Numerical Expositions: 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.

-- Gen. 1:28 (KJV)

In this verse, God speaks blessings upon mankind from four dimensions.  Physical things are three-dimensional:  length, width, and height.  Spiritual things are unseen by the naked eye because they are four-dimensional:  length, width, height, and depth.  In mathematics, the fourth dimension is called hyperspace.

To prove that God really blessed mankind, the four separate blessings must be occurring upon the earth at this present time.  Let's look at each blessing separately.

1. "Be fruitful and multiply."  This event is still happening because babies are being born every day throughout the world.  If there was no God, then mankind would not be able to reproduce.  God has placed within every person the drive to reproduce with someone from the opposite sex.

2. "Replenish the earth."  This command states that God wanted for mankind to fill the earth once again.  The statement proves that there were other forms of animals upon the earth before the era of mankind.  That has been proven to be true as well by archaeologists.  If there is no God, then there would not have been any fossils within the ground because He created different sorts of animals before the age of mammals.  I dealt with the age of dinosaurs in full detail when I gave the breakdown in Genesis 1:20-22.

3. "Subdue the earth."  This command allows for man to extract resources from the earth.  If there was no God, then man would not be capable of drilling oil or mining for precious minerals.

4. "Have dominion."  This command allows for man to have dominion over all of the animals.  If there was no God, then animals would have devoured mankind a long time ago.

Numerical Analysis:  The numerical pattern for this verse is 1,2,8.  (1) Follow God so that He can bless you.  (2) To be delivered, listen to what God says to you.  (8) To have a new beginning in God, choose to be productive.