Arcana Coelestia #23
23. Nothing is more common in the Word than for the word 'day' to be used to mean the particular time at which events take place, as in Isaiah,
The day of Jehovah is near. Behold, the day of Jehovah comes. I will make heaven tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, on the day of My fierce anger. Its time is close at hand, and its days will not be prolonged. Isaiah 13:6, 9, 13, 22.
And in the same prophet,
Her antiquity is in the days of antiquity. On that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. Isaiah 23:7, 15.
Since 'day' stands for the particular time it also stands for the state associated with that particular time, as in Jeremiah, Woe to us, for the day has declined, for the shadows of evening have lengthened! Jeremiah 6:4
And in the same prophet,
If you break My covenant that is for the day and My covenant that is for the night, so that there is neither daytime nor night at their appointed time. Jeremiah 33:20, 25.
Also,
Renew our days as of old. Lamentations 5:21.
Real Rest
By Todd Beiswenger
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Ever notice that God got all of His work done in 6 days, but we have trouble doing all of ours in 7? I mean, if God can create everything in six days, surely the little amount of work we have can be completed in six, right? Doesn't usually happen though, and we usually fail to take some real rest. Rest from our problems, from our worries,and from filling our minds with stuff from the internet. This is why God commands us to have a day of rest. Take it. You need it.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 7893; Exodus 16:2-5, 20:8-11)