Man Created-Day Six
Transcript of Man Created-Day Six
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DaySix
TheCrea-onOfMan
Genesis1:26-31“ThenGodsaid,“LetUsmakemaninOurimage,accordingtoOurlikeness;letthemhavedominionoverthefishofthesea,overthebirdsoftheair,andoverthe
caCle,overgalltheearthandovereverycreepingthingthatcreepsontheearth.SoGodcreatedmaninHisownimage;intheimageofGodHecreatedhim;maleand
femaleHecreatedthem.
ThenGodblessedthem,andGodsaidtothem,“BefruiKulandmulLply;fillthe
earthandsubdueit;havedominionoverthefishofthesea,overthebirdsoftheair,andovereverylivingthingthatmovesontheearth.AndGodsaid,“See,Ihavegivenyoueveryherbthatyieldsseedwhichisonthefaceofalltheearth,andeverytreewhosefruityieldsseed;toyouitshallbe
forfood.”
“Also,toeverybeastoftheearth,toeverybirdoftheair,andtoeverythingthatcreepsontheearth,inwhichthereislife,Ihavegiveneverygreenherbforfood”;anditwasso.ThenGodsaw
everythingthatHehadmade,andindeeditwasverygood.Sotheeveningandthe
morningwerethesixthday.”
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DaySix
GOD
FATHER, WORD, SPIRIT ELOHIM
ENERGIZING WORK SPEAKING HOLDS THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER OBSERVING COL. 1:15-17
BARA OUT OF NOTHING
HEAVENS SPACE
MATTER
EARTH ATOMS
MOLECULES
ASHAH: TO MAKE TOHU: WITHOUT FORM BOHU: EMPTY UNFORMED UNFILLED DAY ONE____________________________________________________________________________DAY FOUR SPACE, TIME, MATTER SUN, MOON, STARS RAW ENERGY, LIGHT, DARKNESS DAY TWO DAY_FIVE EXPANSE (ATMOSPHERE) FISH OF THE SEA WATERS ABOVE BIRDS OF THE AIR WINGED CREATURES SEA CREATURES WATERS BELOW DAY THREE DAY SIX DRY LAND (EARTH/CIRCLE) DOMESTICATED ANIMALS BEASTS OF THE EARTH COLLECTED WATERS MAN: CREATED VEGETATION BLESSED, COMMISSIONED SPROUTING, BEARING FRUIT SEEDS ____
DAY SEVEN
RESTED BLESSED
SANCTIFIED
Genesis1:26-31
WhyBeingCreatedInTheImageOfGodMaBers
ADepressingViewOfMan• “Thereisnoreasontosupposethatman’sownlifehasanymoremeaningthanthelifeofthehumblestinsectthatcrawlsfromoneannihilaLontoanother”.-JosephKrutch
• “IseenoreasonforaCribuLngtomanasignificancedifferentinkindfromthatwhichbelongstoababoonoragrainofsand”.–ChiefJusLceOliverWendellHolmes
• Fortunately,theBiblicalviewofmanismuchmoreencouraginginthateachman,asanindividual,isaspecialcreaLonofGodinHisimageandlikeness.
"Letusmake…Godcreatedman"• "Letus…”:ItseemsthatitisthedivineTrinityatworkinmakingman.
• ThereisoneGodrevealedinthreepersons,i.e.theFather,theSon,andtheHolySpirit
• InGenesis1:27,GodisdoingthecreaLngandalltheverbsaresingularinform..
• “Homousia”:“oneinsubstance,threeinpersonality”.• TheBiblicaldoctrineofthedivineTrinity,theFatheristheunseenessenceoftheGodhead,theSonisthevisibleexpressionoftheGodhead,andtheSpiritistheinvisibleinfluenceoftheGodheadovercreaLon.
• Waterisrevealedasliquid,vaporandsolidbutitssubstanceisH2O.
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DisLnctInPersonality
SameinSubstance
EqualInPersonality
UnityoftheGodhead
TheUniverseReflectsTheTriuneNatureOfGod
TheUniverse
Space MaBer Time
ThreeDimensions:
§ Length§ Width§ Height
§ Energy§ MoLon§ Phenomena
§ Past§ Present§ Future
"..makemaninOurimage,accordingtoOurlikeness;"
• AnunderstandingofwhomanisbeginswithknowingthatwearemadeinHisImageandLikeness;manisdifferentfromallotherlifeform.
