Brief Paper
Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Packer
Eric G. Shuping
March 23, 2015
Brief Paper The Hebrew Bible shows us the creation of Heaven and Earth created by God. Human nature proves to us the Hebrew Bible does not allow human beings to act independently or having the freedom to do so without answering to the Creator of heaven and earth. God’s determination to test our free will shows our determination to obey God’s orders to do as we are told. Human Nature defined in the Hebrew Bible, is we exist at the creation of the all mighty creator of heaven and earth, we are made from the dust of earth, but not from the body and soul. “When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth then was welter and waste and darkness over the deep …show more content…
117). The creation of heaven and earth is made with the ruah of God, which means the breath of God or his spirit. God’s breath is not a separate soul on earth, but a spirit that creates the waste and chaos into forming the land and waters of our world. The creation of the earth led to God’s creation of animals and humans to fulfill the purpose of our life to love and serve the creator of our heavens and earth. On the fifth day of God’s creation of Earth, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of each kind, cattle and crawling things and wild beasts of each kind. And so it was. And God made wild beasts of each kind and cattle of every kind and all crawling things on the ground of each kind, and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1-4: pg. 117). God made his creation of animals for humans to be able to feed off of and to honor in his name to be thankful for the food that was offered. “then the Lord God fashioned he human, humus from he soil, and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the human became a living creature.” (Genesis 1-4: pg.
Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Packer
Eric G. Shuping
March 23, 2015
Brief Paper The Hebrew Bible shows us the creation of Heaven and Earth created by God. Human nature proves to us the Hebrew Bible does not allow human beings to act independently or having the freedom to do so without answering to the Creator of heaven and earth. God’s determination to test our free will shows our determination to obey God’s orders to do as we are told. Human Nature defined in the Hebrew Bible, is we exist at the creation of the all mighty creator of heaven and earth, we are made from the dust of earth, but not from the body and soul. “When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth then was welter and waste and darkness over the deep …show more content…
117). The creation of heaven and earth is made with the ruah of God, which means the breath of God or his spirit. God’s breath is not a separate soul on earth, but a spirit that creates the waste and chaos into forming the land and waters of our world. The creation of the earth led to God’s creation of animals and humans to fulfill the purpose of our life to love and serve the creator of our heavens and earth. On the fifth day of God’s creation of Earth, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of each kind, cattle and crawling things and wild beasts of each kind. And so it was. And God made wild beasts of each kind and cattle of every kind and all crawling things on the ground of each kind, and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1-4: pg. 117). God made his creation of animals for humans to be able to feed off of and to honor in his name to be thankful for the food that was offered. “then the Lord God fashioned he human, humus from he soil, and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the human became a living creature.” (Genesis 1-4: pg.