A large part of this lesson comes from Dr. Westerholm's class, "The Worshipping Church." We look at the first six days of creation, and see that God formed it, divided it, named it, and filled it. We see God as the initiator of all creation, and that there are a few hints of the Trinity in this passage. We also discover that everything God made was good, and when humanity comes on the scene, every thing God made is VERY GOOD! Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla said in his commentary on Genesis that to be made in the image of God means that we are "Representatives of God to every other part of creation" (p.37). What is clear in Scripture is that humanity is different than any other created being because we are made in God's image, both male and female, and we are called to have dominion or subdue creation. Dr. Westerholm defined it as, "Working to bring order to chaos for the purpose of flourishing, and the responsibility of subduing is to creation, to others, and to glorify God." God blessed three things in this passage, in verses 22 & 28 it went with "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth." The last time is in chapter 2, on day 7, God blessed the day of rest. When we rest, it rejuvenates us gives us life to keep going. The Lord also sanctified that day, which means He set it apart and made it holy. As God's representative, we are called to go and bring order to chaos in our sphere of influence, as we rest in Him, obey Him, worship Him, and love Him.
