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## š Scripture Text (NET)
[[#Verse 01.]] The heavens and the earthĀ were completed with everything that was in them.Ā
[[#Verse 02.]]Ā ByĀ the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing,Ā and he ceasedĀ on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.Ā
[[#Verse 03.]] God blessed the seventh day and made it holyĀ because on it he ceased all the work that heĀ had been doing in creation. [[#Verse Three.|notes]]
### The Creation of Man and Woman
[[#Verse 04.]]Ā This is the accountĀ of the heavens and the earthĀ when they were createdāwhenĀ theĀ LordĀ GodĀ made the earth and heavens.
[[#Verse 05.]]Ā NowĀ no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the fieldĀ had yet sprouted, for theĀ LordĀ God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.Ā
[[#Verse 06.]]Ā SpringsĀ would well up from the earth and waterĀ the whole surface of the ground.Ā
[[#Verse 07.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God formedĀ the man from the soil of the groundĀ and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,Ā and the man became a living being.
[[#Verse 08.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God planted an orchardĀ in the east,Ā in Eden;Ā and there he placed the man he had formed.Ā
[[#Verse 09.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil,Ā every tree that was pleasing to look atĀ and good for food. (NowĀ the tree of lifeĀ and the tree of the knowledge of good and evilĀ were in the middle of the orchard.)
[[#Verse 10.]]Ā NowĀ a river flowsĀ from EdenĀ to water the orchard, and from there it divides into four headstreams.Ā
[[#Verse 11.]]Ā The name of the first is Pishon; it runs throughĀ the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.Ā
[[#Verse 12.]] Ā (The gold of that land is pure;pearlsĀ and lapis lazuliĀ are also there).Ā
[[#Verse 13.]]Ā The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs throughĀ the entire land of Cush.Ā
[[#Verse 14.]]Ā The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria.Ā The fourth river is the Euphrates.
[[#Verse 15.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God took the man and placedĀ him in the orchard inĀ Eden to care for it and to maintain it.Ā
[[#Verse 16.]]Ā Then theĀ LordĀ God commandedĀ the man, āYou may freely eatĀ fruitĀ from every tree of the orchard,Ā
[[#Verse 17.]]Ā butĀ you must not eatĀ from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for whenĀ you eat from it you will surely die.ā
[[#Verse 18.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God said, āIt is not good for the man to be alone.Ā I will make a companionĀ for him who corresponds to him.āĀ
[[#Verse 19.]]Ā TheĀ LordĀ God formedĀ out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he wouldĀ name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.Ā
[[#Verse 20.]]Ā So the man named all the animals, the birds of the air, and the living creatures of the field, but for Adam no companion who corresponded to him was found.Ā
[[#Verse 21.]]Ā So theĀ LordĀ God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep,Ā and while he was asleep,Ā he took part of the manās sideĀ and closed up the place with flesh.Ā
[[#Verse 22.]]Ā Then theĀ LordGod madeĀ a woman from the part he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.Ā
[[#Verse 23.]]Ā Then the man said,
āThis one at lastĀ is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be calledĀ āwoman,ā
for she was taken out ofĀ man.ā
[[#Verse 24.]]Ā That is whyĀ a man leavesĀ his father and mother and unites withĀ his wife, and they become one family.Ā
[[#Verse 25.]]Ā The man and his wife were both naked,Ā but they were not ashamed.
## š ==Verse-by-Verse Commentary==
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* The sabbath is a lasting principle. While many try to parse the difference between what is binding today and not due to the fulfillment of the Law in Christ, the concept of sabbath rest predates the Law.
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## š Related Passages
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## š Devotional Reflection
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## š¤ Life Application
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