Adam
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the
birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and
over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God
created man in his own image, in the image of God he
created him..." (Gen. 1:26,27).
likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the
birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and
over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God
created man in his own image, in the image of God he
created him..." (Gen. 1:26,27).
Adam was created in the image of God...in His likeness. Many assume this means that man
looks like God and God looks like man. That may or may not be true, although I'm sure that there
is a family resemblance for those of us in Christ. :0) More than the physical appearance,
though, Adam was created after God's image in that Adam, like God, is a three-part, or triune
being. A trinity. Like God. A body, a soul and a spirit. God said, "Let us make man in our image."
Who was He talking to and about? He was speaking to Himself...God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit, and He was speaking about Himself. All three were present and all three
took part in creation because all three are One.
An interesting point to make here might be that God never intended for Adam to be the only man
on earth. When He said, "Let us make man in our image", He also said of man, "let them rule
over the fish of the sea", the birds, the livestock and over all the earth. He already knew the
earth would be full of humans. And He already knew that Adam would fall. Likewise, He already
had the plan of redemption in place. But for now, we'll just ponder a bit on Adam.
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Gen. 2:7).
Think about Adam for a moment. God made a mud pie and breathed into it...and it came to life!
But this mud pie wasn't like the kind you and I whipped up as kids. This mud pie had literally
miles of blood vessels and nerves and several feet of intestines all crammed into a frame that
was roughly six feet tall and a couple of feet wide. This doesn't include the muscle tissue and
the bones...and all the other stuff that's inside us. All held in place by skin not much thicker than
a sheet of paper. It's amazing to me, that all that stuff can fit in there! But that was Adam. The
first man.
But even more amazing is that God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life! Why?
So Adam could be alive! God's very own breath jump-started Adam's lungs. God's own Spirit.
God's "life" or breath...shared with Adam, so that he, too, could live. That very same breath that
we, even still today, find our very life in. That very same breath has been passed down and
multiplied through the centuries...but it's still the same breath...the breath of God. The breath
that gave Adam life, gives us life. If that single breath of God has given life to so many for so
long, is it any wonder that God is eternal?
You don't believe that the same breath that God breathed into Adam is the very same breath that
gives you life? Then answer this: What makes your heart beat just one more time? The breath.
But where does the breath come from? Not the oxygen that you breathe in...but the breath itself?
Every human being on this planet is one heartbeat...one breath...away from death. Where does it
come from? It's the eternal breath of God. The breath that we pass to our children...that they
pass to their children. And when your portion of that breath has been used up, you go home to
be with the Lord...assuming you are one of His.
Adam. The very first man. What do you suppose was his first thought? With that first breath,
what went through his mind? Do you suppose he sat up and looked around in wonder? Or did he
just lie there for a few minutes trying to absorb the magnitude of his existence? Was he aware
at all of what had just happened? I mean...he's not there, then all of a sudden he is! Think about
babies. Babies are formed in the womb. They have a growing awareness of their existence,
there in their little world. We can't know what they think about, of course, but we do know they
are aware. Moms-to-be can feel them kicking inside. When they come out, they experience a
dramatic change, but they are still aware. Adam was just jolted into existence from nothing! He
wasn't there....and then he was! He wasn't anywhere....and then he was! What in the world could
have been going through his mind? And whatever he was thinking...what language was it in?
How did he even understand his own thoughts? Was he given a degree of instant knowledge?
Or was he taught be God?
Most people have the mental picture of Adam being formed from dirt, God breathing into his
nostrils, Adam coming to life and sitting up in the middle of the Garden of Eden and looking
around in astonishment. For years I thought the very same thing. Until I read, for the umpteenth
time this verse...and when I read it on this particular occasion, for some reason, something I
had never noticed jumped out at me.
"This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God
made the earth and the heavens- and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no
plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there
was no man to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole
surface of the ground- the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." (Gen. 2:4-7).
Before any shrub had appeared...before any plant of the field had sprung up... "the Lord God
formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living being."
Now, God had already created the plants and shrubs...He did that on the third day.
"Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that
bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds..." (Gen. 1:11,12).
But those plants had not yet appeared or sprung up. They were still seeds in the ground when
Adam was created on the sixth day. When Adam opened his eyes for the first time, he opened
them to a barren landscape...nothing but dirt. In fact, the same dirt that he, himself, had come
from.
