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

Classification

The Command

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".

Categories

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.

Fulfillment

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

Topics

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

Notes on Interpretation/Application