26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Gen. 1:26-27
It is not as hard as it seems. The main thing we need to know is this.
Who was God? The Hebrew for God is
ELOHIM.
So who was Elohim who said let us make man in our image and likeness?
We will allow the Patriarch Jacob also known as Israel to answer the question for us.
15: And he blessed Joseph, and said,
Elohim, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,
the Elohim which fed me all my life long unto this day,
16:
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Gen. 48:15-16
In verse 15 the word God is used two times as Jacob blesses his Grandsons. He describes the very God (Elohim) who was Abraham and Issacs God.
In verse 16 he says
THE ANGEL is his God. The Angel then is Elohim
HIMSELF.
So The Angel Of Elohim is Elohim.
So when Elohim (the Angel) says let us make Man after our likeness he is addressing the Angels.
They themselves are made in his image. The image of Elohim.
Men will have a likeness after that of Angels.
Angels are referred to as
MEN various times in scripture.
For example in Daniel:
15: And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the
appearance of a man.
16: And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make
this man to understand the vision.
Dan. 8:15-16
21: Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the
man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Dan. 9:21
Gabriel one of the greatest Angels is called
A MAN!
Angels look like
MEN. Why? Because we are made in their image.
So after Elohim said let us make man after
OUR IMAGE then we read:
27: So Elohim created man in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he him; male and female created he them.
Elohim alone then makes man proving he was speaking to the Angels
OUT OF COURTESY when he says "let us make man".
They dont make man he does. The verse also proves Elohim had an image and likeness. The angels and ourselves are made after it!
So bottom line:
Elohim (Angel of YHWH) is our Creator. Not three distinct persons of YHWH.
Threaded Mode
