God's Great Care in Preparing Earth
I was struck by how on-target Calvin is here regarding the great care demonstrated by God in his loving preparation of the earth, prior to creating man. Since Calvin wrote, we have learned even more the mind-boggling extent of this work of our great God.
2. The work of the six days shows God’s goodness toward men
Calvin, J. (2011). Institutes of the Christian Religion & 2. (F. L. Battles, Trans., J. T. McNeill, Ed.) (Vol. 1, p. 161). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press.
Institutes of the Christian Religion I, xiv, 2Institutes of the Christian Religion
eWith the same intent Moses relates that God’s work was completed not in a moment but in six days [Gen. 2:2]. For by this circumstance we are drawn away from all fictions to the one God who distributed his work into six days that we might not find it irksome to occupy our whole life in contemplating it. For even though our eyes, in whatever direction they may turn, are compelled to gaze upon God’s works, yet we see how changeable is our