Sermon Notes - God Why Are You So Mindful of Man?
Lesson Title: What Is Man – Lesson One: God Why Are You So Mindful of Man?
📅 Date: July 13, 2025
📖 Text: Psalms 8:4–5; Genesis 1:26
INTRODUCTION: A RETURN TO ORIGINAL INTENT
Today we will explore:
• God’s original design and prophetic intention for man
• What was lost through the fall: function, dominion, order, presence, glory
• Why Jesus came — not just to save us from hell but to restore purpose
Genesis 1:26 – “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…”
HEBREW WORD STUDY: MAN – אָדָם (Adam)
Letters: Aleph (א) – Dalet (ד) – Mem (ם)
A. א – Aleph
• Symbol: Ox head = strength, divine authority
• Aleph represents God Himself — man begins with God
➤ Without Aleph, Adam becomes Dam (blood): flesh without spirit
➤ With Aleph, man becomes a living soul – Genesis 2:7
• Nishmat chayyim = breath of life → impartation of spirit & function
Job 32:8 – “There is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives understanding.”
B. ד – Dalet
• Symbol: Door = access, choice, movement
• Man is the doorway between heaven and earth
• Charged to steward, guard, and represent God in creation
Genesis 2:15 – “To tend (avad) and keep (shamar)”
• Avad = to serve, cultivate, worship
• Shamar = to guard, protect, maintain order
➤ Adam was a priest, not a farmer — cultivating presence and guarding order
C. ם – Final Mem
• Symbol: Water = depth, mystery, divine flow
• Final form = sealed vessel, concealed mysteries
➤ Man was created to contain the deep things of God
• A vessel for divine revelation, spirit, and covenant purpose
John 20:22 – Jesus breathes on the disciples: “Receive the Holy Spirit”
John 7:38 – “Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water”
REVELATION:
Aleph – You begin in God
Dalet – You are His door
Mem – You carry His mystery
IMAGE – צֶלֶם (Tselem)
Letters: Tsade (צ) – Lamed (ל) – Final Mem (ם)
A. צ – Tsade
• Pictograph: Hook or man bowed = righteousness, pursuit
➤ Drawn to God by design — like a divine magnet
➤ Psalm 42:1 – “My soul pants for You…”
➤ Psalm 42:7 – “Deep calls to deep…”
We are wired for divine attraction — image is both reflection and connection.
B. ל – Lamed
• Symbol: Shepherd’s staff = instruction, authority
➤ We are created to represent divine rulership
➤ God’s authority placed in man to reflect His dominion
C. ם – Final Mem
• Hidden depth, mystery, divine container
➤ God’s glory and presence were designed to dwell within man
➤ Tselem = visible expression of invisible God
LIKENESS – דְּמוּת (D’mut)
Letters: Dalet – Mem – Vav – Tav
A. ו – Vav
• Symbol: Nail or hook = connection
➤ Joins heaven and earth, spirit and flesh
➤ Speaks of reconciliation, divine-human oneness
B. ת – Tav
• Symbol: Cross or mark = covenant, seal, completion
➤ Represents finality, redemption, and ownership
LIKENESS = A Blueprint
• Not just similarity — it’s identity in function and behavior
• Man was made to live, love, and rule like God
PSALM 8:4 – “WHAT IS MAN THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF HIM?”
Mindful – Hebrew: זָכַר (Zakar)
• To remember, act with intention, covenantal mindfulness
➤ God doesn’t casually remember man — He moves toward us with divine purpose
Romans 8:29 – “Predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son…”
Hebrews 1:3 – Jesus, the express image of the Father
Even before the fall, God had a plan for restoration
➤ Vav and Tav in D’mut prophetically point to Jesus — the Nail, the Cross
FINAL THOUGHT:
God’s mindfulness = His active intention to restore man to original identity
Jesus didn’t just redeem us — He reconnected us to divine image and function
🗣️ “You are not random — you are remembered.”
🗣️ “You are not lost — you are being restored.”
Christ is the Vav and the Tav — He’s the connection and the seal.
He came not just to forgive sin — but to recover your design.