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The climax of
Genesis 1 and the heart of its mystery comes in the description of adam, the
Hebrew term meaning “human being” or “humanity.”
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God said, “let
there be light.”
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But now, God
does not say, “Let there be man.”
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Instead he says,
“Let us make man (adam) in our image, after our likeness”
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Every other act
of creation had been a singular act—a word spoken and carried out.
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Now it would
appear that God is surrounded by others like him.
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