Day 3: I am Adam (2) – Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
QUESTIONS:
- Who did God create?
- What was he going to use as the pattern from which to make man?
- In the first clause, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;” man was referred to as singular (denoting or referring to just one person or thing). What word shows this?
- In the second clause, “ male and female created he them”, man was referred to as plural (denoting or referring to more than one person or thing). What word shows this?
- Read Genesis 5: 1-2. What are the similarities between these two verses and Genesis 1:27.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. – Genesis 5: 1-2 - Revisit Genesis 1:26 and what you discovered about man. Based on our verse for today, Genesis 1:27, should what you discovered apply to both male Man and female Man?
SUMMARY: Man was referred to as both “him” and “them” in the same verse. According to the Biblical account of the origins of man, we are told that man (mankind) was originally created in God’s image; they were originally created as male and female. Mankind was called Adam and, though appearing singular (of or relating to one person or thing), man was actually plural (relating to, consisting of or containing more than one).
Write a sentence about who you are based on Genesis 1:27.