Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:26. God said, Let us make man We have here another and still more important part of the sixth day’s work, the creation of man. Having prepared a fit habitation for man, and furnished it with all things necessary for his use and comfort, God now proceeds to create him. But this he does, as it were, with deliberation, nay, and consultation, using a phraseology which he had not used with regard to any other creatures, thereby showing the excellence of man above every other being... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:24-25
Genesis 1:24-25 . Let the earth bring forth He that of stones can raise children to Abraham, and who called forth the universe from nothing, could easily produce animals from the dull and sluggish earth, although inanimate. Cattle Those tame beasts which do not shun the society of men, and are most useful to us for food, clothing, or various services. The beasts of the earth The Hebrew word חית , chaiath, generally signifies the wild beast, which is evidently its meaning here. read more