God spoke: “Separate!
Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place;
Land, appear!”
And there it was.
God named the land Earth.
He named the pooled water Ocean.
God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:9-10 (The Message)
The North Sea off the coast of Jutland, Denmark
God spoke: “Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life!Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!”
God created the huge whales,
all the swarm of life in the waters,
And every kind and species of flying birds.
God saw that it was good.
God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean!
Birds, reproduce on Earth!”
It was evening, it was morning—
Day Five.
Genesis 1:20-23 (The Message)
The Stranding Museum - Toresminde, Denmark
God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make themreflecting our nature
So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,
the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself,
and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”
God created human beings;
he created them godlike,
Reflecting God’s nature.
He created them male and female.
God blessed them:
“Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
Genesis 1: 26-28 (The Message)
The Stranding Museum - Toresminde, Denmark
I don’t think this is what the Creator had in mind.