KINGDOM PATRIARCHS DAY TWO: Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:20-2:3 Focus Verse: Genesis 1:31 “Very Good” Just as He did after the His first four days of creating, God finished His work on day five and then declared it to be “good” (verse 21). Day six appears to have been God’s busiest day with Him declaring His handiwork “good” once more (verse 25). He then crowned His great creative work with quite a jewel! He decided to make man in His “image and likeness” and place Him on the earth to “have dominion” (KJV) or “rule” (NIV) over the earth and all of the creatures that He had made. After that busy day, God looked at all that He had made and said, “That’s very good!” The Hebrew adverb that is translated “very” in our focus verse is a word that means “extremely.” This word is not used again in the Bible until it is used to tell us that Cain was “very” angry with his brother Abel. His anger led him to take an extreme action and kill his own brother (4:5). It was also used to describe Sarah as being more than simply beautiful. She was said to be “very” beautiful (12:14). In the same sense, we learn that Abram was more than just rich when we read that he was “very” rich (13:2). I do not think that it is by coincidence that this is the seventh time that the word “good” was spoken by God in the record of His creation work. Since seven is a number closely associated with perfection throughout the Bible, it is clear that God is indicating that He considered the work of His hands to be “perfect.” Prayer Emphasis: Imagine living in a perfect world that was created for you at the hands of our Mighty God! Realize that we will someday live in such a world – one that is called Heaven! Tell someone about it today!
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:29:35 +0000
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