Genesis 1: 24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring
forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and
beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was
so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth
according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps
on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then
God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds
of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God
created man in His own image; in the image of God He
created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill
the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the
birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29 And
God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed
which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose
fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 Also,
to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to
everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I
have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. 31 Then God
saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.
So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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Five rotations of
the earth had now taken place. GOD had created water, light, day, night, outer
space, stars, sky, air, vegetation, dry land, minerals, birds and fish. Dry
land was now ready for inhabitants. GOD used the earth to create animals, insects
and useful bacteria. BUT GOD said something special when it came to humanity. “Let
US make man in OUR image.” HE created
male and female.
My Observations:
- GOD prepared everything to give it to humans.
- GOD created animals, insects and every creeping thing from the earth.
- GOD created humans, male and female, in HIS likeness and afterwards, looked at “everything” HE made and “indeed it was very good.”
Perfect peace had
been created. HE created humans with harmony. It was perfect! HE had a
relationship with HIS creation and had provided plenty to eat and plenty to do.
GOD was excited about HIS creation and gave humans dominion over all HE made in
the six days.
Challenge
- Why did GOD tell Moses that HE HIS creation was “very good?”
- Can you hear the excitement GOD had to make HIS creation?
- Have you considered that when you were made, GOD said “very good” about you?
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