Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
 
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Day 7

Text: Genesis 1: 24-25; Job 40: 15-18

MEDITATION

Genesis 1:24-25

24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Job 40:15-18

15 “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips,And his power is in his stomach muscles.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are like beams of bronze,His ribs like bars of iron.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. God’s creation includes

a. All living creatures
b. Cattle
c. Creeping things

2. “Beast of the earth”

a. The usual word is “behemoth”.
b. General word of description for large size creatures.
c. This description can factor in dinosaurs.

3. “And God saw that it was good”

a. There was such a diversity of creatures:
i. Birds of the air
ii. Land creatures
iii. Sea creatures
b. In God’s creation plan:

Everything is ecologically well-balanced! Let us stand in awe of our Creator God!

经文:创世记 1:24-25;约伯记 40:15-18

沉思

《创世记 1:24-25》
24神说:“地要生出活物来,各从其类;牲畜、昆虫、野兽,各从其类。”事就这样成了。

25于是神造出野兽,各从其类;牲畜,各从其类;地上一切昆虫,各从其类。神看着是好的。

《约伯记40:15-18》
15 你且观看河马,我造你也造它,它吃草与牛一样。
16 它的气力在腰间,能力在肚腹的筋上。
17 它摇动尾巴如香柏树,它大腿的筋互相联络。

18 它的骨头好像铜管,它的肢体仿佛铁棍。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝的创造包括

a. 所有活物
b. 牲畜
c. 昆虫

2. “野兽”

a. 这通常指“河马”
b. 这是用来形容大型动物的通用词
c. 这形容词的意思可以包括恐龙

3. “神看着是好的”

a. 这有各种不同类型的生物
i. 天上的鸟
ii. 陆地上的生物
iii. 海洋里的生物
b. 在上帝创造的计划中:

一切都保持了良好的生态平衡!愿我们敬畏创造万物的上帝!