God Created Man (Male/Female) in His Own Image

^²⁶ "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. ^²⁷ So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. ^²⁸Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

These verses introduce a phrase that is the cornerstone of the biblical undestanding of man: image of God. The image of God is presented first and foremost in relation to a unique social or community concept of God. "Then God (singular) said, 'Let Us (plural) make man in Our (plural) image.'" Many scholars intepret this use of both the singular and the plural as an allusion to the Trinity: one God, yet a community of Persons.
God then proceeds to create man in His own image. At this all important beginning point, Scripture highlights a particular aspect of man's nature, namely, that which corresponds to the social or community aspect of God's nature: God creates man as male and female - not a solitary individual, but two people. Yet, as we read on, we discover that the two are, nevertheless, "one" (Genesis 2:24 -"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.").
The "community" that reflects God's image is a special community: the community of a man and a woman. When God chose to create man in His own image, He created a marriage, a family. The community of the family is a reflection of the community in the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Its identity, life and power come from God.

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