After their Kind

Take time to look up the Bible verses if you want to really benefit from this study.

LISTEN 10 TIMES GOD SAYS “after his/their kind” in Genesis 1 (v11,12,12,21,21,24,24,25,25, +25). When God speaks once it is important but when He says something 10 times it is vitally important that we listen to Him.

Living things reproduce after their kind

God created plant and animal life to reproduce according to their individually created kind, not from one “kind” into another (i.e. cats produce cats, dogs produce dogs, and not dinosaurs to birds).

Variation within a kind is not evolution

When evolutionists look at the various breeds of dogs, they interpret these differences as “change” or evolution. Creationists more appropriately view this as variation “within kind,” not a change from one kind into another. When we observe the species present in the world today, we find distinction between each kind and no kinds that represent a “transitional form” e.g. partly formed feathers. For example, although we have all kinds of dogs ranging from poodles to Great Danes, they are all dogs and can interbreed. They are not, on the other hand, part dog and part cat. Breeding produces variety, but it can never change a dog/wolf into a new kind of animal.

No abundance of intermediate types of fossils

If evolution had occurred there should be an abundance of intermediate types of fossils showing the transitions. There are a handful of disputed ones.

All the kinds of living organisms that ever existed appeared together when God spoke.

All the kinds of living organisms that ever existed appeared together when God spoke. The passing of time has brought the extinction of many creatures that will never appear again. BUT evolution says there was one kind to start with and over millions of years more and more kinds have evolved.

God wanted this planet to be filled.

Isaiah 45v18. Notice that all the creatures were to reproduce after their kind so as to fill the earth (Genesis 1v20-25). Adam and Eve were specifically commanded by God to populate the earth (Genesis 1v28). ‘Replenish’ simply means ‘fill.’ This is important because it dispels the notion that Adam and Eve’s sin was sexual relations.

God gave man dominion over every living thing.

Genesis 1v28. God intended Adam and Eve to be rule over the earth as His good stewards. God had planted the beautiful Garden of Eden and put Adam in it to dress it and keep it (Genesis 2v15). Thus, Adam became the world’s first farmer, to caringly and respectfully look after the plants and animals with Eve’s help.

Animals and man were originally vegetarian.

Genesis 1v29-30. This is consistent with God creating everything ‘very good’ (Genesis 1v31). God made everything perfect and there was no bloodshed or death. Animals lived in harmony and without fear of each other or man. Only after Adam sinned (Genesis 3) did animals start to kill each other. After Noah’s flood God permitted man to eat meat (Genesis 9v3).


For further information on creation/evolution issues visit:

Answers in Genesis
Creation Ministries International