And immediately in chapter 2 we see Adam do exactly that. God brings all of the animals to Adam to be named, to be taxonomized, as it were. He does not say, “Let there be a new species of hippopotamus.” No, the work of creation is finished. Rather, he says, “Here is a hippopotamus, and here is a water buffalo.” He does not add to God’s creation; Adam simply brings organizing language to what already exists. In doing so, he is bearing the image of an orderly God. And he is fulfilling the command God has given him to take dominion.