• NowhereelseinthecreaLonweekdidGodtellusHisintenLonHesimplyspokeanditwas
• HereHetellsusthatHeismakingmaninHis""
• "ItisthecreaLonofmanthatopensaglimpseintothethoughtofGod,intothemeaningbeyondthemystery."-Heschel
BiblicalHistoryVersesNon-BiblicalHistory
ManstartsHigherinIntelligencethendeclinesnothing
LowerstateofintelligenceManstartslowerinIntelligencethen
advancesorevolves.
Higherstateofintelligence
“Manstartsfromnothing.Hebeginsinhelplessness,ignorance,andinexperience.Allhisworks,therefore,proceedontheprincipleofevoluLon.”-Bullinger
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• Thoughbiologicallysimilartocertainanimalswearedis-nctfromtheanimalkingdom,yetatthesame-meitisGodwhoisaboveallorderofthings;manisbothcreatedintheimageofGodbutalsomadefromthedustofthegroundasisallcrea-on.Bothmanandlivinganimalshavesouls,andyet,maniscreated(bara)differentthantheanimalkingdomandnotaproductofit.
TwoWorldViewsBiblical View Humanistic View
God Plants Man Sea animals
Large Gap between God man and the
animals
Animals
Animals Man Sea Animals God
Plants
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TheevoluLonistsclaimthatmancamefromapes,&havecollectedfossil“evidence,”toproveit,right?Wrong!Thefossilevidencethattheyhaveare...eithermanorape,notanintermediatespecies.Thereisnocommonancestorofbothman&ape(missinglink).Someofthefossilsinwhichtheyuseforexampleaspossibleancestorsofmaninclude:Ramapithecus,Oreopithecus,Dryopithecus,Limnopithecus,Kenyapithecus,etc.The“pithecus”standsfor“ape”.Therefore,thesefossilsareoftheapefamily.Thesecreatureslivedabout14millionyearsago(accordingtoevoluLon).ThemostimportantoftheseisRamapithecus.Thetotalevidenceofthiscreatureconsistsofonlyseveralteeth&jawfragments.Sointheendwehavealotofhumanbones,andchimpbones,butNOTHINGinbetween.WhereistheevoluLon?
Ø hCp://housechurchesuk.weebly.com/the-evoluLon-delusion.html
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Humanis-cViewOfMan• “Humanism thatmanisapartofnatureandthathehasemergedasaresultofaconLnuousprocess.Holdinganorganicviewoflife,humanistsfindthatthetradiLonaldualismofmindandbodymustberejected…Iusetheword‘humanist’tomeansomeonewhothatmanisjustasmuchanaturalphenomenonasananimalorplant;thathisbody,mind,andsoulwerenotsupernaturallycreatedbutareproductsofevoluLon,andthatheisnotunderthecontrolorguidanceofanysupernaturalbeingorbeings,buthastorelyonhimselfandhisownpowers.”-Huxley
• Humanismissimplyabeliefsystembuiltonthefaithofhumanreason!
• Reason,however,dependsonthefaiththatourcogniLvesenses,i.e.oureyes,ears,andourmindsarenottrickingus!
FallacyofHumanism• TheproposiLonalstatementofhumanism:“…manisapartofnatureandthathehasemergedasaresultofaconLnuousprocess”cannotbeproven.
• AmericanphilosopherC.StephenEvansstated,“sciencebyitsverynatureisnotfittoinvesLgatewhetherthereismoretorealitythanthenaturalworld.”
• SincehumanismandsciencebasetheirmethodsontheassumpLonthatthereisanaturalcauseforeveryphenomenonthereisnotanexperimentthatcandisproveorprovethatthereissomethingbeyondthenaturalworld.
• Tosaythatscienceistheonlyauthorityofreliabletruthisnotscienceatall.Itisbelief.
• Manisalsocreateddifferentthantheangels,nowhereinscripturearewetoldthatangelsarecreatedintheimageofGod;thusangelscannothavethesamekindofloverelaLonshipwithGodthatmancan.
