Be fruitful and multiply!

I find it interesting that one of the first commands God gave to Noah and his family after the flood was the following verse. 

Genesis 9:7(NKJV)

    And as for you, be fruitful and multiply;     Bring forth abundantly in the earth      And multiply in it.”

Now was God just talking about more people or was there more to this command?  I think it is much broader than that. 

I think the command "be fruitful" could be restated "be productive" and still be true to its meaning.  God gives each of us 24 hours in a day.  Being productive with those hours allows us to "bring forth abundantly" many things from our efforts. 

The one thing I don't see is any sort of qualifier like be fruitful and multiply until we reach a certain point such as a certain population.  I think God wants us to make this a basis for conducting our whole lives for as long as we live. 

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

7:43 AM

I find it interesting that one of the first commands God gave to Noah and his family after the flood was the following verse. 

Genesis 9:7(NKJV)

    And as for you, be fruitful and multiply;     Bring forth abundantly in the earth      And multiply in it.”

Now was God just talking about more people or was there more to this command?  I think it is much broader than that. 

I think the command "be fruitful" could be restated "be productive" and still be true to its meaning.  God gives each of us 24 hours in a day.  Being productive with those hours allows us to "bring forth abundantly" many things from our efforts. 

The one thing I don't see is any sort of qualifier like be fruitful and multiply until we reach a certain point such as a certain population.  I think God wants us to make this a basis for conducting our whole lives for as long as we live.