Summary: God honors our rule of the earth by allowing us to name the creatures, in the same way we must rule the relationships in our life.
Genesis 2:19-23
Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.
Application: Upon creation, God told man to rule over all the living creatures of the Earth. God brings that honor to fruition in this passage. He gathers all of the animals on the earth to give Adam the honor of naming them. There is power in naming. Naming gives everything unique identity and ongoing familiarity. In a way, it is like creation in that it brings something's identity into the world of a person. In all of these ways we can surmise that a name is an essential ingredient in relationship.
God's first guidance in our life is setting up our principles and giving us a home. God's second guidance was to show us he would be with us wherever we went. God's third guidance was to tell us to stay away from evil. God's fourth guidance is to name (to identify and familiarize ourselves with) the people around us. A man must rule over the relationships in his life. It is a man's responsibility to care for, to provide guidance and direction for, the people he is in relationship with. We must learn the names of the people around us and be involved in their life. God trusts that we will rule kindly and justly.
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