What did God do in Genesis 1 on the seventh day after creating in six days?
After bringing everything onto the scene in six days, God rested on the seventh day, establishing the pattern of six days of labor and one day of rest. This was not because He was tired, but for man's good, showing that one day out of seven is needed for rest.
Les explains that in Genesis chapter 1, during what he calls the recreation, God brought everything onto the scene in six days and then rested on the seventh. He was not tired at the end of those six days; rather, He was setting up the pattern of six days of labor and one day of rest for man's own good. Les adds that this principle carries on into our own economy, because God still knows what is best for us: we need one day out of the seven for rest. He also connects this Sabbath principle to Exodus 16, where before the law was given, God instructed Israel to gather a double portion of manna on the sixth day in preparation for the holy Sabbath rest.