2. The Headwaters God’s revelation of Himself
His character
His attributes
Not about proving but displaying
God’s revelation of His image
God’s revelation of purpose

3. Genesis 1:26-31 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

4. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them,

5. “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

6. Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

7. and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.

8. God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good
God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. LaHabra, CA : The Lockman Foundation, 1995

9. God’s Revelation His Image “in Our image” “according to Our likeness”
Functional
Active
Visual

10. “…man as the image of God was created to represent God Himself…over all creation…” (Merrill, Biblical Theology of the Old Testament, pg. 14)

11. God’s Revelation
Creation’s Creative Purpose…
To be a Servant

12. God’s Revelation Creation’s Creative Purpose
To be a servant and to serve
God is served by man
Man is served by creation

13. God’s Revelation God’s Image…Lord “rule” – to have dominion over
Exercise sovereignty
Be lord of all creation
In a manner which is consistent with God’s character

14. God’s Revelation God’s Image…Creator “be fruitful and multiply”
“fill the earth”
“subdue it and rule the earth”
In a manner which is consistent with God’s character

15. A bit about Chapter 2 Not a secondary account
Not a contradictory account
Chapter 1
Chronological actions
Process
Foundational purpose

16. A bit about Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Focused on Man’s place in creation
Explanatory
Relationship with Creator and creation

17. God’s Image Man’s creation…different Man’s context…relationships
Man…God formed and God breathed
Other life…God spoke
Man’s context…relationships
To God…submit and obey
To creation…rule, care, and provide

18. God’s Image
God’s provision
A place
Physical needs
Companionship

19. The Headwaters God created… A place A people
To live in relationship with Him by serving Him
That’s the story of history

20. Where do the waters flow?
We were created to serve and submit to our Creator
We serve and submit by being His image in His manner
We must not put the creation above the Creator