In Genesis 1:26, it says, "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." My question is who was God speaking to when He said "Let us"?
2007-08-20 20:19:57 · 17 answers · asked by Marie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Us- is God addressing his partner in creation- HUMANKIND. The way it is understood is this. God created man to be partners with him in creation. Thus in the spiritual realm- it is incomplete without the observance of the Sabbath day by people- and thus we partner with God in the spiritual realm. In the physical realm- we learn that God intended for us to be his partners in creation with him as well. He thus addresses himself to the souls of the future generations, telling us that there will be something for us to do in the completion of the creation of man. (It is the Jewish belief, expounded on by the Ramban in his commentaries to bereishis, that God in essence only created two things, both on the first day. From the one- everything physical evolved- from the other- everything spiritual, thus the souls of mankind were already in existence by the sixth day- albeit not in bodies. God's intervention is needed here to combine the physical with the spiritual since naturally the two would not combine.
So, what is the physical act of creation that we do in order to be partners with God in creation? that is seen in the Bris Milah- circumcision. Just as the Sabath day was the Jews sealing of their spiritual covenant with God and becoming his partner in spiritual creation- so the Bris Milah is the physical covenant through which we become God's partners in his creation of the physical world.
2007-08-21 02:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
unique sin is a ingredient of Christian doctrine, not Jewish. you're onto to a minimum of something right here: Christianity is definitely Paulianity. lower back, you're suitable. The Christians declare Judaism because of the fact the alleged character of Jesus replaced right into a Jew and the 1st followers have been a breakaway sect of Jews, yet Paul made it inclusive for Gentiles. Christianity and Judaism are as diverse as Hinduism and Islam. The drained previous declare of the previous testomony being the Tanakh is ridiculous. The re-writers made the OT unrecognizable to any of the Jews. If I have been Jewish i could be outraged to be pronounced in the comparable sentence with Christians. I grew up in New Orleans, which has a massive Jewish inhabitants and that i had a variety of Jewish pals. on no account in our discussions did any Jew point out unique Sin.
2016-10-16 07:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God was speaking to Jesus, God's Son and Master Worker. -Proverbs 8:22-31; Matthew 3:17
2007-08-20 22:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a word that has been left out of some of the newer translations of the bible..."Elohim". It has been removed from at least 3 seperate places during the creation/fall of man story.
This word is fairly damning to the creation story, and the myth that Yahweh being the only god. See, the word is plural.
Eloi, the singular, was cried out by Jesus on the cross according to myth: Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" The word Elohim, when translated correctly, means "pantheon"or "brethren" (the short version, the group it refers to are all equals). It has been replaced in the creation story, by the generic "us".
Traditionally, these two faiths take the position that god is so great, he can only be referred to as plural. Another misconception is that Yahweh was talking to the angels (this can't be so, since, as I stated above, the word carries a tone of equality...and the angels are not Yahweh's equal). The above verse clearly illustrates that Jesus...you know, that guy who is supposed to be god in the flesh...calls out to a singular god.
Further, later, during the eviction from the garden, Yahweh says: Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever."
This is all verifible with an older bible.
2007-08-20 20:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
God is a Trinity, that is a 3 in 1, Being ! God, the Father, is the Planner here, Jesus is the "Logos" or spokes person and the Holy Spirit does the "hands on" work. It was none other than Jesus Christ uttering these infamous words, here. The real "Beginning of the age [world] we know, is found in the Book of John of the bible. See: John chapter 1, verse 1-4 .
2007-08-20 20:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Jewish tradition holds that God was speaking to the angels throughout the creation process.
2007-08-20 20:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
When God the Father is speaking, he is speaking to himself, Christ and the HOly Spirit. All are One. In Collosians..all things were created by him for, him and through him. "Him" refering to Christ. Also in Dueteronomy (sorry I forget the verse right now ) there is a verse where it says the mother eagle "hovers" over her young. This is refering to taking a part in raising of her young. This is the same word used in Genesis when the Spirit hovers over the waters during the creation passage. These passages show the truth that God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit all had a role during creation and are all the same.
2007-08-20 20:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by Reds 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I am no christian, but let me try to use Christian Logic to answer here..
God, is always the same,yesterday today and tomorrow. Ergo, if there is a trinity then it was speaking to itself ( it's other personalities, Jesus, horus, vishnu, krisna, holy spirit, Zeus etc..) Oh, sorry, I got off track a bit...
2007-08-20 20:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I think we all just assume he talked to *all*
Although he was *all* there was at that point to our knowledge, we tend to believe that there's more than we know, and FAITH gives us the ability to wait and see. I don't need to know that right now, and I believe I'll find out some day.
I'd be talking to myself if I were Him, though.
...and before you get bent out of shape, folks, I think God's got a sense of humor. :)
Cheers!
2007-08-20 20:25:56 · answer #9 · answered by griblit 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The other aliens that helped seed the earth with the genetic materials that gave rise to us... ;-P
More likely though it's a throwback to pre-monotheistic beliefs from the region. Keep in mind that God is referred to and refers to himself as the Elohim (You'll have to go to the original texts or older translations for this) which refers to a group of individuals rather than one being.
2007-08-20 20:25:46 · answer #10 · answered by dead_elves 3 · 3⤊ 9⤋