The seventh day signifies the rest of God. Of the seventh day the evening is not mentioned: God does not have the knowledge 'of the night' like the creatures but only the knowledge 'of the day'. The number seven is often used to signify all numbers together (it is composed of the first odd number three and the even number four) and thus the completeness and generality of anything. In partiality there is labour, but in completeness is rest.
(Likewise in our partial knowledge we desire for the perfection which will put away all effort, like it is with the holy angels already.)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
II.1 chapter 30
Are the works of God (which came forth from the unchangeable Word of God) an imperfect reality?
No, they are still a perfect reality. This is signified by the number of days in which the world was made: in six days, where the number six is the first perfect number (perfect numbers are sparse: following are 28, 496, 8128, 33550336, ...).
(And therefore we must not despise the science of numbers, which, in many passages of holy Scripture, is found to be of eminent service to the careful interpreter.)
No, they are still a perfect reality. This is signified by the number of days in which the world was made: in six days, where the number six is the first perfect number (perfect numbers are sparse: following are 28, 496, 8128, 33550336, ...).
(And therefore we must not despise the science of numbers, which, in many passages of holy Scripture, is found to be of eminent service to the careful interpreter.)
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