"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"
It is argued that us refers to Jesus and the Trinity. The plurals in the passage refer to God performing his creative work through his angels. Consider the evidence:
Men bear the physical image of angels. Angels were mistaken for men by Lot.1 (Gen. 18:2, 22 cf. 19:1, 15) Divine activity is said to be done by God, although actually executed by the angels. Note the following examples: The LORD appeared to Moses in the burning bush. (Exod. 3:4-8). But Stephen says Moses was with "the angel which appeared to him in the bush." (Acts 7:35 cf. vs. 30). The Exodus account also reveals that it was an angel. (Exod. 3:2).
God gave the ten commandments to Moses (Exod. 20:2, note "me" vs. 3; "for I the LORD thy God" vs. 5, etc.). But Stephen says it was the angel "which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give unto us." (Acts 7:38).
2006-07-20
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