So God made people in his own image. God made people as a copy of himself. [7] God made them male and female.
Genesis 2:7 - Easy To Read Version Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and made a man. [9] The Lord breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living thing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being. [I Cor. 15:45-49.] American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Common English Bible the LORD God formed the human from the topsoil of the fertile land and blew life’s breath into his nostrils. The human came to life. Catholic Public Domain Version And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life; and man became a living soul. |
So God made people in his own image. God made people as a copy of himself. [7] God made them male and female.
You will work hard for your food, until your face is covered with sweat. You will work hard until the day you die. And then you will become dust again. I used dust to make you. And when you die you will become dust again.”
So the Lord God forced the man to leave the garden of Eden. Adam [22] was forced to go and work the ground he was made from.
But as long as life is in me\par and God’s breath of life is in my nose,\par
God’s Spirit made me.\par My life comes from \{God\} All-Powerful.\par
You and I are the same\par in front of God.\par God used clay to make both of us.\par
So surely people are worse!\par People live in houses of clay. {\cf2\super [11]} \par The foundations of these houses of clay\par are in the dirt.\par They are crushed to death\par more easily than a moth!\par
Know that the Lord is God.\par He made us.\par We are his people,\par We are his sheep.\par
A person's spirit is like a lamp to the Lord. The Lord is able to see into the deepest parts of a person. {\cf2\super [29]}
Your body came from the earth.\par And when you die,\par your body will go back to the earth.\par But your spirit came from God.\par And when you die,\par your spirit will go back to God.\par
There is a time to tear cloth,\par and there is a time to sew it.\par There is a time to be silent,\par and a time to speak.\par
But Lord, you are our father.\par We are like clay.\par And you are the potter. {\cf2\super [464]} \par Your hands made us all.\par
The king was very important to us.\par He was like the breath we breathe.\par But the king was trapped by them.\par The king was chosen by the Lord himself.\par We had said about the king,\par “We will live in his shadow.\par He protects us from the nations.”\par
The Lord my Master says these things to you: I will cause breath {\cf2\super [288]} to come into you, and you will come to life!
I will put sinews and muscles on you. And I will cover you with skin. Then I will put breath in you, and you will come back to life! Then you will know that I am the Lord and Master.’”
The sad message from the Lord about Israel. The Lord made the sky and the earth. He put man’s spirit in him. And the Lord said these things.
But Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground and cried out, “God, you know what people are thinking. [208] Please don’t be angry at all these people. Only one man really sinned.”
“The Lord is the God who knows what people are thinking. Lord, I pray that you will choose a leader for these people. [322]
After Jesus said that, he breathed \{on the followers\}. Jesus said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [266]}
This God is the One who gives life, breath, and everything else to people. He does not need any help from people. God has everything he needs.
\{Don’t ask that.\} You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”
Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [116]} say, “The first man (Adam) became a living thing. {\cf2\super [117]} ” {\cf2\super [118]} But the last Adam (Christ) became a spirit that gives life.
The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man (Christ) came from heaven.
We have this treasure \{from God\}. But we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that this great power is from God, not from us.
We know that \{our body\}—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a home for us to live in. It will not be a home made by men. It will be a home in heaven that will continue forever.
We have all had fathers here on earth who punished us. And we respected our fathers. So it is even more important that we accept punishment from the Father of our spirits. If we do this we will have life.