The Image of God
I. God Created Man in His ImageGenesis 1:27“So God created man in his own image,in the image of God he created him;male and female he created them.”• In this passage we find the word “image”. This word has a Hebrew root, according to Strong's H6754 and that word is “selem”, meaning to shade. The entomology of this word H6749 gives us the imagery of “to hover over” or to provide shelter. • Psalm 91:1“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most Highwill abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”Sel is an intimate style of communication and God uses this term in this verse. (H6738)Introduction of the term: Divine Anthropology • Asks the question: Who are we?• Asked the question: Who do we represent?Below is a contrast:2 Kings 11:18 ESV“Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest posted watchmen over the house of the LORD.”Dualistic use of this term noted here.• What is dualism?o Real or True vs A False Representationo Image of God (YHVH)• Side note: Amorites, Amalekites, Jebusites, Horites, Edomites, Sodomites et al. o All of these peoples carry in them the false image of YHVHo That’s the reason why God commanded King Saul to destroy the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 15:3 (read this passage)• Here in this passage, we have a physical representation of an idol or imageo Exodus 32:4 (The Golden Calf) o “He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an imagine a calf. Then they said, Israel these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” Book of Enoch• “Azazel, the Leader of the Watcher Angels, introduced forbidden knowledge to humanity, including metallurgy, crafting jewelry, and using gold for personal adornment and magic.” (Source: AI Overview)o Nehemiah 9:18 (The Golden Calf)o Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.”• Jesus talks about the true image of God he has given us evidenced by these scriptures;o Colossians 1:15-18 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by[fn] him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”o 2 Corinthians 4:4 “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”o Ephesians 4:24 “and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” https://agape-marriage-and-family-counseling-llc.b12sites.com/ #movie #podcast #faith #fyp #foryou #food #parenting #god #YHVH
