Is God's Original Mandate taught elsewhere in the Bible? If God's original mandate to man is so important, it would be popping up in other places in the Bible. Christ would be teaching it also. So where else do we see this? When Christ was ascending into heaven, he left us with what is called "The Great Commission." Christ said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Matt. 28:19,20). But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8)."
God's Original Mandate was to fill the earth and make a civilization that is glorifying to God. Christ states that the Great Commission is to fill the earth and make a civilization that is glorifying to God. The Great Commission IS the Original Mandate restated. Christ tells us to go to the whole earth, to fill it. He wants us to teach all men everything he has commanded us. If this happens, the culture that teaches Christ's commands will become a culture that glorifies God more. This process transforms the earth into one that pleases God.
Is God's Original Mandate taught elsewhere in the Bible? We see it in the Great Commission. God has one Mission in mind. We see this Mission bring unity to everything in the universe and to the Bible.
Interact with Scripture/QuestionsRead Psalm 72. How does vs. 19 relate to the Original Mandate and Great Commission?
How is the entire earth, not just man, involved in this?
What is God teaching about himself in this passage?
Prayer: Pray for a deepening understanding of God's Original Mandate/Great Commission, and how you can better carry it out in your life.
Scripture ReferencesPsalm 72
Of Solomon.
[1] Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
[2] He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
[3] The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
[4] He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.
[5] He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
[6] He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
[7] In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
[8] He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
[9] The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
[10] The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.
[11] All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.
[12] For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
[13] He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
[14] He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
[15] Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
[16] Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.
[17] May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun.
All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
[18] Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
[19] Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
[20] This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
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