God “finished” his work on the sixth day and then “finished” it on the seventh. How can God finish something on two different days? Heschel calls this the “puzzle” of the text.27 Theologian Nathan Stucky unpacks this seemingly confusing passage: “The text suggests that on the seventh day, creation is both finished and unfinished. . . . Creation remains incomplete or unfinished. God finishes creation on the seventh day, not by way of further creative activity but by way of God’s own rest and the implied invitation to all creation to participate in God’s rest.”
