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LESSON
fBv F. O. SELLERS, Director OF Eve
ming Department The Moody ''o'o
stitute Of Chicago)
LESSON FOR JANUARY II
MAN THE CROWN OF CREATION

LESSON TEXT-Genesis l;26' q; z''-''
1924 T.,
GOLDEN TEXT-"God created man IN
his own image" Gen. 1:27.
Ten times the words, "and Goo
said" appear in the first chapter Vi
Genesis. God spake, and twas DONE
Now all is in readiness earth and neaV'
en- await his word, land God SAID let
us make man. 1t would seem as
though a conference was being helo
before this momentous event. Inc
let us make" is full Of SUGGESTION
That each person Of the Triune God
head was present in creation we sa"
in last weeks lesson, and 1t IS mere
still further indicated by the piufai
form of the Hebrew noun for the
name of God. But what pattern snail
we follow in the making OF man!
Surely only the highest and best
hence "in the image of Cod" TINS
does not necessarily mean the physl-
cal image, but rather the intellectual
and spiritual image Of God, see Col
$40, Eph. aga, John sos. God VINO
is spirit (John 4::25) does manifest
himself in material form {see Phil.
2:6, lisa. 6:1-4) and similar passages
and this form resembles the human
But this image Qikeness) has been
blurred and married by sin, James S:9.
1t was. however, perfectly seen in the
perfect Man, Christ Jesus, see Cor.
"A, Heb. 1:2, 3.
Science at Pause.
How God created man we are not
told, except that he was formed OF
the dust of the ground" and to this
day the bodies of men and Of animals
consist of the very same elements as
the soil which forms the earth upon
which they dwell. 1t is yet to be
proved that man came from the low
er animals, and it is a scientific secret
that at this point the real leaders
of science are at pause. The dust
of our bodies is the same as yOnder
stars, as the lily Of the field, as that
which kings and queens are made.
But still there are higher heights,
for God breathed into this man his
own spirit, verse 7, and from this
union of the body and spirit man be-
came living soul. Man is the con-
Meeting link between the material and
the infinite, by the physical he is re.
lated to lower nature and by the spir.
ssitual besis re!ated tc r s,ss Z
II the theory OF the rehabilitation
of this earth after the destruction of
the pre-adamite races is true (chap.
1919, we now see God in his Won
drous grace preparing a place for
mans especial abode, w. s, 8, 1924.
The two accounts of creation in the
first and second chapters of Genesis
are not contradictory, and to make
them so one must read into the mar
rative what Is not there. The first
presents concise outline of creation.
the second an enlargement that con-
meets these events with the region
where man began to live, the starting
point Of the present human race.
That Eden was undoubtedly in the
region Of the Euphrates and the Tigris
rivers is pretty generally accepted
though, Of course, we can only specu'
late as to the cradle of the human
race.
After God had created Adam with
the highest nature the animals were
not fit companions for him. Nor could
he be the beginning Of the race Of
man without one like to himself. Mar
can attain his highest only as he hat
human companionship ". 49,. Adam
had the power Of speech, and an intel
ligence, and was given the right t.
name the animals of the field ". 19
But in all this there was no compan
ion for him ". 20).
| unity OF Lie.
In the first account is the simple
statement that God created male ant
female" but in the second we SCI
that man is not complete without tn
woman. Gods mode was to make he
bone Of his bone" wv. %, 23). Thi
suggests the utmost possible unity o
man and wife; unity of life, of soul
of emotions, Of home, etc. MATTHEW
Henry calls to our attention the WON
an was not taken from "out of hi
head to top him, nor out of his fee
to be trampled under foot, but gu
OF his side to be his equal, from ur
der his arm to be protected, and nea
his heart to be loved"
The marriage relation is the mos
sacred of all human ties ". 24). 1t i
the best possible training and educs
tion in love, sacrifice, duty. victor
over evil, in all that is best in life
THESE are the qualities needed t
build up the race. When one is d.
graded the other of necessity is low
cred. To understand the full meanin
OF the marriage relation we need
comprehend the relation of Christ an
his church, Eph. 5:31, 90.
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