"In Midrashic exegesis of Genesis, the rabbis noted the absence of the sentence "And God saw that it was good" immediately following the creation of humankind. The biblical statement "And God saw all that He had made and found it very good" (at the end of the sixth day of creation) refers to all of creation ("all that He had made") and not specifically to the creation of the human species. The judgement that this last creation was good (where "good" implies the realization of the Creator's intention) cannot be made by God alone, but ultimately depends upon human beings themselves".

David Hartman, "A Living Covenant", p.26