• ThisalsomeansthattheincarnaLonwastrulypossible.ThoughthedivineandthehumanaCributesarenotthesametheyarecompaLblewitheachother.ManisdisLnctfromGodasman,yetmaniscreatedintheimageandlikenessofGod.
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UniquenessOfMan• ManhastheuniqueabilityofallGod’screaLontobeabletolearnfromGod.
• “Yourhandsmademeandformedme;givemeunderstandingtolearnyourcommands.”-Psalm119:73
• ManhastheuniqueabilitytohavearelaLonshipwithGodthrough eveninthemidsthardshipandtrials.
• “ThoughHeslayme,yetwillItrustHim.”-Job13:15
• ManhasauniquerelaLonshipwithGodasourFather.TheFatherhoodofGodformanisanexpressionofHisloveforhumanity.
• “YouarethechildrenoftheLORDyourGod…”-Deuteronomy14:1
• Whenweareinvolvedintheactofprayingweareinstructedto“…praytoyourFather…inheaven…”-MaBhew6:6,9
• “ForyourFatherknowsthethingsyouhaveneedofbeforeyouaskHim.”-MaBhew6:8
ManisDust• ManisdusttoremindhimofwherehecamefrominrelaLonshiptoGod.
• “ThenAbrahamspokeupagain:“NowthatIhavebeensoboldastospeaktotheLord,thoughIamnothingbutdustandashes…”—Gen.18:27
• “…forheknowshowweareformed,heremembersthatwearedust.”—Psalm103:14
• WearemadeintheimageofGodyetwearehumbledbythetruththatwearedust.
• GodknewthatinthefullnessofLmethathewouldassumethebodyofman.Inthatday,hewouldprepareahumanbodyforHisSon(Heb.10:5;Luke1:35;anditwouldbemadeinthelikenessofmen(Php2:7),justasmanhadbeenmadeinthelikenessofGod.GodinHiscompassionandmercypurposedthisbeforeLmebegan(1Tim.1:9)
• Thismeanshumanlifehasintrinsicvalue,apartfromthequalityoflifethatanyindividualmayormaynotexperience,becausehumanlifeismadeintheimageofGod.
• Theintrinsicvalueofmanisnotbasedonachievements,virtues,specialtalents,orfailures.
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WhyBeingCreatedInTheImageOfGodMaBers
“Humanbabiesarenotbornself-aware,orcapableofgraspingthattheyexistoverLme.Theyarenotpersons”;therefore,“thelifeofanewbornisoflessvaluethanthelifeofapig,adog,orachimpanzee.”
Ø PeterSinger,ProfessorofBio-EthicsatPrincetonUniversity
JohnLeapedInTheWomb
• “NowMaryaroseinthosedaysandwentintothehillcountrywithhaste,toacityofJudah,andenteredthehouseofZachariasandgreetedElizabeth.Andithappened,whenElizabethheardthegreeLngofMary,thatthebabeleapedinherwomb;andElizabethwasfilledwiththeHolySpirit.Thenshespokeoutwithaloudvoiceandsaid,“Blessedareyouamongwomen,andblessedisthefruitofyourwomb!“Butwhyisthisgrantedtome,thatthemotherofmyLordshouldcometome?Forindeed,assoonasthevoiceofyourgreeLngsoundedinmyears,thebabeleapedinmywombforjoy.Blessedisshewhobelieved,fortherewillbeafulfillmentofthosethingswhichweretoldherfromtheLord.”-Luke1:39-45
ManIsCreatedInTheImageOfGod• BothMaleandFemaleareequallyincludetobeDivineimagersofGod.
• MancreatedinGod’simagemakeshumanbeingsinsomeformtobe“like”HimorinHis“likeness”.
• AmongtheaCributesofbeinghumanis:intelligence,reasoningability,emoLons,communingwithGod,selfawareness,language,communicaLon,andfreewill.
• DefiningmanthroughabiliLesoraCributesotherthanbeingcreatedbyGodtobeHisimagebearerinthisworldisaflawedapproachtothesancLtyofhumanlife.AnimalshavetheabilitytoproduceemoLonalresponseandintelligence.
