As one reads Isaiah 45:5,6 and 12, the Decalogue declares and affirms Isaiah 45:5,6 and 12. There is only one God.
Having said that as one may know tIn he Hebrew word for God is “Elohim.” Hebrew scholars have observed that the word, “Elohim” is plural in form, not singular in form. The question arises is this” Is the plurality of majesty, a plurality of being or both? Depending on one’s theological conviction, Christians have varying views.
As I studied the Scriptures, I suggest these thoughts for one’s consideration on the plurality of the noun, Elohim.
A. If there is only one being in the plural form of Elohim, then Genesis 1:1 becomes a biblical question. Genesis 1:1 states that Elohim created the universe and the earth while in that same verse there is the mention of the spirit or Spirit of God. Is the spirit or Spirit of God a force or a being? As Scriptures reveal, the Spirit of God is not a force but a person.
There is debate in Scripture of who the “us” or “our” in the creation of man (Gen. 1:26). As one does a word study on spirit/Spirit, one has to make his/her own conclusion on the term. See Gen 6:3, Psalm 139:7, II Sam. 23:2, Zech. 4:6. If one considers the New Testament, the referral of the Spirit is clearer as one reads the Gospel of John.
B. If there is only one being in the plural form of Elohim, then the introduction of LORD (YHWH) God (Elohim) becomes a biblical question. The writer, Moses, introduces the LORD God in the creation of Adam and Eve. The interpretation of the LORD God can be viewed as a varying account between Genesis 1 and 2, the revealed name of Elohim as “LORD” God rather than just God, or another being called LORD God.
As one reads the Old Testament, the presence of the LORD God and God appears to be two different person. For example in Genesis 7 one reads this, “15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in” (A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages). Bible citations are in the New International Version. The text states two individuals: God (Elohim) and LORD (YHWH). See also Exodus 3 of the burning bush before Moses. I encourage other readers to study further this topic on their own in the Old Testament.
It is my personal conviction that the plurality of the noun reflects plurality of persons that includes God, the Spirit and the LORD God. If my study is correct, then the Apostle John introduction of the Word, (Logos) reflects the LORD God. It is the LORD God who appeared to men and women in the Old Testament. The Old Testament prophesy of Immanuel, God with us, through the incarnation of the LORD God as Jesus who is the Word of God. As one reads the Gospels, the Apostle John declares that the one who sees him has seen the Father and that whatever the Father does or says that is what he does and says. The Word of God does not do anything independent of the Father.
As one reads John 1:1–4, there is the statement of God and the Word of God. If the Apostle John wanted the reader to know that the Word and God are the same being, he would have included the definite article. He would say this, “and the Word was THE God, but instead he does not include the definite article in the text. If the Apostle John wanted to say that the Word had an origin or a lesser deity, he could have said that the Word BECAME God, but he doesn’t that word. He states that the Word was with God in the beginning. John further declares that it was the Word made everything, while in Genesis 1:1 it is Elohim who made the heavens and the earth. The conclusion is either there is a contradiction in the persons who created the universe and earth or that there were a plurality of being in the creation of the universe and earth. One has to study the text and come to one’s own conviction. One can study Colossians 1, Ephesians 1, and Hebrew 1, Philippians 2 for one’s further study.
SUMMARY: God has revealed himself in a plural form of majestic in attributes and in plurality of beings. There is three beings in this one Godhead: God, the Spirit, and the LORD God or the Word.
For more perspectives:
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