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Man
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
Hebrew literature often employs parallelism—a pairing of corresponding ideas—to emphasize a point. Here the paired phrases “in our image” and “after our likeness” underscore the status of man (including male and female; see v. 27) as entirely Godlike. (Other instances of parallelism can be found in Psalms 9:1, Proverbs 12:28, and Isaiah 53:5.)
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.
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Resources cited in this issue
Cit. 6: Geneva Study Bible. Bible Commentaries. Also available at biblehub.com/commentaries.
Cit. 11: Osborne, Grant R., et al., eds. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series. 20 vols. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Academic, 1990–. Also available at biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries.
Cit. 13: The King James Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2017.
Cit. 14: Arnold, Clinton E. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.
Cit. 17: The Message, copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
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