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Old 10-14-2007, 09:34 AM
 
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1 Genesis 26 says..

"And God said, Let us make man in our image"

why the "us" and "our"?

Who is the "us"?

Is it just a translation thing or is there deeper meaning?
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Old 10-14-2007, 09:40 AM
 
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At the time Genesis was written religion was not monotheistic, hence the us.
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Old 10-14-2007, 09:44 AM
 
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It could be just something like the Royal We as used by Kings and Queens.

It's really a moot point unless you really think that God looks like us humans, dark skinned for the Africans, slanted eyes for the Asians, blue eyes and blond hair for the Scandinavians. Straight hair or kinky fuzz? Hairy beard or scant beard like the Native Americans? Maybe when we can agree on what God really looks like, then maybe we can decide what he meant.
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Old 10-14-2007, 09:46 AM
 
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Many would say it refers to God the Father, Jesus (pre-incarnate), and the Holy Spirit...


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Old 10-14-2007, 09:46 AM
 
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1 Genesis 26 says..

"And God said, Let us make man in our image"

why the "us" and "our"?

Who is the "us"?

Is it just a translation thing or is there deeper meaning?

Some believe this is one of many references to the Trinity.
I'm aware of at least one long thread on this subject.
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Old 10-14-2007, 09:52 AM
 
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Isn't Genesis from the Torah and the Jews don't believe that Christ is God?
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Old 10-14-2007, 10:15 AM
 
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IMO...God and Jesus definitely, possibly including the Holy Spirit
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Old 10-14-2007, 11:36 AM
 
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It means the Lord God and all his children inc the angels.
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Old 10-14-2007, 01:30 PM
 
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I think that it refers to the invisible God and the word who became flesh, the Son, who is His exact image.
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Old 10-14-2007, 01:37 PM
 
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There was no messiah in Genesis, right? So if there was no messiah in Genesis there was only 1 God. I mean the Jews do not believe in the holy trinity, right?
Or am I missing something?
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