In this homily Saint Chrysostom takes up again the explanation of Genesis, and, again, develops briefly the history of creation. 3. He then explains how the earth hangs over the waters, and there he recognizes an act of that divine power, which saved the three young Hebrews from the flame and dried up the Red Sea to let the Hebrews pass. - 4. He then returns to it, and deals with the formation of man. "5. Our body," said he, "formed of mud and dust, must inspire us with sincere humility, and our soul, created in the image of God, deserves our nobility, keeping it always pure, and always holy. We can do this if we want to imitate the zeal and virtues of St. John the Baptist and St. Paul. Source - https://sites.google.com/site/aquinasstudybible/home/genesis/john-chrysostom-homilies-on-genesis/homily-12-on-genesis
