State six similarities in the Biblical stories of creation in Genesis 1 and 2
State six similarities in the Biblical stories of creation in Genesis 1 and 2
- In both human beings are given responsibilities/have authority over God’s creation
- In both accounts, human beings are special/share in God’s image
- There is a sense of order in both creation stories
- In both stories, all created things depend on God for sustenance/ He is the provider
- In both accounts, God is self-existent/existed before the creation
- In both stories, God is the source of life.
- In both cases, God is portrayed as the sole creator of the universe and everything in it.
- In both man is given the responsibilities and privileges of controlling animals, birds, and plants that God created.
- In both, creation includes living and non-living things.
- In both, human beings share in the life of God. i.e. 1st creation man is created in the image of God 2nd creation God breathed his life into his nostrils.
- In both human beings are created male and female for a purpose.
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