May 8, 2016 - Adam Names the Animals

TONY & MICHELLE PAWLAK

MEMORY VERSE
So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.
Genesis 2:20a

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.  As He created, God also named many things: He called the light day, the

darkness He called night, the firmament He called the sky, the water He called seas, and the dry areas he called land.  Then He began creating animals.  Some flew, some swam, some crawled, some climbed, etc...  They all, however, had one very special thing in common; God didn't name any of them!  

There was only one creature that God named, the man

Adam.  God put Adam in the Garden of Eden and told him to tend it.  God then brought all the animals to Adam to see what he would name them! Whatever Adam called the animals, that was their name.  But why? 

When God created the Heavens and the Earth, He named them because He was in total charge of them.  To be in charge or in control of something means to have DOMINION over it.  Naming something is a way to show that you have dominion.  However, God put Adam in charge of the animals so He had Adam name them.  But remember, even though Adam had dominion over the animals, God still had dominion over Adam.  

God named Adam because Adam was His and we are still His today.  God even created us in His image which was another way of showing that we are His.  We know God loves us and takes care of us but we must also remember that God has dominion over us.