Why did God make people last instead of first?

Curiously Kaitlyn

Phil Vischer

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Human beings are made in the image of God, so we should be first, right? The first are usually the most important. Why would God make us after all the animals and plants? Kaitlyn explains the theology behind Adam and Even being made after the Garden of Eden.

0:00 - Theme Song

1:33 - Why Did God Create People Last?

2:42 - Being Last Humbles Us

9:00 - Being Last Elevates Us

16:18 - God Gave Us Rest

21:26 - Why Rest is Hard

26:05 - End Credits

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0:00.0	Welcome to Curiously Caitlin, where we try to make theology make sense.
0:06.6	I don't know.
0:10.1	That doesn't make any sense.
0:14.3	Curiously, Kate, yeah.
0:19.9	Welcome back to Curiously, Caitlin. I'm joined once again by producer Mike. Mike, how are you?
0:25.2	Caitlin, I'm feeling second rate today. Oh, bummer. Yeah, just like I was an afterthought.
0:32.4	Like you were an afterthought. Do you feel like that as a parent? Oh, all the time.
0:39.3	You're just like, the world is about these three children. Yeah, not only that, but then my kids love their mom so much more than me.
0:45.2	No, all three of them, do you think? Oh, yes. Miles, our two-year-old, anytime I put him down
0:51.6	to bed, he just goes, Mama's turn. Mama's turn all the time. Kelia is great. She is wonderful. I mean, they're not wrong to like her. She has a little fan club. All four of you love her. They're not wrong to like her more than me. And it would just be nice if they kept some of those thoughts to themselves. You know that it'll shift. I don't think it will. I think at some point it'll suddenly be like, dad's cool. We're hanging out with dad and mom is not cool. So she's so cool that I don't think. I think that's maybe normal for most, but not for me. I will always be second rate. But that's okay. That's okay. It's worth it. That's just what it means to be human maybe. Yeah, yeah, exactly.
1:28.6	And speaking of that, let's go ahead and listen to today's question.
1:33.1	Why did God create us last instead of first?
1:36.6	Ooh.
1:37.7	Why did God create us last instead of first?
1:42.1	A very kid question.
1:44.3	A very kid question. A very kid question.
1:45.1	I have three kids.
1:46.0	Caitlin.
1:46.4	Yeah.
1:46.6	And let me say, there have been multiple times where one of them comes home from school in tears as they get in the van.
1:54.7	And it is because they were supposed to be line leader.
1:57.6	Line leader.
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