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Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome that “whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4). He said to Timothy “that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2...

means that only man was endowed with a spirit capable of fellowship with God who Himself is spirit. Note also that immediately after the statement about God resting on the seventh day (Gen. 2:3) comes the more detailed account of the formation of man, the goodness of the garden, and God’s terms that would sustain Adam’s life (2:4ff). God’s rest must be understood in light of this sequence, for this is the first Biblical clue concerning the meaning of the Sabbath. When God entered into His rest after
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