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• TheunborninthewombarenotpotenLalhumanbeingsbuttheyareanactuallivingpersoncreatedintheimageofGodatconcepLon.
• “ForYouformedmyinwardparts;Youcoveredmeinmymother’swomb.IwillpraiseYou,forIamfearfullyandwonderfullymade;MarvelousareYourworks,andthatmysoulknowsverywell.MyframewasnothiddenfromYou,whenIwasmadeinsecret,andskillfullywroughtinthelowestpartsoftheearth.Youreyessawmysubstance,beingyetunformed.AndinYourbooktheyallwerewriCen,thedaysfashionedforme,whenasyettherewerenoneofthem.HowpreciousalsoareYourthoughtstome,OGod!”-Psalm139:13-17
• AllofmankindhastheimageofGod.(Acts.17:26:weareallcousins)Everymanis“inAdam”(1Cor.15:22;Romans5:12-19)soalldie;soalsoallmenthroughfaithareinChrist.
• Jamestellsusthatourmouthgetsmanintrouble• "Butnomancantamethetongue.Itisanunrulyevil,fullofdeadlypoison.WithitweblessourGodandFather,andwithitwecursemen,
.Outofthesamemouthproceedblessingandcursing.Mybrethren,thesethingsoughtnottobeso.-James3:8-10
BlessingAndCursing
• Outofthesamemouthcomesblessingandcursing.• WeblessGodonSundayandcomeMondaywearesayingunfruiKulthingstowardsourfellowman.
• Thekeyphraseis.
• WhenwecallourfellowmananidiotorafoolwearespeakingagainstGodWhomadethatindividualinHisimage.
• WearecriLcizingGod’simagewithintheperson.
• ItiseverymanwhoismadeintheimageandlikenessofGod.Itdoesn’tmaCerifthemanbewiseorfool,saintorsinner,joyfulorsorrowful,disabledornot,doingrighteousactsofkindnessordoingterribleworksofwickedbehaviormanistheimageofGod.
• Thecommandment,“Loveyourneighborasyourself”(LeviLcus19:18)extendsnotonlytothelikeableindividualbutalsothestupidman.
• Theculturethatwearelivingintodayhassupportedtheliethatifwedisagreewithaperson’sbehaviorwerejecttheperson.Also,ifwelovesomeoneweagreewithallthattheybelieveanddo.
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• ComparetheBiblicalviewofmanwiththatofthehumanist• “BirthcontrolisnotcontracepLonindiscriminatelyandthoughtlesslypracLced.
,andthegradualsuppression,eliminaLonandeventualexLrpaLonofdefecLvestocks—thosehumanweedswhichthreatenthebloomingofthefinestflowersofAmericancivilizaLon.”
• “AsanadvocateofbirthcontrolIwish…topointoutthattheunbalancebetweenthebirthrateofthe'unfit'andthe'fit,'admiCedlythegreatestpresentmenacetocivilizaLon,canneverberecLfiedbytheinauguraLonofacradlecompeLLonbetweenthesetwoclasses.InthismaCer,theexampleoftheinferiorclasses,theferLlityofthefeeble-minded,thementallydefecLve,thepoverty-strickenclasses,shouldnotbeheldupforemulaLon....Onthecontrary,themosturgentproblemtodayishowtolimitanddiscouragetheover-ferLlityofthementallyandphysicallydefecLve.”-MargaretSanger
TheOutcomeOfTheHumanistDoctrine• “OnJuly14,1933,theNazigovernmentpassesanewlaw:peoplewhoare“hereditarilyill”mustbecompulsivelysterilized.InthisdefiniLon,theNazisincludeanyoneaffectedby“congenitalfeeble-mindedness”;schizophrenia;manicdepression;hereditaryepilepsy,blindness,ordeafness;HunLngton’sdisease;“seriousphysicaldeformiLes”;orchronicalcoholism.ThislawwasbasedontheideathatallofthesecondiLonsaregeneLcandthatthesegenescannotbeallowedtopasson.”-ZoeGross
• ThislieisdegradinganddisgracefultotheimageofGodinmanbutistheresultofapervertedanddeceiKuldoctrineoutsideofaBiblicalworldview.
HowShallManThenLive?• ManneedstoseemanlikeGodseesmannomaCerwhatthatpersonsshortcomingsmaybe.
