479 550 65. God similarly in the Bible is described as making choices and coming to decisions. 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.” 90. Let them have dominion.--The plural here shows that we have to do not with Adam and Eve, but with the human race generally. His understanding saw divine things clearly, and there were no errors in his knowledge: his will complied readily and universally with the will of God; without reluctancy: his affections were all regular, and he had no inordinate appetites or passions: his thoughts were easily fixed to the best subjects, and there was no vanity or ungovernableness in them. Lastly: According to John 1:1-2,,,that Theophany came down and was made flesh and dwelt among us, to redeem the man.He 's not talking to the Angels nor Trinity, He 's talking to his Theophany. im'-aj (tselem; eikon): Its usage falls under 3 main heads. - Genesis 1:27 (GNTD) Both were weakened and defiled by the fall, but were still retained in a greater or less degree. What does that mean? God having made them capable of transmitting the nature they had received, said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth - Here he gave them, A large inheritance; replenish the earth, in which God has set man to be the servant of his providence, in the government of the inferior creatures, and as it were the intelligence of this orb; to be likewise the collector of his praises in this lower world, and lastly, to be a probationer for a better state. God's image upon man, consists, In his nature, not that of his body, for God has not a body, but that of his soul. Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 4 helpful votesNot Helpful. And therefore God himself not only undertakes to make, but is pleased so to express himself, as if he called a council to consider of the making of him; Let us make man - The three persons of the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, consult about it, and concur in it; because man, when he was made, was to be dedicated and devoted to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. The Word Heavenly Father 's Son is the One to create the man in an image of God according to his likeness.... READ on Hebrews ' verses of Chapter First from 8th to 10th.... REMMY: Father gave everything to his Son and no one have taken anything not one out of a hand....Matthew 11:27, I have read and I understood it..God after he created us Human according to his image,acts,mind..he created us on his image for us not to suffer,not to be troubled..he is a living God. Bible Church Wedding. Thus holy, thus happy, were our first parents, in having the image of God upon them. In Assyrian the name for man is also adamu, or admu. Prayer Bible Christian. Man.--Hebrew, Adam. In Genesis it says created in "Our" image. 1005 854 182. Genesis 9:2,3,4 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered…. This, as suggesting an external likeness, may refer to man's reason, free-will, self-consciousness, and so on. "Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,” (Gen. 1:26, NASB). A numerous lasting family to enjoy this inheritance; pronouncing a blessing upon them, in the virtue of which, their posterity should extend to the utmost corners of the earth, and continue to the utmost period of time. In our image, after our likeness.--The human body is after God's image only as being the means whereby man attains to dominion: for dominion is God's attribute, inasmuch as He is sole Lord. - Darby Bible 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 animal that creepeth upon the earth. He had an habitual conformity of all his natural powers to the whole will of God. Man was to be a creature different from all that had been hitherto made. I have dominion over all : God did not say over man : God doesn't have authority over man : He gave me the ability to make decisions : I choose to make those decisions with Holy Spirit help : That way , I know I made the right choice : I have God's word to be able to discern between that which is Good and evil !!! So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. 378 553 32. "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 birds of the heavens, and ." The Word became flesh to save us. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. He was upright, #Ec 7:29|. That man was made male and female, and blessed with fruitfulness. The narrative of it is introduced with solemnity, and a manifest distinction from the rest. 390 408 57. Christ is called "the image of God," 2 1 Corinthians 4:4 Colossians 1:15 Hebrews 1:3, as being the same in nature and attributes.The image of God in which man was created, Genesis 1:27 was in his spiritual, intellectual, and moral nature, in righteousness and true holiness. gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular, Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural, A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct, A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin, Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct, Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular, A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal, A reptile, any other rapidly moving animal, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular, To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm, over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Genesis 1:26 God said Let us make man (Gen. Ge Gn) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. "- World English BibleAnd God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth. Genesis 1:26 NIV - Then God said, “Let us make mankind - Bible Gateway. "- New American Standard Version (1995)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 birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.- American Standard Version (1901)And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth.- Basic English BibleAnd 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 heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.- Darby BibleAnd 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 animal that creepeth upon the earth. Image. and the son of man, that thou visitest him? How small are the remains of it, and how great the ruins of it! Verse 1 says 'lInux the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and God was the word ' '. In his place and authority. Bible Books God Jesus. 26And 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. ); matstsebhah, in the King James Version translated "image" or "pillar," in the Revised Version (British and American) always "pillar" (Exodus 23:24, etc. If so, who was God now speaking to that ' 'Let us make man in our own image and likeness? ' King James Version (KJV). Flesh and spirit, heaven and earth must be put together in him, and he must be allied to both worlds. But how art thou fallen, O son of the morning? In the man Christ Jesus both were perfect; and fallen man, when new-created in Christ, attains actually to that perfection which was his only potentially at his first creation, and to which Adam never did attain. 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. Yet his government of himself by the freedom of his will, has in it more of God's image, than his government of the creatures. I believe God is talking about He and Jesus : I am made after the image of God : I am not really smart enough to figure that out , So I will take God's word at face value : So therefore God has given to me to have dominion : Authority over all that He created : It does not have authority over me : For example : I go fishing and I command those fish to come to me . It refers to man's moral powers, and especially to his capacity of attaining unto holiness. IMAGE. ' If not Jesus. The soul is a spirit, an intelligent, immortal spirit, an active spirit, herein resembling God, the Father of spirits, and the soul of the world. Now we begin to look like our Creators. Being made in the image of God is a major factor distinguishing humanity from the animals and other physical entities. And God said, {s} Let us make man in our {t} 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. Book Bible Scripture. 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of … Hitherto it had been said, Let there be light, and Let there be a firmament: but now the word of command is turned into a word of consultation, Let us make man - For whose sake the rest of the creatures were made. Geneva Study Bible. Ecclesiastes 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. We make choices and decisions on a daily basis. I Am Created in His Image. In twelve of these it explicitly denotes physical representations.16 In one verse it refers to the law as not being the true image of things to come (Hebrews 10:1). "us " and "our " is GOD speaking in the royal plural just as the Queen of England does today when she says something like "we are not amused ". 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. …. New American Standard Bible Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." In that literature, so marvellously preserved to our days, Sir H. Rawlinson thinks that he has traced the first man up to the black or Accadian race. Book Bible Bible Study. But it is, secondly, in God's likeness, which implies something closer and more inward. 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