"Let the land produce vegetation..."
While the land produced vegetation, God produced Adam.
looks like God and God looks like man. That may or may not be true, although I'm sure that there
is a family resemblance for those of us in Christ. :0) More than the physical appearance,
though, Adam was created after God's image in that Adam, like God, is a three-part, or triune
being. A trinity. Like God. A body, a soul and a spirit. God said, "Let us make man in our image."
Who was He talking to and about? He was speaking to Himself...God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit, and He was speaking about Himself. All three were present and all three
took part in creation because all three are One.
An interesting point to make here might be that God never intended for Adam to be the only man
on earth. When He said, "Let us make man in our image", He also said of man, "let them rule
over the fish of the sea", the birds, the livestock and over all the earth. He already knew the
earth would be full of humans. And He already knew that Adam would fall. Likewise, He already
had the plan of redemption in place. But for now, we'll just ponder a bit on Adam.
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Gen. 2:7).
Think about Adam for a moment. God made a mud pie and breathed into it...and it came to life!
But this mud pie wasn't like the kind you and I whipped up as kids. This mud pie had literally
miles of blood vessels and nerves and several feet of intestines all crammed into a frame that
was roughly six feet tall and a couple of feet wide. This doesn't include the muscle tissue and
the bones...and all the other stuff that's inside us. All held in place by skin not much thicker than
a sheet of paper. It's amazing to me, that all that stuff can fit in there! But that was Adam. The
first man.
But even more amazing is that God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life! Why?
So Adam could be alive! God's very own breath jump-started Adam's lungs. God's own Spirit.
God's "life" or breath...shared with Adam, so that he, too, could live. That very same breath that
we, even still today, find our very life in. That very same breath has been passed down and
multiplied through the centuries...but it's still the same breath...the breath of God. The breath
that gave Adam life, gives us life. If that single breath of God has given life to so many for so
long, is it any wonder that God is eternal?
You don't believe that the same breath that God breathed into Adam is the very same breath that
gives you life? Then answer this: What makes your heart beat just one more time? The breath.
But where does the breath come from? Not the oxygen that you breathe in...but the breath itself?
Every human being on this planet is one heartbeat...one breath...away from death. Where does it
come from? It's the eternal breath of God. The breath that we pass to our children...that they
pass to their children. And when your portion of that breath has been used up, you go home to
be with the Lord...assuming you are one of His.
Adam. The very first man. What do you suppose was his first thought? With that first breath,
what went through his mind? Do you suppose he sat up and looked around in wonder? Or did he
just lie there for a few minutes trying to absorb the magnitude of his existence? Was he aware
at all of what had just happened? I mean...he's not there, then all of a sudden he is! Think about
babies. Babies are formed in the womb. They have a growing awareness of their existence,
there in their little world. We can't know what they think about, of course, but we do know they
are aware. Moms-to-be can feel them kicking inside. When they come out, they experience a
dramatic change, but they are still aware. Adam was just jolted into existence from nothing! He
wasn't there....and then he was! He wasn't anywhere....and then he was! What in the world could
have been going through his mind? And whatever he was thinking...what language was it in?
How did he even understand his own thoughts? Was he given a degree of instant knowledge?
Or was he taught be God?
Most people have the mental picture of Adam being formed from dirt, God breathing into his
nostrils, Adam coming to life and sitting up in the middle of the Garden of Eden and looking
around in astonishment. For years I thought the very same thing. Until I read, for the umpteenth
time this verse...and when I read it on this particular occasion, for some reason, something I
had never noticed jumped out at me.
"This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the Lord God
made the earth and the heavens- and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no
plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there
was no man to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole
surface of the ground- the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." (Gen. 2:4-7).
Before any shrub had appeared...before any plant of the field had sprung up... "the Lord God
formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living being."
Now, God had already created the plants and shrubs...He did that on the third day.
"Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that
bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds..." (Gen. 1:11,12).
But those plants had not yet appeared or sprung up. They were still seeds in the ground when
Adam was created on the sixth day. When Adam opened his eyes for the first time, he opened
them to a barren landscape...nothing but dirt. In fact, the same dirt that he, himself, had come
from.
"Let the land produce vegetation..."
While the land produced vegetation, God produced Adam.
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