The analysis to the left was what I presented in my lecture today, although I don't claim that it is original. My best recollection is that I heard it from Dr. John Stek, who died last month. He taught me the principles of text analysis at Calvin Theological Seminary, in Grand Rapids Michigan. I had the privilege of studying there in 1984-85 and 1990-91. It might have been someone else, however. It certainly makes sense of the passage. The point is not the creation of man but the creation of holy time in a good creation. God rests and we celebrate His mighty acts of creation and redemption.
