Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea… I. GOD'S DECREE. God consults with Himself. Complex nature of Deity. II. MAN'S DIGNITY. Nearer to God's own nature than other animals. A moral being. III. MAN'S DOMINION. Lessons: 1. Our position of dignity should strengthen our sense of duty. 2. Our relationship to God should encourage us to noble aims. 3. In Jesus Christ man is restored to the image of God and to the hope of a high and blessed destiny. (W. S. Smith, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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