Rest Blessed

The introduction to Genesis speaks about "God desires to bless his people but he will not tolerate rebellion and unbelief". In Hebrews this sentiment is echoed "Without faith, it is impossible to please him".  The first five books of the Bible are written for clarity, for the sake of teaching Israel that the world was created, ordered, populated by the one true God, not the created by humans gods of the surrounding nations. In Genesis, God blessed animals, humans, and the Sabbath, his seventh day, the one of rest.  The Bible states that man is made in Gods own image to enjoy sovereign dominance over creatures and participate in Sabbath rest.  God modelled rest, and our current calendar is a direct reflection of Gods sovereign design, with weeks being apportioned to 7 days each.  It is the Israelites that followed Gods lead...fascinating, isn't it, that our time is marked and counted in this way? God created order, a plan to follow with rest built into the plan and more significantly, God blessed rest...Until next time in the Bible.