day no. 16,643: the image of God lathered on like icing

God did not say, “Be fruitful, but be reasonable.” He did not command, "Fill the earth," but warn, "But don't get carried away!"

Genesis 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 and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

God blessed them by saying be fruitful and multiply. He charged them to fill the earth and to rule over it -- every inch of every other thing under the sun. God was over man and He commanded men to be over everything else. He did not merely spread man's authority over the earth, but commanded man to multiply in order to make his presence felt over the entire earth. There is no mud meant to be withheld from the squish of good men's toes.

Genesis 9:1, 7

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth... Be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it."

This command was not forfeited by the fall. God reiterated his charge to fill the globe after having filled it with water. Once the waters subsided, He reminded Noah of what He first told Adam, "Go and do to the world what I did with water -- fill it, subdue it, rule over it, and spread out everywhere to each nook and cranny.

Leviticus 26:9

I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you

The principle behind this pronouncement was not lost through the patriarchs or abandoned in Egypt. God told Moses that the plan was still, "Be fruitful and multiply." This command was part of the covenant. Go out and get after it everywhere there is to git and don't be stingy with the serving sizes. Slather the image of God on everything like icing on a hot cinnamon roll.

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

Finally, Jesus Christ in His farewell address to His disciples circled back to this command. Go out and flood the world with the presence of God. Baptize the entire globe in the Name of the Triune God. Do not, like Achilles’ mom, allow anything to remain dry. Make sure the water and the blood sprinkle everything.

From beginning to end, it has always been, "Be fruitful and multiply." Never has a hint of holding back been introduced. It has always been full send and spread thick. The plan has always included a positive view of production and posterity akin to "the more the merrier."