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We had not finished the sixth day of creation when we left off in the last post. It was for this reason: since the Bible deals specifically with the next creation as a separate event even though it is a part of the sixth day. Why is this important? Let me point out that if we were descended from animals as many out there insult us with, there would be any need to mention man in creation. But praise God that we are not descended from animals but are as you read about.

And God (the creator) said (commanded), Let us make (make or accomplish) man (adam = mankind/human being) in our image (resemblance), after our likeness (similitude): and let them have dominion (subjugate) over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle (dumb beasts), and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
I love going back to the Hebrew language to read verses. It makes some verses come more clearly into focus. For instance, this verse literally translated reads: said/commanded God "Make mankind resemblance similitude subjugating fish sea, birds heaven, dumb beasts every/whole earth, reptile creeping upon earth. I can then see that this is an explanation of man's creation. God commanded, "Make mankind resemble My likeness subjugating (bringing under rule) fish in the sea, heavenly birds (birds in the heavens), every dumb beast of the earth, and reptile (creeping thing) creeping upon the earth. As you read this, what strikes you about how we are in the likeness of God? My answer at the end.

So God created man in his own (self/entity/even) image, in the image of God created he him (self/entity/even); male and female created he them (entity/self/even).
God created man resembling himself, resembling God created male entity and created female entity.

And God blessed them (entity/self/even), and God said unto them, Be fruitful (bear fruit), and multiply (increase), and replenish (fill) the earth, and subdue (conquer) it: and have dominion (rule/reign) over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
God blessed the entity He created. God commanded them, "Bear fruit, increase, and fill the earth, conquer and reign over the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, and every alive thing crawling upon the earth. Therefore, we as humans are to control all of the world around us which includes what? Ourselves.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
God commands, Give to them even all grass sowing seed upon the face of whole earth even every tree, trees sowing seed whose fruit in himself, exists to them food. This again shows the providence of God for His creation (Psalms 145:15). He gives them sustenance so that they might be able to carry out His commands. This also shows that He does not give commands without providing the means to fulfill those commands.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
All alive thing on earth, all birds of heaven, all creeping thing upon earth, breathing and alive creatures even all green grass food exists likewise.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
God saw all which He made. Behold it existed wholly good. Evening and morning existed the sixth day.


What a climatic ending to the sixth day!! God created mankind in His image, commanded mankind to produce offspring, increase, and fill the earth and to conquer and reign over all the earth (including man himself). then God gave man sustenance to be able to carry out those commands. Having finished that, God looked upon His creation and saw that it was very good, literally vehemently good/perfect.

Now, dear readers, I asked a question of you earlier and said I would answer it. Since the Bible claims we are made in the image of God, how are we the image of God? All can see that we each have physical differences, so that would rule out the physical resemblance. Having ruled that out, that leaves the spiritual. Verse twenty six actually explains how we are made in God's likeness. Just as God has dominion over all, man has been given dominion over all that God created. Other points to ponder, how can mankind rule over creation without the ability to think, make choices, and adapt to the situations that come his way? Is that also not inherent in God? The book of Hebrews in the New Testament declares that the Old Law (Mosaical Law) was a shadow of the New Law. The word resemblance also can be translated "shade" and so I submit to you that we are indeed but a shadow. Some might then say, "Well then, doesn't that mean we are mini-gods?" I ask them and you, dear readers, "Are our shadows human? Do they have the same abilities that we do?" The obvious answer is "No".

So now we set forth having brought the Creation to its climactic ending.

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