On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, philtill@aol.com wrote:
> 1. In Genesis 1, God divides the creation into several "domains" in Days 1-3 (where he is separating things from each other). Then, in Days 4-6 he populates those domains and appoints governors to rule over them. He appoints the greater luminary to rule over the day and the lesser luminary to rule over the night. But then he appoints man to rule over all the creatures in each of the other domains (sky, seas, land) and makes man the gardener over the plants. So in that sense, man was created "in God's image" because he was made to represent God as the appointed governor over God's creation (except for the lights in the sky, which man cannot govern). The command to govern over the creation also included the command to take dominion over it. No one human (Adam) could fulfill that command alone.
Our species runs the world. This is natural because of a God-given ability
that we have received that other creatures have not received. The Bible
says that this is a blessing (Gen. 1:28). This may be much more apparent
when we consider what we have done collectively, but it is due to an
ability that each of us, including Adam, has received, and so every
individual, Adam included, has received this blessing.
Gordon Brown (ASA member)
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Received on Mon Nov 26 11:58:48 2007
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