Genesis 1:20-25
2006.Apr.17 19:50
Fauna
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God uses day five and part of six to make animals (actually, he uses all of six
to make animals, but since I’m saving the humans for my next entry…).
Specifically, he makes sea monsters and cattle. Well, those are the two that
get the most specific attention. The cattle make sense, especially under the
general domesticated quadrupeds definition, as these tend to play a large part
in human civilizations. But the sea monsters? Weird.
Anyway, these animals are distinquished from humanity in that they are not
specified as being made after God’s image. Why all these animals? What does
God want us to know from them? Well, first I would say that he likes variety.
He wants us to be different from each other. He does not want us to be
ultra-conformists devoid of individuality. While he wants to change us more
into his image, it is not a monochrome image. He wants more than that; our
different experiences are wonderful to him. After all, who wants friends just
like themselves? Of course, we might do with a few less sea monsters.
