KINGDOM FOUNDATION IN GENESIS

 

Genesis 1:28

“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”


Hebrew Definitions –

And God
     
elohiym supreme God, mighty God, great God
     eloahh eloahh
the deity, God
     el
strength, mighty, Almighty, God

blessed
     barak
to kneel down, to bless man, act of adoration, praise,
     thank

them
    
adam human being, an individual, species, mankind, person

And God
     elohiym
same as above

said
     amar
to declare, demand

be fruitful
     parah
to bear fruit, fruitful, bring forth, increase, grow, bring
     in abundance, enlarge, more in number, yield, cause to be

     rabah
increase, bring in abundance, enlarge, excel,
     exceeding, be full, more in number, plenty, nourish

multiply
     rasah
to bring in abundance, yield much, increase, enlarge,
     excel, exceeding, more in number, yield, multiply, plenteous

replenish
    
male mala to fill, to be full of, fullness, fully, furnish,
     replenish, accomplish, confirm, fulfill

earth
   
erets to be firm, world, the earth, ground, field, country, land,
    nations

subdue
     kabash
to tread down, to conquer, bring into subjection, to
     keep under, subjugate, subdue

dominion
     radah
to tread down, subjugate, prevail against, rule, rule
     over, have dominion, reign

fish
     dagah
fish

sea
     yam
to roar, noisy surf, large body of water, river

fowl
     oph,
bird, flying fowl

air
     shamayim shameh
the sky, lofty sky, heaven, air

every
    
kol kol all, whole, any, all manner, altogether, everything, as
     many as, everyone, every place, whatsoever, whosoever

living thing
    
chay alive, life, living creature

that moveth
     ramas
to glide swiftly, to crawl or move with short steps,
     creep, swarm, move

upon
     al
above, over, upon, among, on, touching

the earth
     erets
(same as above -
“face of” not in the text)


 

Key Words in Genesis 1:28:


 

Same Key Words apply in advancing the Kingdom of God upon the earth that begins in one’s individual life, home, family, neighborhood, school, work/employment, town/city, state, nation unto the uttermost parts of the earth!

Fruitfulness – to bear fruit, fruitfulness, bring forth, increase, grow, bring in abundance, enlarge, more in number, yield

Multiplying – to bring abundance, yield much, increase, enlarge, excel, exceeding, more in number, yield, multiply, plenteous

Replenishing – to fill, to be full of, fullness, furnish, replenish

Subduing – conquer, bring into subjection, to keep under, subjugate, subdue

Reigning/Dominion over – to tread down, subjugate, prevail against, rule, rule over, have dominion

Adam's garden and Israel's promise land:

Shadows or types of the substance of God's Kingdom on the earth as it is in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Adam's temptation and Israel's giants:

Same in kind as the church/ekklesia battles today.
 

This same multiplication principle is applicable in:

Multiplying Disciples

Multiplying Servant Leadership

Multiplying Churches

…THROUGH OUT THE WORLD!