In the book of Genesis God said let us make man in our image. Who is us and who is our.?

Answer 1

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Answer 2

Some translations say - human beings, because in modern times man has noticed that women were also real persons like themselves, and could now be considered human beings. Woman have been counted in population cencus' since the first century, when Tiberius announced (this was an Official Government Announcement) - that the whole or entire world should be counted, not just the adult males, which was the custom up to that time. This was a major bell ringing victory for woman - unfortunately - no man heard (their minds were bound in dense darkness). You notice the bible is a male oriented book, tailor made for them. So who the two are speaking at the beginning, is a matter of interpretation. Seeing they made Adam and Eve, you would think the two speaking, that is called God, would be a man and a woman, or Father and Mother, but like I say, its a matter of interpretation.

Answer 3

The one answer that obviously cannot be correct is "the Trinity", since the author obviously did not have a concept of a doctrine that had not been invented yet. The traditional answer is that God was here addressing the heavenly council, which (according to other texts in the Jewish Scriptures) was made up of gods and/or angels (which may or may not be referring to the same thing). This is the classic historic Jewish interpretation. The only debate was about whether the angels actually participated in the creation or not.

Answer 4

At Genesis 1:26, we read that Jehovah said: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.” To whom was he addressing these words? Referring to the spirit creature who became the perfect man Jesus, the apostle Paul said: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and upon the earth.” (Colossians 1:15, 16) Yes, it seems logical that at Genesis 1:26, Jehovah was speaking to his only-begotten Son, the “master worker,” who was at his side during the creation of the heavens and the earth. (Proverbs 8:22-31) The similarity of the expression at Genesis 3:22 suggests that Jehovah was again speaking to the one closest to him, his only-begotten Son.

But since Jehovah is the one primarily responsible for all this creative work, it is ascribed to him.—Ne 9:6; Ps 136:1, 5-9.

Trinitarians say God was talking to two other parts of himself when he said: "Let us make man." But if that were the case, why did the very next verse say: "So God created man in HIS own image, in the image of God created HE him; male and female created HE them."

Did God go from three persons to one person in just one verse?

Answer 5

The book of Genesis was written in "read-a-long" format to make it easier to understand.

Answer 6

I always thought it was those Greek Gods, Zeus, Adonis, etc. Maybe even the Egytian Ra.