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The concept of "Mother Nature" is not explicitly found in the Bible, as the term itself originates from pagan traditions and mythology, where nature is personified as a maternal figure. However, the Bible does address the natural world extensively, attributing its creation and sustenance to the sovereign work of God.
Creation and Sovereignty of GodThe Bible begins with the account of creation, where God is depicted as the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This foundational verse establishes God as the ultimate source and authority over all creation, contrasting with the personification of nature as a separate entity.
Throughout Scripture, God's sovereignty over nature is emphasized.
Psalm 24:1 declares, "The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein." This verse underscores the belief that the earth and everything in it belong to God, not to an independent force like Mother Nature.
Nature's Testimony to God's GloryThe natural world is portrayed in the Bible as a testament to God's power and majesty.
Romans 1:20 states, "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse." Here, nature serves as evidence of God's existence and attributes, inviting humanity to recognize His handiwork.
Psalm 19:1-2 further illustrates this point: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge." The psalmist poetically describes how the natural world continuously reveals the glory and knowledge of God, pointing to Him as the Creator.
God's Provision and CareThe Bible also speaks of God's provision and care for His creation. In
Matthew 6:26 , Jesus teaches, "Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" This passage highlights God's intimate involvement in sustaining life, contrasting with the impersonal notion of Mother Nature.
Additionally, in
Job 38-39, God challenges Job with a series of questions about the natural world, demonstrating His intricate knowledge and control over creation. These chapters emphasize God's active role in governing the natural order, from the weather patterns to the behavior of animals.
Human ResponsibilityWhile God is the ultimate authority over nature, the Bible also assigns humans a role in stewarding creation.
Genesis 1:28 records God's command to humanity: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth." This mandate entrusts humans with the responsibility to manage and care for the earth, reflecting God's image as stewards of His creation.
In summary, while the term "Mother Nature" is not found in the Bible, the Scriptures provide a comprehensive view of the natural world as God's creation, under His sovereign control and care. Nature is depicted as a testament to God's glory, with humanity given the responsibility to steward it according to His purposes.
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Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said to 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 moves on the earth.
Topicalbible.orgRomans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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The Demiurge Works Away at Creation, as the Drudge of hisMother...
... Whence he had the additional name of Sabbatum from the hebdomadalnature of his
abode; hismother Achamoth, too, had the title Ogdoada, after the precedent of...
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... that many things were spoken [2746] by this seed through the prophets, inasmuch
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... sincenature, certainly, nowhere grants to man to learn warfare before life, to
pillage the wealth of a Damascus before he knows his father andmother's name...
My Dove, My Undefiled, is but One; She is the Only one of Her...
... She is the only one of hermother, because she has lost all the multiplicity
ofnature and become separate from everything that is natural....
HumanNature Possesses an Adaptation for Perfection; the Gnostic...
... Now he who is bad, having become, through evil, sinful bynature, becomes depraved...
the intercourse by means of which she was destined to become themother of a...
Who is this that Cometh up from the Wilderness, Replete with...
... He thus raises it from under the appletree, and innocent being, from the very
place where itsmother, humannature, had been corrupted....
The Cure of Simon's Wife'sMother.
... for my second chapter the story of the cure of St Peter'smother-in-law.... Pain, sickness,
delirium, madness, as great infringements of the laws ofnature as the...
That we have a Natural Inclination to Love God Above all Things.
... she was hatched, quits the thief-partridge, goes back to the firstmother, and puts...
secret, shut up and as it were sleeping in the bottom ofnature, till it...
The Eternal Revolution
... The main point of Christianity was this: thatNature is not ourmother:Nature is
our sister....Nature was a solemnmother to the worshippers of Isis and Cybele....
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