Genesis 1:24-25 Day 6 Cattle, Creeping things, Beasts
“& God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, & creeping thing, & beast of the earth after his kind: & it was so. (25) “& God made the beast of the earth after his kind, & cattle after their kind, & everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: & God saw that it was good” (Gen 1:24-25).
“O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all” (Ps. 104:24; Isa. 40:5; Ps. 19:1-3; Hab. 2:14). “Ask now the beasts, & they shall teach thee; & the fowls of the air, & they shall tell thee: (8) Or speak to the earth, & it shall teach thee: & the fish of the sea shall declare unto thee” (Job 12:7-8; see I Cor. 15:39-42).
God designed all creation to teach us eternal wisdom. (Isa. 6:3)
‘Biomimicry’ is 1-way animals speak to us: many of man’s inventions 1st appeared in, or learned from nature [Donald DeYoung & Derrik Hobbs, Discovery of Design, 2009. They discuss 79 human inventions 1st found in nature!] [Ross E. Hutchins, Nature Invented It First, 1980]. Such facts are empirical evidence of Intelligent Design in Creation. Nature speaks to us through ‘Irreducible complexity.’ Things are too complex to have evolved by mindless chance [Werner Gitt, Creation Speaks for Itself: If Animals Could Talk, 2006]. Nature speaks to us through incredible instincts (Divine wisdom Programmed Before Birth – (Prov. 30:24)). “INSTINCT” is a word evolutionists use to avoid having to admit something is the result of intelligent design! Instincts are impossible to explain as the result of blind, undirected natural causes. Examples: migrations of Countless species of birds, fish, & mammals; Bee & Ant societies; etc. etc. etc. (Prov. 6:6-8; 30:25)
This study continues our Pursuit of God’s Eternal Wisdom hidden in the things He has Created. Our Previous Studies revealed:
Man’s theories of the origin of the universe & origin of life are all Disproven by Hard Empirical science! The Wisdom of God is easily distinguished from the wisdom of men when it comes to Sexual reproduction ‘after their kind.’ Universal Male/Female sexuality & reproduction among millions of species Could only be Created by a Omniscient Omnipotent God. By creating Sexual Reproduction God’s Wisdom exposes the ignorant irrational imaginations of Evolutionists. Being created & designed by God makes sexuality Holy & sacred.
God Designed All life to Reproduce “after their Kind” (1:21)
“After their kind” (10 times in Gen. 1). This was known as the “fixity of the species” when the word “kind” & “species” had the same definition. But scientists changed the definition of Species to: “A group of individuals capable of inter-breeding to produce offspring that are fertile which produce fertile offspring.” Under this definition sometimes ‘Species’ change into new ‘species.’ But Biblical “Kind” & the Scientific term ‘Species’ are no longer equal. Confusing definitions cause confusion between ‘micro-evolution’ & “macro-evolution.” So called new species are just new variations within a Biblical “Kind.” (micro evolution). No hard science supports “macro evolution” of 1 kind into a new kind. God has set “limits” on diversification of ‘Kinds’ borne out by Genetic studies.
Darwin’s Finches (Beaks) are an ICON of Evolution. One of the most widely cited evidences for evolution is merely micro-evolution. The change is only 10ths of a millimeter! It is Only a cyclical fluctuation: the beaks returned to normal. Darwin Admitted in a Letter to Jeremy Bentham in 1863 there was no hard empirical evidence for Natural Selection. Francis Darwin (ed.), Charles Darwin, Life & Letters, Vol. 3, p. 25 or https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-4176.xml
The Lessons in God given ‘limits’ & amazing ability to ‘adapt’?
Humans created in the image of God never have to cross the line & behave like animals (a different kind) (2 Cor. 3:18). Or be stubborn as a mule! (Judg. 2:19; Ps. 78:8; Ps. 32:9). God designed us to adapt to our ever-changing world while being fruitful & multiplying godly disciples for Christ! (Col. 3:10).
We alone are Created to seek Answers to the Great Questions of Life
Job’s suffering caused him to ask 25 profound questions. Even without answers the questions are important. They deal with truth we all need to think through. God’s answers are concealed in the 70+ questions He asks Job! God directs us to His General Revelation in Creation: But the ultimate answers are found in God’s Special Revelation in Jesus Christ & the Bible (Heb. 1:1-2). We need what Job needed. A Divine revelation (Job 42:5-6). [not Science & Philosophy (Col. 2:8)]. First, we will look at partial answers to some questions in God’s General Revelation. Then we will look at the fullest answer in our LORD Jesus Christ.
Question # 1: “CAN WE SUFFER EVIL & STILL LOVE GOD?”
Job’s wife told him: “… curse God, & die.” He responded: “Thou speakest as one of the foolish women. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, & shall we not receive evil?” (Job 2:9-10). Job had insight from General Revelation (Job 12:7-10). Job responds to Zophar’s false accusations by pointing to truth revealed in nature. “But ask now the beasts, & they shall teach thee.” They reveal the curse! (Rom. 8:18-24; Rev. 22:3). Job Knew the History of Adam (Job 31:33,40). Job knew the whole creation was under a curse because of Adam’s sin! (Job 14:1; Gen. 3); He knew about the Promised Redeemer who would remove the curse (Job 19:25-27; Gen. 3:15). Job insightfully says: “Who knoweth not that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this in whose hand is the soul of every living thing” (Job 12:7-10; Rom. 8:18-24). The final answer comes when Christ Jesus restores Creation: the lion again lies down with the Lamb! There will be No more suffering or death! (Isa. 11:6; 65:25; Rev 21:5).
