Pause or Rest?

According to Genesis 2:2  “On the seventh day—with the canvas of the cosmos completed—God paused from His labor and rested.”

Pay particular attention to the words paused and rested.

When we think of resting from our work, we think of taking a vacation or a break from work.  That’s not what God did here.

At the end of the 6th day, God was done with creating.  But he was not finished with his creation.  There is a difference.