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NASB | Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:7 then the LORD God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. [1 Cor 15:45-49] |
Bible Question:
Genesis Why did God make man with "dust" and not any other substances? Does "dust" symbolize anything in the creation of man? |
Bible Answer: Dear azure-law: Your question is an immensely deep one indeed, and the best man can do to answer it is woefully inadequate, because neither theologian nor scientist has possession of the incomparable and transcendent Creator's master plan! ...... The late Dr. Henry Morris, founder and sometime president of the Institute for Creation Research (icr.org) in El Cajon, California has written volumes on Genesis and was one of the most influential voices in modern times for biblical creationism as opposed to the godless, humanist theory of evolution, popularized by the atheist, Charles Darwin. In this post, the best thing I know to do is simply provide two quotes from Dr. Morris' annotations to two passages in Genesis, taken from his "Defender's Study Bible" (World Publishing Co., 1995). ..... The first annotation is of the phrase "dust of the ground" as found in Genesis 2:7, and reads as follows: "Man's body was formed out of the 'elements of the earth,' the same materials (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc.) from which both plants and the body of animals had been formed (Genesis 1:12,24). This unity of physical composition is a fact of modern science long anticipated by Scripture. ..... The second quote is taken from the annotation to Genesis 3:24, which includes the famous phrase, "dust thou art and unto dust shall thou return" which was God's pronouncement after the Fall. Dr. Morris' annotation: "The curse thus applies to man and woman, the animals, and the physical elements: God's whole creation. It is so universal as to have been discovered and recognized empirically as a general scientific law of increasing entrophy (in-turning). The famous Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes also called the law of morpholysis (loosing of structure). It expresses the universal tendency for systems to decay and become disordered, for energy to be converted into forms unavailable for further work, for information to become confused, for the new to become worn, for the young to become old, for the living to die, even for whole species to become extinct. One of the most amazing anomalies of human thought is the concept of evolution, which has never been observed in action scientifically, and is exactly the opposite of the universally proven scientific principle of entrophy. This theory is nevertheless believed to be the most fundamental principle of nature by almost the entire intellectual establishment." ...... Dr. Morris was called to glory a couple of months ago at age 88, but the organization, ICR, which he founded lives on and thrives, presided over now by one of his sons, Dr. John Morris, and a large staff of associate scientists, all of them committed Christians. I recommend the web site, www.icr.org, and the Defender's Study Bible, as well as the fine publications available from ICR. In my opinion, they do a remarkable job of refuting the theory of evolution that is being pounded as fact into the heads of students in America's public schools. This god-denying theory can be taught with impunity, but God's word cannot be taught. What a travesty to pretend for even a fleeting moment that this is one nation UNDER GOD! ...... Well, sorry, I didn't mean to preach, but then again I am not ashamed of God's word nor afraid to proclaim with all the strength within me the eternal and immutable truth that "In the beginning, GOD CREATED the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). From the hand of God's creation -- from His very breath -- man became a living soul, created in the image of God, not an evolutionary tadpole living in the green slime of some primordial swamp. --Hank |
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