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.
Why did god rest? Why did god, seemingly, had to rest? Why did god want to rest?
If god is all powerful (as some claim), why did it rest on day 7? Surely, being all powerful means unlimited power. And resting typically means you're tired from work of some type, and you take 'down time' to gather your strength.
For discussion:
Does 'rest' here, mean what it means for alive creatures (being tired and gathering strength)? If so, why did god rest?
If 'rest' here means something other than what it means for alive creatures (ie no need to gather strength), what does it mean exactly? And where, biblically, did you get that definition?
7th day
Moderator: Moderators
-
nobspeople
- Prodigy
- Posts: 3187
- Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:32 am
- Has thanked: 1510 times
- Been thanked: 824 times
-
1213
- Savant
- Posts: 11435
- Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:06 am
- Location: Finland
- Has thanked: 324 times
- Been thanked: 370 times
Re: 7th day
Post #11“Rest” is an interesting word. One could, after hammering 8 hours, but the hammer to rest. Does that mean hammer is tired? Obviously no, rest means that the working has ended. By what the Bible tells, I understand the point is, God created 6 days and then ended creating and didn’t create anything at the 7th day. Bible doesn’t say God rested because He was tired.nobspeople wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:23 am ...
Why did god rest? Why did god, seemingly, had to rest? Why did god want to rest?
...
-
Tcg
- Savant
- Posts: 8494
- Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:01 am
- Location: Third Stone
- Has thanked: 2146 times
- Been thanked: 2295 times
Re: 7th day
Post #12No, because a hammer is an inanimate object. Are you suggesting God is also?
Tcg
To be clear: Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods; it is a lack of belief in gods.
- American Atheists
Not believing isn't the same as believing not.
- wiploc
I must assume that knowing is better than not knowing, venturing than not venturing; and that magic and illusion, however rich, however alluring, ultimately weaken the human spirit.
- Irvin D. Yalom
- American Atheists
Not believing isn't the same as believing not.
- wiploc
I must assume that knowing is better than not knowing, venturing than not venturing; and that magic and illusion, however rich, however alluring, ultimately weaken the human spirit.
- Irvin D. Yalom
-
nobspeople
- Prodigy
- Posts: 3187
- Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:32 am
- Has thanked: 1510 times
- Been thanked: 824 times
Re: 7th day
Post #13Well, the bible said a bush talked and burnt but wasn't consumed so.....
Have a great, potentially godless, day!
-
Tcg
- Savant
- Posts: 8494
- Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:01 am
- Location: Third Stone
- Has thanked: 2146 times
- Been thanked: 2295 times
Re: 7th day
Post #15The example you gave involves an inanimate object. If God isn't one, as you claim, how does your example relate to God?
Tcg
To be clear: Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods; it is a lack of belief in gods.
- American Atheists
Not believing isn't the same as believing not.
- wiploc
I must assume that knowing is better than not knowing, venturing than not venturing; and that magic and illusion, however rich, however alluring, ultimately weaken the human spirit.
- Irvin D. Yalom
- American Atheists
Not believing isn't the same as believing not.
- wiploc
I must assume that knowing is better than not knowing, venturing than not venturing; and that magic and illusion, however rich, however alluring, ultimately weaken the human spirit.
- Irvin D. Yalom