• “becauseitiswriCen,“Beholy,forIamholy.”-1Peter1:16
• "Youhaveheardthatitwassaid,'Youshallloveyourneighborandhateyourenemy.'ButIsaytoyou,loveyourenemies,blessthosewhocurseyou,dogoodtothosewhohateyou,andprayforthosewhospitefullyuseyouandpersecuteyou,
;forHemakesHissunriseontheevilandonthegood,andsendsrainonthejustandontheunjust.-MaBhew5:43-46
• Spiritualrenewalbeginswithapersonpuvnganendtotheunjusttreatmentofothers.
• "Hehasshownyou,Oman,whatisgood;AndwhatdoestheLORDrequireofyouButtodojustly,Tolovemercy,AndtowalkhumblywithyourGod?”-Micah6:8
• Godistheexampleofmercy:"WhoisaGodlikeYou,Pardoninginiquity…HedoesnotretainHisangerforever,BecauseHedelightsinmercy.”-Micah7:18
• TobemadeinthelikenessofGodrequiresmantoactlikeHim.
• ItisapartnershipbetweenGodandman.
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ManIsDifferentFromPlantsandAnimals• TheScripturesareclearthatthereisanabsolutedifferencebetweenmanandallothercreatures.
• Plantsandanimalswerebroughtforthfromtheearthandthewaterswhichmakesthemabyproductofthenaturalorder.
• Manisnotacreature“accordingtoitskind”butisanobjectofGod’sspecialactofcreaLon.
• MandidnotcomefromthenaturalorderbutGodcreatedandformedhiminHisimage(Genesis1:26;2:7).
• EveryhumanbeingoweshisexistencenottotheprocessofevoluLonbuttotheCreatoroftheuniverse.
TheBiblicalPictureOfMan• “NowmaytheGodofpeaceHimselfsancLfyyoucompletely;andmayyourwhole
bepreservedblamelessatthecomingofourLordJesusChrist.”-1Thessalonians5:23
• Manisathree-foldbeingwhichreflectsthetriunenatureofGod.
• ThespiritofmaninteractswithGod,thesoulreflectsthepersonalityofeachindividual,andthebodyinteractswiththeworld.
Mind
Will
Emo-ons
Reason
ChoiceAffecLons
Conscience
• RelatestoGod• Faith• Hope• Worship
• Prayer• SpiritualInsight• NeedstobeBorn
Again• Eternal
Renewed
Romans12:2
Seatofs
in
Romans7
ConformtoGod’swill
TransformedattheresurrecLon
Eternal
Temporary
OuterInfluences TemptaLonTrials
DesirePrideLust
SicknessStressFear
Dying
BiblicalPictureOfAnimalsAnimalshaveasoulinthattheyhaveamind,will,andemoLons.Animalshaveabodysotheycanfeel,taste,smell,see,andhear.TheyHebrewwordforsoulisnephesh.Nepheshisusedforthelifeforbothmanandanimals(Genesis1:20;1:30;2:20).However,animalsdonotpossessaSpiritwhichiseternalformedintoimageandlikenessofGod(John3:1-16)Animalssimplyreturntothedustwhentheydie,butmanconLnuestoexistforever.“
?”Ecclesiastes3:21,12:7AnimalshaveaspecialrelaLonshipwithmaninthathenamedthemandhehasdominionoverthem.ManistocareforanimalsinalovingwayasGodcaresformaninalovingrelaLonship.Petscanteachmanandareimportantcompanionstomillionsofpeople.
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• “Butnowaskthebeasts,andtheywillteachyou;Andthebirdsoftheair,andtheywilltellyou;Orspeaktotheearth,anditwillteachyou;Andthefishoftheseawillexplaintoyou.
,inwhosehandisthelifeofeverylivingthing,andthebreathofallmankind?”-Job12:7-10
• “Arighteousmanregardsthelifeofhisanimal,butthetendermerciesofthewickedarecruel.”-Proverbs12:10
GodisDifferentFromMan• EventhoughmanismadeinthelikenessofGodHislikenessislikenoneother.
• Itisreferredtoasthe"othernessofGod”.GodisinvolvedwithHiscreaLonbutisalsoseparatefromit.
