“I will establish a savage,
‘Man’ shall be his name...
He shall be charged with the service of the gods,
that they might be at ease.”
– Enuma Elish

"Image" = Selem = an idol or statue
"Image of God" = selem Elohim = used to describe a king

‘rule’ = radah = to reign or to have dominion
... to actively partner with God and taking the world somewhere

‘subdue’ = kabash
= to exploit or enslave or abu or even to rape
= to tame something that is wild, to bring order out of chaos, to bring harmony out of discord

Review:
- Our God is a working God.
- He created humans to partner with him to rule/work the world God created.

Your work is a core part of your humanness.
We need to think of work as a good thing.
What kind of ruler/worker will you be?