Commentaries:
This verse proves the fulfillment of God's purpose in Genesis 1:26 to create man "in the likeness of God."
John W. Ritenbaugh
We Shall Be God! (Part 1)
These two verse might seem unimportant at first. This is the genealogy of Adam. This is the first place in the Bible that the created man is actually named "Adam." He has before been referred to as Adam, but here he is named Adam.
We need to ask, "Is this in reality the genealogy of Adam?" Well, the answer to that is yes and no because the implication of verses 1 and 2 is that God is naming Adam. As the father, He has taken His prerogative and named this man that He created in His likeness "Adam."
With God at the head—not Adam, but God—this makes this genealogy God's, which includes Adam and makes God, clearly, the father of all humanity. So this is both the genealogy of God the Creator as well as the man that He created and named "Adam."
This genealogy eventually comes to Noah, who had three sons, and each of them married. After the Flood, of course, all of mankind has sprung from Noah. But Noah came from Adam's line, or better, from God's line. Therefore, God is the father of all of humanity!
Why is this important? It is another step in showing that mankind has sprung from God! Man is essentially different from all other mortal beings that have been created because of this fact.
John W. Ritenbaugh
We Shall Be God! (Part 1)
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Genesis 1:26-27
Genesis 1:26-27
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