GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26

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(KJV) Genesis 1:26

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.

GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26

The use of the word “us” (plural) suggests that God has a certain plurality, or multi-faceted nature (Psalms 2:7; Isaiah 48:16). This seems to be an early reference to the trinity, or the existence of God in three distinct but interrelated and unified Persons. The tri-unity (“three-in-One” nature) of God does not become clear, however, until the New Testament (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11).

LET US MAKE MAN

In Genesis 1:26-28 we read about the creation of human beings. More specific details about their creation and environment are found in Genesis 2:4-25. These two accounts work together to teach several things:

1. Both man and woman are God’s special creation, not products of evolution (Genesis 1:27; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6).
2. Man and woman were both created in God’s “image” and “likeness,” which means they could respond to a unique personal relationship with God that reflected His love and character. Each person was created to know and obey God willingly (Genesis 2:15-17). (a) They possessed a moral likeness to God as sinless and holy creations, with wise minds, loving hearts and the desire to do right (Ephesians 4:24). Their personal relationship with God involved moral obedience (Genesis 2:16-17) and intimate spiritual union. When Adam and Eve sinned, that moral likeness to God was corrupted, or made impure (Genesis 6:5). God renews that original moral likeness in those who turn from their own sinful ways and trust Him to lead their lives (Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:10). God provided this opportunity through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus willingly gave His perfect life through death to pay the penalty for our rebellion against God (1 Peter 3:18). (b) Adam and Eve possessed a natural likeness to God. They were created as personal beings with spirit, mind, emotions, self-awareness and power of choice (Genesis 2:19-20; 3:6-7; 9:6). (c) Man, and woman’s physical characteristics also reflect God’s image in a way that is not true of animals. God gave humans the same form in which He would visibly appear to them (Genesis 18:1-2). This is the form in which His Son, Jesus, came to earth (Luke 1:35; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews 10:5).
3. Being made in God’s image does not mean that humans are divine beings (like “gods”). They have been created on a lower level than God and are dependent on Him (Psalms 8:5).
4. All human life has continued through God’s first created man (Adam) and woman (Eve) (Genesis 3:20; Romans 5:12)

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