Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 1:29-31
God gave man authority and responsibility to regulate nature and to advance civilization. Nature was to serve man, not vice versa. This does not give man the right to abuse nature, however. [Note: See Gina Hens-Piazza, "A Theology of Ecology: God’s Image and the Natural World," Biblical Theology Bulletin 13:4 (October 1983):107-110.] Neither does it justify giving animals and plants the "rights" of human beings."Man is the climax of creation, and instead of man providing the gods with food, God... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 1:24-31
The sixth day 1:24-31 read more