Do you see, then, how amazing, even revolutionary, the Bible sounded to those who heard it in this context? To those for whom the king, and only the king, was the “image of god,” to hear Genesis 1:27 say of all men, and women, “In the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” must have been astounding. They would hear the Bible saying that every one of you is created to be royalty, walking images of the true God, all over the earth. You. Me. 8
