2007-02-04 15:09:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh. Crap it posted. Woohoo!! I guess I'm not being silenced.
2007-02-04 15:12:26 · update #1
He was talking to the other Gods in his pantheon. At the time the first book was written, the ancient Middle Easterners were still polytheistic.
2007-02-04 15:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Have a look in the first two chapters of Job: 'the sons of God'.
Here we have not only a reference to angels, but also a reference to more than one son! The term in Genesis for 'God ', at the place you mentioned, is 'Elohim', which is PLURAL for
'magistrates' or 'judges', the singular being 'Eloah', and some close derivatives, 'ela' (God), 'ala' (God), and 'alla' (oak, large tree), also 'elleh' (these, those, them). Hello, muslims! See a familiar name here?
Note also Jesus' appeal in the garden: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani", and the misinterpretation of the onlookers. This is actually a reference to Psalm 22, and His prayer for deliverance, using that Psalm!
I do not assert, however, that Jesus is not the only 'begotten son'.
I am simply pointing out the existence of other sons, according to the King James version, whether they are 'begotten' or not.
2007-02-04 16:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i ought to say that God the daddy is conversing to the Holy Ghost and the Son for the reason that no longer something except God can create. that is my Christian take on the problem. I even do no longer understand what Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses imagine. Edit: Kerry good element on John a million:a million because it coach Jesus obviously recent on the time of creation, yet you actually might want to end John a million:a million... and the be conscious change into God.
2016-11-02 08:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Carry,
The 'pluarlity' of God- Elohim. He didn't have to - anything. But he did. He created man to fellowship with him. The love He has for us is genuine. That's why some of us are saved. He wants us to spend eternity with him. As far as we know, there are no other beings like us. He is triune, or can be referenced as three distinct 'versions' for lack of a better word. He made man in His own image- triune, You can check the Hebrew- Spirit- Body- and Judgement. I believe that we all have all three, so He has three.
EDIT: When is the movie coming out? BCJr. is great!
2007-02-04 15:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What does it mean that man is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27)?"
"Answer: On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed man from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, man is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material (body) and an immaterial (soul / spirit) part.
Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is a spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God, insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.".....
rest of the explanation is found at the url below
2007-02-04 15:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's referring to the Trinity-The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
Read the Book of Genesis for more information.
God Bless You.
2007-02-04 15:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by mrgerbil 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
G-d created the angels first, who were up there when He was creating the other stuff, hence the plural pronoun.
dorkmobile, maybe you need to ask more than one of each? every rabbi I have ever asked has had an answer.
2007-02-04 15:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, He was talking to Jesus, the fact is Jesus existed before He came to the earth to die for mankind. The bible mentions that Jesus was the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
2007-02-04 15:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always wondered who the "we" was, too. I have asked Christian theologans, Jewish Rabbis and Muslims. No one can seem to answer that but the Muslims. They say it was God and the Archangels. I confirmed this in the Quran.
I also wondered about the giants...
2007-02-04 15:16:10 · answer #9 · answered by dorkmobile 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Elohim is mentioned in original texts, it's a plural word, indicating... well, not my business to point out what it indicates, but it does raise some interesting questions, doesn't it?
2007-02-04 15:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