03/05/2014 BREATHE
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD GOD formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. [King James translation]
Summary
The book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is about origins and beginnings. The very first words, in the first verse, in the first chapter, in Genesis are: "In the beginning GOD...." In Greek the word "Genesis" means origin. In Latin, the word means "beginnings." The book of Genesis describes the origin of light, darkness, day, night, the heavens, the earth, land, vegetation, the moon and the stars. The book of Genesis also describes the creation of birds, fish, animals and mankind.
The creation of man is actually described in two parts. In Genesis, Chapter 1, the creation of man's spiritual origins is discussed. Genesis 1:26-27 states:
Then GOD said, '"Let us make a man---someone like ourselves, to be master of all life upon the earth and in the skies and in the sea.' So GOD made man like his Maker."
This scripture about man's "spiritual" creation is consistent with John 4:24, which states: "GOD is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth."
The second part of mankind's creation addresses man's "physical" or bodily creation. In Genesis, Chapter 2, the Bible states:
The time came when the Lord GOD formed a man's body from the dust of the ground and breathed into it the breath of life. And man became a living person.
GOD breathed into the body of man life and then man became physical living being. GOD's BREATH is essential for life.