Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, along with everything in them. 2 On the seventh day God was finished with his work which he had made, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 God blessed the seventh day and separated it as holy; because on that day God rested from all his work which he had created, so that it itself could produce.
4 Here is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created. On the day when Adonai, God, made earth and heaven, 5 there was as yet no wild bush on the earth, and no wild plant had as yet sprung up; for Adonai, God, had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to cultivate the ground. 6 Rather, a mist went up from the earth which watered the entire surface of the ground.
7 Then Adonai, God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being. 8 Adonai, God, planted a garden toward the east, in ‘Eden, and there he put the person whom he had formed. 9 Out of the ground Adonai, God, caused to grow every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river went out of ‘Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided into four streams. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it winds throughout the land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The name of the second river is Gichon; it winds throughout the land of Kush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows toward the east of Ashur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 Adonai, God, took the person and put him in the garden of ‘Eden to cultivate and care for it. 16 Adonai, God, gave the person this order: “You may freely eat from every tree in the garden 17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You are not to eat from it, because on the day that you eat from it, it will become certain that you will die.”
18 Adonai, God, said, “It isn’t good that the person should be alone. I will make for him a companion suitable for helping him.” 19 So from the ground Adonai, God, formed every wild animal and every bird that flies in the air, and he brought them to the person to see what he would call them. Whatever the person would call each living creature, that was to be its name. 20 So the person gave names to all the livestock, to the birds in the air and to every wild animal. But for Adam there was not found a companion suitable for helping him.
21 Then God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the person; and while he was sleeping, he took one of his ribs and closed up the place from which he took it with flesh. 22 The rib which Adonai, God, had taken from the person, he made a woman-person; and he brought her to the man-person. 23 The man-person said, “At last! This is bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. She is to be called Woman [c], because she was taken out of Man.” 24 This is why a man is to leave his father and mother and stick with his wife, and they are to be one flesh.
25 They were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
From this point, God's work is finished and all of creation is done and like us who work for most of the week, it's time to rest. Sometimes we try to find ways around it and think that we only need to rest a few hours, but he established a whole day as holy. Some of us may have "work-highs", meaning you get a thrill from working and you don't know where to stop but God gives us a stopping point. And if you find yourself in a situation like that, it would be important to ask yourself "Who am I working for?" and obviously "Is this worth my physical and spiritual health?". While being a dedicated worker is smiled upon in our society, we often overlook the impact and stress our job has on us. We might be outstanding at work but what else are we neglecting? God himself is not all about work but about love that he extends to His people. That means we should be looking to him as a guide. If that means I'm an "Ok" worker but an above average Christian, then that is what I want. Personally, I know we all are striving to be a better Christian because that's the work that keeps on going all the time.
We see the creation of the first human, who is Adam and that he is formed from dust. Sometimes we wonder how that is even possible, but God is capable beyond what we think. Then God takes some of his breathe and gives it to Adam as a breath of life. We ourselves can try to blow breath into someone's mouth as a CPR maneuver but we can't create a life using our breathe or hands. Adam is then given a helper and wife by the name of Eve. This is the first time we see a marriage in the bible so whenever someone mentions that it was man and woman in the beginning then they are correct. Throughout the rest of the bible and even today we see so many people twisting the covenant of marriage into everything but what God intended it to be. Eve came from the rib of Adam and they both were equally yoked, and God brought them together. Even today God should be at the foundation of every Christian marriage because we wouldn't have marriage without Him.
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