Adam and Eve: Dominion (Kingdom Visionaries 1, Part 2)
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1.28
From the beginning
The idea of rule and dominion under God – the idea of a Kingdom – has been present from the first days of humankind’s sojourn on the earth. On the day God created Adam and Eve, He instilled in them an idea of dominion, a call to exercise authority, by God’s command and according to His purposes, in acting upon the creation and creatures around them.
Signs of the Times
Ecclesiastes 11.3, 4
3If the clouds are full of rain,
They empty themselves upon the earth;
And if a tree falls to the south or the north,
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.
4He who observes the wind will not sow,
And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
For Life
Foundations of a Worldview
“I am the LORDyour God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I amthe LORD.” Leviticus 18.4, 5
Psalms 37:1-9 [2]
Of David.Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. […]