So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them. (Genesis 1: 27, 28 ESV)
Blessings First
I once lost out on a promotion at a produce center because the job was given to the boss’s nephew. In high school, the Vice-Principle’s daughter seemed to get away with anything. When coaching, we were always on the lookout to make sure that we coaches-with-kids-on-the-team did not favor our offspring.
Nepotism is a horrible thing, we usually think.
But nepotism is also an understandable thing. We want to bless our children, family, and friends wherever we can. When we have something to give, whether materially, emotionally, or positionally, we yearn to do so.
It is a by-product of love.
As God created the universe, He created a lot of creatures. And He blessed all of creation (Genesis 1:22). But then He particularly blessed mankind (Genesis 1:28).
It was not nepotism… it was love.
He blessed them in the Garden. He blessed them with hope after the fall. He blessed them by giving dominion over all creation. He blessed them by forming them into a nation. He blessed them by promising, and keeping His promises. He blessed them though providence. He blessed them triumphantly through the Messiah.
The first thing God did after creating humans was bless them.
And He has not stopped.
All because of love.