A Firm Foundation for the Christian Faith
And he's a father, OK? And he's a grandfather. Wow. So he has different names, but it's the same person. He is also a nephew. He's probably an uncle, a grandson. You know, start think there's various names or we would say words that describe the same person. And it's much the same with God in the Hebrew. Language. There's Jehovah Jirah God will provide. There's other words that the Hebrew uses to describe this infinite being that we quote in English call God. And I like a lot of the information. If you're interested in more in depth study. Nathan Stone has a book that a small book, paperback names of God that would be an interesting study in this area. So the Hebrew word that Moses was using here is the name El Ohim Elohim. Jim's Elohim in the Hebrew and throughout every time it's used here in Genesis, which is in 26 verses out of 31. The English word. God correlates with the Hebrew name El Ohim. And that that that name Elohim carries the idea and the connotation of a plurality. It's not just one person. It is more than one and the actual. Dictionary The concordance would say the meaning of Elohim. It means quote gods in the ordinary sense, but specifically used in the plural. Especially with the article of the Supreme God. That's hard to pick up there, but the idea is given that in the Hebrew the name El Ohim would indicate there was more than one person present. Was it God the Father, God the son, God the Holy Spirit? I've heard that said I'm not going to elaborate on that. My primary point here is God for us means one person, generally speaking, but the name Elohim opens the door of our understanding. There was more than one person at that. The event we call creation.
Sermon ID | 51224321251590 |
Duration | 38:24 |
Date | May 5, 2024 |
Category | Sunday Service |
Bible Text | Genesis 1 |
Language | English |