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Elohim is plural but has absolutely nothing to do with trinity… It means powerful ,those who God made powerful carries the title of Elohim. That’s the plurality of the word.
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It’s a plural word for a reason.
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Yeah… elohim is a spiritual being, the Sons of God…. bene Elohim . I thought this was common knowledge? Angels, cherubim, seraphim are all elohim….. the im is what makes it a plural. Check out Dr. Heiser’s book Unseen realm, or check out his lectures on YouTube. It’s the “divine council world view”. This is nothin new in the academic world and he cites primary source texts and papers. God the Father is the Most High Elohim (God of gods, Lord of Lords) if there were no other elohim, how could he be higher than them?
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You believe in the God of the Bible?
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Elohim is plural like Behemoth is plural.
Behemoth means “great beast” or “greatest beast.” It’s just the plural of “beast.”
Elohim means “great God” or “greatest God.”
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Yadah Yasharael this is incorrect usage and application.
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my first question is what dictionary are you using and what year was it printed does it match with the actual meaning of the hebrew words and are those hebrew words from the proper and best hebrew scripture? just wondering.
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its prural,thats why it says let us make man in out image,not let me make man in my image. there is the first evidence of the Trinity in the Bible and plenty of other scriptures back it up.
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Are you suggesting “in the beginning rulers judges and angels created the heaven and the earth”??
Because that very same chapter says “let US make man in OUR image”. Both plural. Then it immediately says “our image” is the image of God only. Not the image of God and angels.
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Do you worship God?
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Theological confusion concerning the Trinity: “Elohim is plural but has absolutely nothing to do with trinity… It means powerful, those who God made powerful carries the title of Elohim. That’s the plurality of the word.”
Response to the one denying the Trinity…
Jesus, in John 10:34, quoted Psalm 82:6 where Elohim-gods is used to denote judges-magistrates, those in power and those who rule over the people via God’s authority…but these are men, not Deity. Note: “This use of the word “gods” to refer to humans is rare, but it is found elsewhere in the Old Testament. For example, when God sent Moses to Pharaoh, He said, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh” (Exodus 7:1). This simply means that Moses, as the messenger of God, was speaking God’s words and would therefore be God’s representative to the king. The Hebrew word Elohim is translated “judges” in Exodus 21:6 and 22:8, 9, and 28.” (Source: GotQuestions)
Discussion…
Elohim, Genesis 1:1, is a plural noun with a singular verb. In Genesis 1:2, we’re introduced to the 3rd-Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit and in John 1, the Creator in Elohim as per Genesis 1:1 is introduced as Yeshua-Jesus Christ the Son i.e. the Living “Word” of God. Though I cannot adequately explain the Trinity, my God has chosen to reveal Himself in a Trinity, a Triune God that is revealed in God the Father, God the Son the God the Holy Spirit and these Three are co-equal as One-God while an agreed upon delineation in authority is present among the Godhead.
Why God has chosen to do this, I do not know but I cannot deny the fact the my Lord has introduced Himself in this way. It is very likely that because God is Spirit (John 4:24) and His Plan for redemption involved manifesting in flesh (Genesis 3:14-15; Matthew 1:23) that the Godhead appears in a division of Three as God would clothe Himself in flesh and offer Himself as the sacrificial Lamb for our sin thus requiring a manifestation of God in the flesh in order to take upon Himself the sin of the World; And this same God, in His resurrected body, would leave the corruption of the World yet in Spirit He would indwell the body of those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as Lord…it is the Spirit of God dwelling in the body of the faithful that secures them in God’s righteousness forever and walks with them daily in the process of sanctification as they are prepared for a life of service in Eternity. This is truly a mystery beyond the mind of man.
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The definition of any word is dependent on its context. Jesus is said to have created everything that exists, meaning nothing existed prior to Jesus’ creating something from nothing Col. 1, John 1. Yet the Father also is identified as the Creator and so is the Holy Spirit Who moved upon the waters of chaos. The Three are seen as separate at Jesus’ baptism, They are identified as Three Persons in One Being. Even if you identify Elohim as the power of God expressed by plurality you still have the identification of all three Members of the Triune Godhead actively being the Creator. So Elohim as the Creator noun in Genesis 1:1 can be recognized as a referring to the Trinitarian plurality.
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in Gen 1:1 it indicates a plurality of more than 2, but EVERYONE translates it “God”.
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Trinity is not the core argument. Jesus divinity is.
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If God cared that mankind knows there’s only one God, why would He had to confuse mankind ? Trinity is the only explanation. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit created the heavens and earth together and stood as ONE TRIUNE GOD.
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Jesus explained The ONE TRIUNE GOD :
< John 10:25-38 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside— what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” > -
Whatever. You can fight the truth but fighting from a lie you will always lose to the Truth (John 14:6)
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In my culture, a chief is referred to in the plural. In ordinary conversation, respect towards another is expressed by referring to the person in the plural. The word for a singular is changed to word for many by adding a suffix. We have different words for a single person, two persons, three persons, and more than three persons. The meaning of the root word is changed by adding a different suffix. So, in my culture, using a word for more than one person to refer to a single person is a sign of respect.
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The fact you all don’t really understand the trinity and the Divine of Jesus is proof that God is much more than you can fathom.
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I agree. That’s how Jewish Monotheism Interpretation about Elokim works. El (root word means Might and Power); Eloah (singular means Mighty or Powerful God); Elohim (plural in form but singular in construction, means Intense might and power of God).
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Try to read Bible, you will detect two distinct God in one verse of Bible. That’s if you can look deeply.
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Do you know that even the Jews know about this? But they willingly remove Gods to disprove Jesus Deity?
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I too I don’t preach Trinity as before, but the fact is Jesus Christ is God.
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Jewish: G_d
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Elohim can be used as “plurality of majesty and other divine characteristics of God”. It doesn’t neccesarily mean “plurality in number. Moses was also addressed as “Elohim” in the Hebrew translation of “I will make you a God (Elohim) to pharaoh. And obviously, Moses is just ONE PERSON. Not two or three. So I agree with this post.
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Pure blasphemy
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