Genesis 2:1–3
God’s Rest
God’s completed work and seventh-day rest form an early Bible pattern later developed in Scripture.
Whats Happening
Genesis 2:1-3 says the heavens and earth were finished. God rested on the seventh day, blessed it, and set it apart. Notice the completed work and what God did on the seventh day.
Find it in your Bible: Genesis 2:1-3
Big Idea
Big idea: Rest in this passage follows God’s completed work. It is part of the creation pattern God established.
Find it in your Bible: Genesis 2:1-3
Family study
Memory verse: Genesis 2:2 (KJV excerpt)
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made;
- What does Genesis 2:1 say was finished?
- What does Genesis 2:2 say God did on the seventh day?
- What does Genesis 2:3 say God did to the seventh day?
- What could a peaceful family rest time look like this week?
Read Genesis 2:1-3 with a grown-up. On separate paper, record what God finished, what He did on the seventh day, and what He did to that day. Add verse references. Then choose a simple family rest activity; describe it as an application, rather than a command stated in these three verses.
Genesis 2:9
The Tree of Life
Genesis 2:9 names the tree of life in the garden; Revelation 2:7 uses the same language in Jesus’ promise of eating from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
Whats Happening
Genesis 2:9 names the tree of life in the garden. Revelation 2:7 includes Jesus’ promise to give the one who overcomes to eat of the tree of life in the paradise of God. Compare the garden description with the promise.
Find it in your Bible: Genesis 2:9 · Revelation 2:7
Big Idea
Big idea: The tree-of-life language in Genesis helps us notice the significance of Jesus’ promise in Revelation 2:7.
Find it in your Bible: Genesis 2:9 · Revelation 2:7
Family study
Memory verse: Genesis 2:9; Revelation 2:7
- What tree does Genesis 2:9 name in the midst of the garden?
- What does Revelation 2:7 promise to the person who overcomes?
- Which tree is named in both passages?
- Which details belong to Genesis, and which belong to Revelation?
With a grown-up, read Genesis 2:9 and Revelation 2:7 in a KJV Bible. On separate paper, make two columns labeled Genesis 2:9 and Revelation 2:7. Record the words about the tree of life in each passage, adding its verse reference. Explain that this is a Strong connection based on the repeated tree-of-life language. Do not draw a geographic route between the two scenes.