Lesson 9 · May 30, 1896

God's Purpose in Creating the Earth

Lessons on the Saints' Inheritance.

1.Who is the Creator of all things? ; .
2.Through whom was this work accomplished? ; .
3.What creatures were made to inhabit the earth? .
4.As the last act of creation, what was done? .
5.How did God regard His work when it was finished? ; .
6.What was God's purpose in creating the earth? ; .
7.What position did God design man to occupy? . Note 1.
8.What is the meaning of the word "dominion"? Ans. "Sovereign authority; absolute rule; right of ownership; right of using and disposing of a thing at pleasure."—Worcester. See also "Standard."
9.What was put under man? . Note 2.
10.How much of the earth was made subject to man? .
11.What position did man occupy compared with the angels? .
12.What would have been the result if man had not sinned, and had continued to eat of the tree of life? Note 3.
13.What does Paul say was the condition for which God created us? .
14.What came as the result of sin? .
15.When the results of sin are destroyed, to what condition does it bring man? ; .
16.Therefore what may we conclude was the purpose of God in reference to the life of man?
17.What was God's design in reference to the character of man? ; .
18.From the foregoing, what shall we conclude was the nature of the men that God designed should inhabit the earth?

Notes

1. "When He [God] came to crown His glorious work, to place one in the midst to stand as ruler of the fair earth, He did not fail to create a being worthy of the hand that gave him life. . . . He was placed, as God's representative, over the lower orders of beings. They can not understand or acknowledge the sovereignty of God, yet they were made capable of loving and serving man."—.

2. "While they remained true to God, Adam and his companion were to bear rule over the earth. Unlimited control was given them over every living thing. The lion and the lamb sported peacefully around them, or lay down together at their feet. The happy birds flitted about them without fear; and as their songs ascended to the praise of their Creator, Adam and Eve united with them in thanksgiving to the Father and the Son."—.

3. "In order to possess an endless existence, man must continue to partake of the tree of life. Deprived of this, his vitality would gradually diminish till life would become extinct. . . . But after man's fall, holy angels were immediately commissioned to guard the tree of life. . . . None of the family of Adam were permitted to pass that barrier to partake of the life-giving fruit; hence there is not an immortal sinner."—.

Bible texts in this lesson

Genesis 1:1 · Acts 17:24 · John 1:1-4 · John 1:10 · Colossians 1:15 · Colossians 1:16 · Genesis 1:20-25 · Genesis 1:26 · Genesis 1:31 · Exodus 31:17 · Isaiah 45:18 · Psalms 115:15 · Psalms 115:16 · Psalms 8:6 · Psalms 8:6-8 · Hebrews 2:7 · 2 Corinthians 5:4 · 2 Corinthians 5:5 · Romans 5:12 · Luke 20:36 · Revelation 21:4 · Ecclesiastes 7:29 · Isaiah 60:21

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