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October 22, 2004
Genesis 1:26
In Genesis 1:26 it says: "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."
For an interpretation from a Pastor read on.
There are two answers really, both of which could be possible, neither of which is all that controversial.
The first is what is called in literature as the "Royal Plural." Basically, though there is only one person, they speak in the plural. You have seen it in movies and such where a king will say something like, "We are hungry." He is the only one hungry. So it is just a figure of speech.
The second answer, and one I like better, has to do with the Ancient understanding of the heavenly realms. They didn't' think that God was up there all alone. They thought there were other beings (creatures, angels, etc.) up there in heaven with God. This sort of thought is reflected in Ezekiel and then reinterpreted in Revelation. The view may be akin to the Greek Pantheon of gods, chillin' up on Mt. Olympus. Granted, God did the creating, but there were other beings present at the time.
A final answer that I dismiss. Some people say, "Here we see the Trinity in the Old Testament." I sincerely doubt it. The writer of that creation account had no concept of Jesus or the Holy Spirit. I think that is a bad interpretation. - B
Posted by Peter at October 22, 2004 12:22 PM
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