So The beasts speak to us of man’s sin! Job could accept his suffering “If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity” (Job 31:33). He knew the curse on all creation because of sin! But forgot the part satan played in the disaster!!! We have enemies!
Question #2: LESSONS FROM THE SEA & SAND
“Who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? & said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: & here shall thy proud waves be stayed?” (Job 38:8, 11). Proud waves of Nature & evil men are under God’s control. Vile men overwhelmed Job like ‘a flood of waters’ (Job 1:15; 30:14). When “the enemy comes in like a flood” (Isa. 59:19) God’s permissive will sets the bounds of such consequences of sin. God limits the Duration & Degree of affliction.
“Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding & eternal weight of glory” (2Cor. 4:16-7; Job 42:10-17). Evil men that killed Job’s children get justice at the Final Judgment (Job 35:14; 36:18; Rev. 20:11-15; Heb. 9:27; 10:26-27). That’s why it is so important that we REPENT of our sins (Lk. 13:3-5; Rev. 2:21-22).
Job 38:39 – 39:30 are God’s 23 questions from the animal kingdom.
Question #3: WHAT IS GOD’S PURPOSE FOR REGAL POWER:
Serve humanity (LION – Job 38:39-40). The “king of beasts” had no natural enemies. It reigned supreme. Job had been a King (Job 19:9) & learned from the King of beasts. Like a lion, Job fulfilled his God given responsibility to hunt down & bring criminals to justice (Job 29:14, 17; Rom. 13:3-4). And Not prey on the poor (Job 31:13-23).
But Job forgot the other lion in the spiritual realms that could hunt him down! His “adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, seeks whom he may devour” (I Pet. 5:8). Job became an innocent prey.
Question #4: WHY DO THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER? How can the Meek survive in a fallen World? (Matt. 5:5; James 4:6)
God directed Job to consider the Hind (Deer) (Job 39:1-4). A Hind was a loving, pleasant, friendly animal (S.O.S. 2:7, 9; 3:5). Job sought God like a deer “panteth after water brooks” (Ps. 42:1-2). But the hind has enemies & if careless can fall prey to the Lion (IPet. 5:8-11; Lk. 22:31-2). God’s Ultimate answer is found in Christ. Psalm 22 was set to the music of “Aijeleth Shahar” meaning “the hind of the dawn.” Jesus is likened to the loving pleasant hind hanging on the cross, surrounded by violent beasts like bulls, roaring lions, & dogs (Ps. 22:13). “They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening & a roaring lion.”
Jesus reveals the triumph of the meek designed into Nature in many ways: Especially by His resurrection at “dawn” (Matt. 28:1-10; Mk. 16:2-6; Phil. 2:5-11). Like Jesus we too will suffer (John 16:33; Acts 14:22). But like a lion we are destined to reign with Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (2Tim. 2:12; Rom. 8:17)
Question #5: “GAVEST THOU THE GOODLY WINGS TO THE PEACOCKS? (Job 39:13)
How is this relevant to Job? Satan smote Job’s whole body with boils (Job 2:7-8). He lost all his physical beauty. Our looks at each stage of life are designed by God. Our aging causes us to hope more in eternity!
Question #6: IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?
“If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). How painfully poignant: Job’s 10 children had just died! Why did God bring the ostrich to his attention? (Job 39:13-17). On the surface she doesn’t seem to be a good parent: but She parents the way God designed her to. “…She leaves her eggs in the earth & forgets the foot may crush them…because God deprived her of wisdom” (Job 39:13-7). Illustration: Jesus’ Parents
Job’s Hope: He Know there was a bodily resurrection! “For I know that my redeemer liveth, & that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: & though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” (Job 19:25-27; Jude 14-15; I Cor. 15:53; Phil. 3:21). Why was Job so certain? GOD DESIGNED THE TRUTH OF THE RESURRECTION INTO CREATON! (I Cor. 15:35-44). Illustration: Cecil B. DeMille
God’s Final Answer concerning Life after Death is only found in Christ for “Jesus is the resurrection, & the life… Believest thou this?” (John 11:25-6). Jesus “abolished death & brought life & immortality to light” (2 Tim. 1:10). God gave us an earthly body to enjoy life on earth; He will give us a heavenly body to enjoy Heaven! A sinless, perfect, eternal, glorious Body (I Cor. 15:42-44).
IMPORTANT LESSONS
- God reveals His wisdom in Creation. Learn to search out its eternal spiritual truths.
- The greatest source of Wisdom comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ through faith in God’s Word (I Cor. 1:30).
- There is a lot of Divine Wisdom available to triumph over trials & tribulations – if you will look for it.
- Men’s books impart information [often wrong & ever changing]. The Wisdom of God’s Book leads to our glorious transformation!
- As God designed animals to be transformed by the information programed into their DNA so God transforms us as we engraft His word into our soul! (James 1:21; I Cor. 15:40-54).