Thursday, April 4, 2019

Creation Moment 4/5/2019 - Psalm of the Astronomer

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Psalm 8:3,4

"Spurgeon called this the psalm of the astronomer.
Driven by his awe of the night sky, David was inspired to write Psalm 8, where, in considering the heavens that God has made, David asked, what is man’s significance?

The answer is firmly based in creation, in that God made man just a little lower than the heavenly beings, yet he has made man the crown of creation, with glory and honor. This is because man is uniquely made, as Genesis describes, in God’s image and likeness.
Furthermore, Psalm 8:6–8 reasserts man’s dominion over creation, again echoing Genesis 1:26. "
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