of stopping to appreciate all that God has done, the beauty and majesty of his creation. It is a day of worshiping the Creator.

Pastor John

Answer 6

Okay check this out Moses wrote Genies and he wasn't born until Exodus. So when he was writting Genies he saw Elohim create the the heavens and the days and when he stop creating that's when Moses said he rested because he didn't see him create anything Else

Answer 7

There's an Egyptian myth in which Atum created the universe by an act of primeval masturbation. And any guy will tell you that there's usually a period of relaxation after "the fact." Maybe this is another instance of the Bible pointing to one of the sources from which it was plagiarized. Of course, I'm probably being impertinent.

Answer 8

Should a non-powerful ignorant being who exists within time pretend to understand the nature of the forces that created the universe?

I understand there was a 24 marathon, and Tivo had not been invented yet.

Answer 9

Or if God is perfect, why did he need to create the world in the first place...?

Answer 10

that's if you believe the whole story that He made the world in 7 literal days anyway. it's probably not the most literal of descriptions, because of various reasons.
maybe it's more of an explanation of how the seven days of the week came about - like one of those old legends and myths.

everything in the bible doesn't have to be taken literally - you can take just as much from it if you make the effort to read between the lines a bit.