God entrusted humans with the care of the earth, as seen in Genesis 2:15, where Adam is placed in the Garden to tend and keep it. The creation account in Genesis 1:28 also emphasizes humanity's role as stewards, instructing them to subdue and have dominion over the earth. According to Leviticus 25:23-24, the land is the Lord's, and humans are mere tenants, responsible for its wise management. The Psalms, such as Psalms 8:6-8, celebrate the beauty and wonder of creation, while John 3:16-17 reminds us of God's love for the world, underscoring the importance of responsible stewardship.
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Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
God blessed them and said to them, “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.”
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the redemption of the land.
You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet: all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”