THE ACTIONS OF GOD (God Formed Man)
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· 7 viewsThe imagery of breath is often used to convey spiritual essence and power, unseen except in its effects, including aspects of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The main Hebrew and Greek words translated as “breath” in the NIV are also translated as “spirit” and “wind”.
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TEXT: Genesis 2:7
TEXT: Genesis 2:7
INTRODUCTORY THOUGHT:
INTRODUCTORY THOUGHT:
In the book of Genesis we are introduced to
Who God is (His Deity/ His sovereignty / Imminence)
What He Says (His Creative word) Heb.11:3
What He Does (His active work)
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
Current Affairs,
Historical
Facts or statistics
The text tells us about 3 distinct actions
God Formed
God Breath
Man Became
In Today’s presentation we will be focusing on one of the actions of God.
God formed man out of the dust of the ground;
God formed man out of the dust of the ground;
Form: (יָצַר)(yāṣar) - to squeeze into shape, to mould into form, to determine, earthen, fashion, frame, make, purpose.
a. of a potter who forms out of clay a vessel.
b. of a carver of wood, graven images.
c. frame, devise in the mind. divine activity
Implication:
What do we mean we mean when we say God formed man?
We are God’s handy work:
God thinks about us
God designs us
God manifest us
Man was formed out of the dust of the Ground:
God is all powerful,
He has created things into existence out of nothing
Why didn’t God create man out of nothing?
Why didn’t God command man into being?
Why didn’t God create man our of the air or something else?
Why the Ground?
(127. אֲדָמָה)
אֲדָמָה ʾădâmâh, ad-aw-maw´; from 119; soil (from its gen. redness):—country, earth, ground, husband [-man] (-ry), land.
