Today let’s look at this passage. Genesis 1:26-28
(26) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. (27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Just in these few verses there are a lot of things and ideas going on. When you sit back and ponder what has happened, really deep thoughts and questions come out. When we look at ourselves, would we say we would represent the image of God? Of course, we do not look like God in the physical sense, but would we have the traits of God. God is Love, Kind, forgiveness, etc. Would we be a good reference to God’s image.
Thoughts:
God said let us make man in our own image, after our own likeness. Who is us? Who is our?
One would image that I this reference the Bible is talking about the God head/trinity, Father, Son, Holy Spirit. In the first few verses of Genesis, it talks about God and the Spirit, but not about Jesus.
Man would have dominion over all the creatures of the earth. What does that mean?
God created them male and female in the image of God, blessed them, and said "be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Replenish the earth?
Go ahead and read these verses.
Genesis 2:7
Genesis 2 18-25
There is so much more I want to add with my notes. I want to see some of your comments, and I will also add more content in the comments.
COMMENTS
[ posted by Cindy, 09/27/2022 10:06 AM ]
[ posted by Mike, 09/28/2022 01:33 PM ]
Great way to look at them verses. I agree 100 percent. God had a desire to fellowship with us and establish a close relationship. Our own actions caused "US" to deny or accept we were made for God, by God, and for his pleasure. All the more reason he would make us into a likeness he is familiar with. Just as a child when they play make-believe. they will always have a character they made that would best represent themselves. God's plan for us was so perfect. It still is to this day, only when we allow the distraction (enemy/serpant) to creep in, we start to lose the image of God that He had instilled in us.
- Psalm 23:3
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.[ posted by wendi, 10/07/2022 01:34 PM ]
I always wanted to know what it meant by "replenish". It just makes you wonder. They said that the "cosmos" have been around for billions of years from the "big bang". Was Earth the only place he created men? Why only this planet out of all of the billions of galaxies? Can you believe in the Science AND God or does it have to be one or the other? I know that is another subject on its own but it just makes you wonder. Was Earth the only place?