we now set adrift to chart our own course and our own sense of meaning in life? We would argue that the voice of Genesis suggests otherwise. After all, from chapter 3 all the way through the end of the book God continues to interact with humanity. What, then, does God’s rest imply? And what does this rest teach us about big questions of meaning and purpose? We shall see that God’s rest does not signify total passivity but rather a change in activity. On day 7 God begins a new activity. GOD’S RULE:
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