"Let US make man in OUR image"

 *02/02/2025*


*THANKSGIVING SERVICE*


THEME:

*THE NATURE OF GOD*

(Hebrew pl.'elohim)


Text:

Genesis 1:1,26

Deuteronomy 7:9

Isaiah 45:18


TOPIC:

*FORM OF GOD*

- All three are in Unity 

   *"Let US make man in OUR image".

Genesis 1:26

*Let Us make* emphasizes the majesty of the speaker. Furthermore, the use of a plural for God allows for the later revelation of the Trinity.

Genesis 11:7

Matthew 28:19

The *Us* cannot refer to the angels that are present with God because man is made in the image of God alone, not also that of the angels.

*in Our image*: What is the image of God in man? The traditional view is that God's image is certain moral, ethical and intellectual abilities. A more recent view, based on Hebrew grammar and the knowledge of the ancient Middle East, interprets the phrase as meaning "Let us make man as our image" (the Hebrew preposition in this phrase can be translated as). In ancient times an emperor might command statues of himself to be placed in remote parts of his empire. These symbols would declare that these areas were under his power and reign.


*Tithes & Offering*

Genesis 14:18-20

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