I. Creation of Man
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| Genesis 1:26–27 |
And Elohim said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… male and female created He them. |
Man created in Elohim’s image with delegated authority. |
| Genesis 2:7 |
And YAHUAH Elohim formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. |
Man uniquely animated by the breath of YAHUAH. |
II. Man’s Purpose
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| Psalm 8:4–6 |
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? … Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands. |
Man appointed steward over creation. |
III. Authority & Responsibility
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| Genesis 2:15 |
And YAHUAH Elohim took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. |
Man charged with guarding and cultivating. |
IV. The Fall
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| Genesis 3:6 |
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food… she took of the fruit thereof. |
Failure of Adam’s headship responsibility. |
| Romans 5:12 |
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin… |
Adam held accountable as covenant head. |
V. Covenant Headship
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| 1 Corinthians 11:3 |
The head of every man is Messiah; and the head of the woman is the man. |
Order of authority, not value. |
VI. Redemption in Messiah
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| 1 Corinthians 15:22 |
For as in Adam all die, even so in Messiah shall all be made alive. |
Messiah restores what Adam lost. |
VII. Apostolic Instruction
| Reference | Verse | Notes |
| 1 Timothy 2:5 |
For there is one Elohim, and one mediator between Elohim and men, the man Messiah YAHUSHA. |
Perfect model of restored manhood. |
VIII. Conclusion
Man was created to image YAHUAH’s authority on earth, fell through disobedience, and is restored through
YAHUSHA Ha’Mashyach. When man walks in covenant obedience, leadership, humility, and faith, creation itself
benefits and YAHUAH is glorified.
