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NASB | Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth." |
Subject: Christian Ecology |
Bible Note: Lionstrong and Hank, This is an interesting subject and I can relate to the feelings expressed by Lionstrong and his wife. This post and Hank's other response about Dakes and the dictionary made me go to my own Mirriam-Websters. I always had a nagging question in the back of my mind why man would be told to "subdue" the earth before the Fall when all creation was in its proper order and balance. "Subdue" in the common meaning seemed to indicate nature was out of control already before the Fall. Interestingly the fourth and last definitions given for "subdue" was "to till or cultivate (land)." No indication of struggle there. Of course after the Fall subdue took on some of the common implications of struggling to "subdue" as well. Francis Schaeffer was an interesting writer. I wouldn't mind a brief review of his book also. Emmaus |