Genesis 1:24

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Genesis 1

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24 God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so. Genesis 1:24WEB

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This passage contains a positive command, framed as an expression of God's intent, directed toward the universe at large: "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind".

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This command can be said to affect the Principles and Definitions. It is part of a group of passages which demonstrate the power of God, and the Creator-Creation Distinction. It also has relevance to Hybridization, because God qualified that the animals should be brought forth after their kind.

This command pertains to the Created Order. It legislates a behavior of natural creation.

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This command is abiding in function; animals continue to persist on the earth.

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This command has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

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