Your mention of Earth being Gods place to put creation asserts a gap that God couldn't do Creation in 6 days, and then take a rest. The Bible says, evening and morning and it was the 1st day. So the earth was rotating, and in that 24 hour period, we have evening and morning. Jesus did not need 'gaps' for His creation, He is God, all knowing and able to speak creation into existence, 'Is Genesis History' video series explains it all very well, very well. Also, the rest on the 7th day shows man that he will need a rest, we are not God, but we need rest, and God put in place a 'holiday' to allow reflection and worship toward a perfect God so we could give glory to the God who deserves it.
Your mention of Earth being Gods place to put creation asserts a gap that God couldn't do Creation in 6 days, and then take a rest. The Bible says, evening and morning and it was the 1st day. So the earth was rotating, and in that 24 hour period, we have evening and morning. Jesus did not need 'gaps' for His creation, He is God, all knowing and able to speak creation into existence, 'Is Genesis History' video series explains it all very well, very well. Also, the rest on the 7th day shows man that he will need a rest, we are not God, but we need rest, and God put in place a 'holiday' to allow reflection and worship toward a perfect God so we could give glory to the God who deserves it.