“So God created mankind in his own image… Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground.”

— Genesis 1:27; 2:7 (NIV)

There is a hidden mystery in Genesis that most overlook—a dual creation of man. On the surface, it seems like a contradiction. But when decoded spiritually, it reveals one of the greatest truths of your divine nature.

The Bible doesn’t just tell one story—it tells two levels of the same story: the spiritual and the physical, the invisible and the visible, the heavenly and the earthly, the image and the form.

Let us decode it.

Creation One: The Man in the Image of God (Genesis 1)

“Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…’ So God created mankind in his own image…”
— Genesis 1:26-27 (NIV)

This man is not made from dust or matter. He is spoken into existence by God (Elohim)—the impersonal, all-powerful creative force. This is the man of divine thought, the spiritual blueprint, the consciousness of God individualized.

He is not male or female in a physical sense—he is both—a unified being, symbolizing balance, wholeness, and divine completion. This is not a human body but a state of being, a mental and spiritual reality created in the image and likeness of the I AM.

This first creation represents the true self, the higher self, the Spirit of Truth—the divine essence within you that is eternal, perfect, and complete. It is not born of flesh but of consciousness.

Creation Two: The Man Formed from Dust (Genesis 2)

“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life…”
— Genesis 2:7 (NIV)

This man is different. He is not created from the image of God but formed—shaped from the dust of the earth, the material realm.

And who creates him? Not God (Elohim) alone, but the Lord God (YHWH Elohim)—the personal “I AM,” now engaging with man as an individual consciousness.

This man is the manifestation of the spiritual idea—the divine blueprint brought into time, form, and experience. He is animated by the breath of life—spirit, consciousness, awareness.

This is you, the human expression of your divine self. Dust is symbolic of limitation, mortality, form, ego, and the world. The breath is your God-nature, your invisible identity, the spirit that animates form.

The Hidden Wisdom

The Bible is not contradicting itself. It is revealing the duality of your nature:

• You are spiritual (created in God’s image)

• And you are earthly (formed from dust)

But the spiritual came first.

“The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:46-47 (NIV)

Paul understood this. He wasn’t just talking about Adam and Jesus—he was speaking of a journey of awakening. We all begin as the man of dust, but we are called to awaken to the man of Spirit, the Christ within, our true divine image.

Spiritual Application: Rediscovering the First Man

The world teaches you to identify with the man of dust:

• You are your body.

• You are your race, culture, gender, and past.

• You are limited by circumstance.

But Scripture reveals that you are much more. You are the image of God, the I AM made manifest, the spiritual consciousness breathing life into form.

When you live from the second man only, you feel lost, anxious, and powerless. But when you align with the first man—your divine self—you live in dominion, peace, and power.

“Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
— Ephesians 4:24 (NIV)

This is the great awakening: You are not the dust. You are the divine breath.

Affirmations to Embody the Truth

• I am made in the image of God. I am spirit, not just flesh.

• Though I walk in the world, I live from the kingdom within.

• I am the breath of God, not the dust I dwell in.

• I choose to live from my higher self—the man of Spirit and power.

Conclusion: From Dust to Divinity

The two creations of man in Genesis are not a flaw in the story—they are the foundation of it. You are both dust and divinity, form and formlessness, human and God.

But your true self—the image of God—came first. And the journey of life is not to become someone else, but to remember who you already are.

Awaken. Breathe. Live from the first creation.