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Genesis 1:26-28 (1) -- The Dominion Mandate
Scripture sees the dominion mandate from multiple perspectives, but there is one thing it is certainly not supposed to mean for God's people. . . .
Genesis 1:26-27 -- The Image of God
Join us as we consider the Image of God in Adam, both male and female, humanity as a whole, its fulfillment in Christ , and more!
Genesis 1:20-25 -- Birds, Beasts, and Big Government: Animals as Symbols in Scripture
Animal as symbols appear in crucial theological areas . . . all for important reasons to which we really need to pay attention today.
Genesis 1:9-10 (3) -- Ladders, Living Trees, and Trees of Life
God's language of fruiting trees and vines appears over and over again as imagery of abundance, life, and blessing, from Genesis to Revelation.
Genesis 1:9-10 (2) -- God's "Stones of Fire"
The theological discussion of "rocks" takes us into refinement, purity, holiness, and glory---and a stone that grows to fill the whole earth. . . .
Genesis 1:9-10 (1) — Rock of Ages
God created the dry land. He also calls himself and Christ "the Rock" over and over again in Scripture. Rocks feature in many prominent and important ways, and we must pay attention. - Eden especially contained special "glorified" rocks such a gold an...
Genesis 1:14-18 -- Sun, Moon, and Stars, "Signs in the Heavens"
They are not only for signs and seasons, but also give us theology for the "end time" "signs in the heavens," stars falling from the sky, and a New Jerusalem in which there is no need for the sun!
Genesis 1:9-13 -- Fruit Trees, Cana, and the Healing of the Nations
Studying the creation of dry land and fruit-bearing trees takes us through Noah to Christ, to Cana, the Vine and branches, and . . . the healing of the nations. . . .
Genesis 1:6-7 -- Biblical Theology of the Firmament / Expanse
The theology of the "expanse" will help us understand several passages about the heavens and eschatology / end times much better.
Genesis 1:4-5 -- Dividing, Proclaiming, Judging, and Naming
God's work of division, judgment, and naming demonstrate his providence and sovereignty, but also the work of his image. . . .