Chapters111provide an introduction to the book of genesis, the pentateuch, and the whole bible. God said, let us make man we have here another and still more important part of the sixth days work, the creation of man. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. A couple weeks ago, i posted this in todays living world, there were over 7 billion chances to prove evolution in humans. God speaketh here in the plural number, to insinuate the plurality of persons in the deity. So god made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. The book of genesis, the first book of the hebrew bible and the old testament, is an account of the creation of the world and the origins of the jewish people. I have therefore entitled this message, the meaning of man. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 117 hamilton, victor p. Genesis 1 in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth.
Laat ons mensen maken, naar ons beeld, naar onze gelijkenis. Especially when associated with the singular his and him in verse 27. Oude testament bijbel in statenvertaling, het eerste boek van mozes genaamd genesis. In the day that god created man, in the likeness of god made he him. It is divisible into two parts, the primeval history chapters 111 and the ancestral history chapters 1250. The book of genesis new international commentary on the. According to an old tradition, not only genesis also called the first book of moses, but the whole pentateuch from greek pente five and teuchos container for scrolls were written by moses. This image of god in man, is not in the body, but in the soul. Man introduction we noticed last week that gods creatures, at the start, all had their own distinct place in the creation.
The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 117. I like to come up with little quips to post on facebook every day. The seventh day, on which god rests, the climax of the account, falls outside the sixday structure. Genesis 1 niv bible in the beginning god created the.
Finishing up the sixth day, god made man in our image our being god the father, son, and the holy spirit and let man rule over the fish, birds, livestock, and all of earth and its creatures. His project, his work, began with the formation of man as a physical being in the bodily form of god, and it will not end until mankind is in the nature and character image of god. A good wife is a generous gift bestowed upon him who fears the lord. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals. The commentary the use of the word us and our in verse 26 once again implies the triune nature of god. And there was evening, and there was morningthe sixth day. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, b and the small animals that scurry along the ground. Having prepared a fit habitation for man, and furnished it with all things necessary for his use and comfort, god now proceeds to create him. What we find in chaps111is the divine initiation of blessing, which is compromised by human sin followed by gracious preservation of the promise.
As a supposed proof text that jesus christ, preexisted before his birth, theologians in the roman catholic and fundamental christian churches have used genesis 1. Until modern times the first line was always translated, in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. Then god said, let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness. God said, let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the reptiles that crawl upon the earth. Then god said, let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. And q let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens. Genesis with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The blueprint for genesis chapter 1 is god speaking his intent, then creating. Genesis 1, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. Sep, 2012 bsf study questions genesis lesson 2, day 5. In the light of such issues, never have these verses in genesis 1 and 2 been of more importance than they are today.
Mankind was the only form of life created after our likeness and. It is not surprising that genesis, the book of origins, tells us early on why god created people. No other book gives us a rational view of the origin of all things, including mankind, and of the creators purpose toward the earth and man. Mar 20, 2014 the biweekly chapel service on the campus of the southern baptist theological seminary in louisville, kentucky. God said, let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild. Genesis 1 in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. First readings a reading from the book of genesis 1. Chapel is livestreamed every tuesday and thursday at 10am during the semester. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. At the very beginning of the book, god tells us what he is doing. And q let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
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