Bible Question:
Gen 1:24-25 describes the creation of animals. In Gen 2:18, the Lord states that it is not good for the man to be alone, and verse 19 follows this by saying (so)"Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name." It would appear that there are TWO creative events for animals. My inclination is that the creation of the animals of Gen 1:24-25 is simply restated in verse 19 and not a separate account. Please help with the context here! |
Bible Answer: Mommapbs, out of the largess of my Arkansas heart, I'll be glad to give you my usual dazzling but less-than-brilliant and not-ready-for-prime time exegesis of the so-called two accounts of creation. The two accounts theory is wrong in my humble [but correct!] opinion..... God got everything right the first time around.... If you will be so kind, please place ID #48211 in the little box and give the enter key a gentle goose and presto! you will be ushered into the hushed presence of my post on the subject...... And by the way, the guy whom Norrie reported as believing that God later made a few animals just for Adam's amusement must indeed have a wry sense of humor; surely he can't be serious! But, come to think of it, we read from time to time some stuff on this forum that is no less nutty than this, don't we?.... I do hope you find my little essay on the creation account to be of some small help to you, Mommapbs. --Hank |