Life in Man
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.


Rowland Hill once conversed with a celebrated sculptor, who had been hewing out a block of marble to represent that great patriot, Lord Chatham. "There," said the sculptor, "is not that a fine form?" "Now, sir," said Mr. Hill, "can you put life into it? else, with all its beauty, it is still but a block of marble." God put life into His creation, and man became a living soul. Christ puts new life into dead men.

(Bishop Harvey Goodwin.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

WEB: Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.




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