• "TowhomwillyoulikenMe,andmakeMeequalAndcompareMe,thatweshouldbealike?-Isaiah46:5
• "…IamGod,andnotman…”-Hosea11:9• "Godisnotaman,thatHeshouldlie,Norasonofman,thatHeshouldrepent.-Numbers23:19
PROPERVIEWOFOURSELVES
Rom12:16"Beofthesamemindtowardoneanother.Donotsetyourmindonhighthings,butassociatewiththehumble.Donotbewiseinyourownopinion."
• NKJV
• "…..LearntoseeyourselfasGodseesyouandnotasyouseeyourselfinthedistortedmirrorofyourownself-importance.Thisisthegreatestandmostusefullessonwecanlearn:toknowourselvesforwhatwetrulyare,toadmitfreelyourweaknessesandfailings,andtoholdahumbleopinionofourselvesbecauseofthem.”
• “Hehasnotdealtwithusaccordingtooursins,norpunishedusaccordingtoouriniquiLes.Forastheheavensarehighabovetheearth,sogreatisHismercytowardthosewhofearHim;Asfarastheeastisfromthewest,sofarhasHeremovedourtransgressionsfromus.AsafatherpiLeshischildren,sotheLORDpiLesthosewhofearHim.ForHeknowsourframe;Heremembersthatwearedust.Asforman,hisdaysarelikegrass;asaflowerofthefield,soheflourishes.Forthewindpassesoverit,anditisgone,anditsplaceremembersitnomore.ButthemercyoftheLORDisfromeverlasLngtoeverlasLng”-Psalm103:10-17
IMITATION OF CHRIST, ST THOMAS AQUINAS
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Man'sSinDistortsThe"LikenessofGod"InMan
• SinistheinstrumentbywhichmanforgetshisposiLonbeforeGod.
• Sindevelopsintheheartawhichcanresultinuglyactsofevil.
• ThisfalsesenseofsovereigntyassumesGodoperatesaccordingtoouragenda.
• Sinresultsinmanbeingfullofprideandproclaim"thenyousayinyourheart,“Mypowerandthemightofmyhandhavegainedmethiswealth.''(Deut.8:17)whichleadstosaying:"wesay….totheworkofourhands,'Youareourgods.'"(Hos.14:3)
• God demonstrates His kindness and love towards man even though we are sinful.
• "But when our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”-Titus 3:4-7
WhyIsManSoSpecial?• "LORD,whatisman,thatYoutakeknowledgeofhim?Orthesonofman,thatYouaremindfulofhim?Manislikeabreath;Hisdaysarelikeapassingshadow."-Psalm144:3-4
• AxermanhadsinnedGodasksman:"Whereareyou?”-Genesis3:9
• “Why,whenIcame,wastherenoman?Why,whenIcalled,wastherenonetoanswer?”-Isaiah50:2
• WhoamIthatGodisconcernedaboutme?• "casLngallyourcareuponHim,for foryou."-1Peter5:7
• GodinHischaracterpursuesmanwitharelentlessloveseekinganyonewhowouldanswerandreceiveHisredempLon.
• ThisdemonstratestheheartofGodforman!
Psalm8:3-9"WhenIconsiderYourheavens,theworkofYourfingers,Themoonandthestars,whichYouhaveordained,WhatismanthatYouaremindfulofhim,AndthesonofmanthatYouvisithim?ForYouhavemadehimaliClelowerthantheDivine(Elohim),AndYouhavecrownedhimwithgloryandhonor.YouhavemadehimtohavedominionovertheworksofYourhands;Youhaveputallthingsunderhisfeet,Allsheepandoxen—Eventhebeastsofthefield,Thebirdsoftheair,AndthefishoftheseaThatpassthroughthepathsoftheseas
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ASenseOfWonderAndAmazement• WhenmanconsidersGodandthatHecaresforhimitresultsinwonderandamazementofWhoGodis.
• WhenmanthinksheisspecialinandofhimselfpridedevelopsalongwithlossofpraiseforGod.
• TheOneWhocreatedtheheavensandtheearthandallthatisinitisinvolvedwithourlivesandcaresdeeplyforeachandeverypersoncreatedinHisimage.