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Elohim by Daniel Segraves #shorts #short #shortvideo #viral #video #god #elohim #yahweh #eloah #dios
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First, whenever Elohim is used in the Bible to refer to the Creator of everything (Genesis 1:1), the plural noun generally uses a singular verb. In this case, Elohim is translated as God rather than gods. When elohim refers to anything else one might think of as “god-ish”, it’s translated as gods and uses a plural verb (1 Samuel 28:13).
Second, elohim is like our small-g god. Small-g gods are Thor, Zeus, Ra, Horis, Lennon, and Elvis. At best, these creatures (entities? persons? beings? imaginations? rock stars?) may be god-like, but hardly infinite. So elohim can be used to refer to angels (Psalm 8:6), authorities (Exodus 21:6), Moses (Exodus 7:1). Why is a plural noun used for the Creator of the universe? The simplest explanation is that a plural noun reflects the fullness of deity. Some scholars call this the plural of majesty. This is how the Queen speaks: “We are not amused,” she said, after hearing my jokes. But other scholars disagree: Hebrew doesn’t have a plural of majesty. Instead, it comes back to God’s uniqueness and all his omnis (omniscience—He knows everything; omnipotence—He can do anything; and omnipresence—He’s everywhere).
Second, elohim is like our small-g god. Small-g gods are Thor, Zeus, Ra, Horis, Lennon, and Elvis. At best, these creatures (entities? persons? beings? imaginations? rock stars?) may be god-like, but hardly infinite. So elohim can be used to refer to angels (Psalm 8:6), authorities (Exodus 21:6), Moses (Exodus 7:1). Why is a plural noun used for the Creator of the universe? The simplest explanation is that a plural noun reflects the fullness of deity. Some scholars call this the plural of majesty. This is how the Queen speaks: “We are not amused,” she said, after hearing my jokes. But other scholars disagree: Hebrew doesn’t have a plural of majesty. Instead, it comes back to God’s uniqueness and all his omnis (omniscience—He knows everything; omnipotence—He can do anything; and omnipresence—He’s everywhere).
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