Bible passage: Genesis 1:24-25
“24. And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. ”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. This is the 41st Lecture on Genesis. 

From this lecture, I will explain the 6th day of Creation. God created land animals and human beings on the 6th day. Genesis 1:24-25 categorize land animals into 3: 'beasts of the earth,' 'cattle,' and 'creeping things on the ground.' First, 'the creeping things on the ground' refer to reptiles, such as snakes, crocodiles, and turtles; but they also include insects that creep and crawl on the ground, like ants. From the beginning God separated those that are the 'beasts of the earth' from those that are the 'cattle'. The 'beasts of the earth' simply refer to wild animals. On the other hand, you may think of 'cattle' as livestock that people keep such as cows, horses, and sheep. 

They can be kept by people, and they do people good. God separated cattle from wild animals like this from the moment He created animals. He did it because He knew what animals would be necessary to people during the period of human cultivation. Surely, cattle also lived in the wild in the beginning. As Adam and Eve came down to the earth and gave birth to their descendants, this is how people began to keep cattle. Initially, they caught animals in the wild and kept them in their houses. But not all the animals can be kept by people though.

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