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Gen. 1:20-23And God said, "Let the water teem

with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

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Gen. 1:20-23So God created the great creatures

of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.

Gen 1:20-23And God saw that it was good. God

blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."

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Gen 1:20-23And there was evening, and there

was morning—the fifth day.

Day Five: AnimalsEach according to their own kindKind = phylum, group of speciesDevelopment with each kind

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Gen 1:24-25And God said, "Let the land produce

living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

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Gen 1:24-25God made the wild animals according

to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

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Day Six: Animals Multiply

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Gen 1:26Then 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."

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Day Six: MankindLet us make man ... ElohimGod created man ... bara ... from

nothing“One of the great statements of the

Word of God”

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Man in God's ImageTrinitarian compositionPhysical, mental, spiritual1 Thess 5:23

May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Man in God's ImageMore than sprit/soul/body trinityTo be expanded upon in Gen 2Man is a free moral agent

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Male and FemaleHow male & female in Gen 2Details beyond that are by faith

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Heb 11:3By faith we understand that the

universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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Something from NothingCreation was made this wayEvolution cannot explain ex nihiloWe cannot explain it eitherGod did it!

Gen 1:28God blessed them and said to them,

"Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

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Be Fruitful & IncreaseSex invented by GodMany think that they know better!

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Methods of CreationDirect creation: produced AdamIndirect creation: produced EveVirgin birth: incarnated ChristNatural generation: well known

today

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Procreation PervertedGod invented itGod's way worksMany think that they know better“Some call it art”God never intended for sex misuse

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Free Choice God gave man free will, free choiceWith this comes moral responsibility

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Subdue the EarthBasis of learning and scienceProv. 25:2:

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

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Hidden TreasureBeneath Earth surfaceIn God's Word

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Rule Over the EarthJesus calmed storms & fed 1000'sAdam may have been able to do thisUntil the fall

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Gen 1:29Then God said, "I give you every seed-

bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

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HerbivoreMan ate only vegetation Till after flood

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Gen 1:30-31And to all the beasts of the earth and all

the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

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Gen 1:30-31God saw all that he had made, and it

was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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Gen 1 SummaryGod mentioned 32 timesNo attempt to prove existence of GodFool says in his heart: no God

(Ps 14:1)God is the One Who created allBy faith (Rom 1:20; Heb 11:23)

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Gen 1 SummaryDenies polytheism

One God created allIt all had a beginning

Matter is not eternal

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Gen 1 SummaryDenies pantheism

God is before all things God is apart from all things

Denies fatalism God acts upon His free will

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Striking Features in Gen 1 Order Progress Promptness Perfection

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ReferencesJ. Vernon McGee Commentary

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