The seventh day is like a jar buried deep in the sands of time, preserving a treasure long lost and forgotten. We have only partial knowledge of the factors that caused this jar to disappear, but we are nevertheless in a position to predict what will happen when the treasure is recovered. The seventh day will speak again its native voice of blessing (Gen. 2:1–3). It will illuminate the most basic question of human existence because it exposes the bedrock of what it means to be human. It will not
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