Commentary: Genesis 1:28 Omission — Dominion Given to Both

Ardavanis says:

"To the man was given dominion over all creation."

This is flatly contradicted by Ge 1:28: "God blessed THEM; and God said to THEM, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea...'" The word "them" is critical — both man and woman received the dominion mandate together.

Ardavanis's entire case builds from Ge 2 while completely ignoring Ge 1:28. The phrases "Ge 1:28," "subdue," "fill the earth," and "be fruitful" never appear anywhere in the sermon transcript. He leaps from 1:26 (image of God) to 2:15 (command to Adam alone), skipping the foundational mandate entirely. This is the most damaging gap in his argument — you cannot claim dominion was given to the man alone when the text explicitly says otherwise.