While surfing the Internet, I have come across several Christian blog sites that sometimes tend to place women as second class citizens. When God created man, did He actually intend for him to have total control (dominate) over women? Or, did God create woman to be man’s companion and to share equally (Genesis 1:27) in their dominion over all of the earth (Genesis 1:26).
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to
Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds
of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping
thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26)
Why does God use the plural form, "Let us make man in
our image"? One view says this is a
reference to the Trinity - God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy
Spirit - all of whom are God. Another
view is that the plural wording is used to denote majesty. Kings traditionally use the plural form in
speaking of themselves. From Job 33:4
and Psalm 104:30, we do know that God's Spirit was present in the
creation. From Colossians 1:16 we know
that Christ, God's Son, was at work in the creation.
