Are Jehovah and Elohim Two Different Gods? | God Loves Mormons

The LDS Church teaches that "Elohim" properly refers to Heavenly Father, and that "Jehovah" refers to Jesus. While Mormons believe that both Elohim and Jehovah are “united in purpose”, Mormonism claims that "Elohim" and "Jehovah" are actually two separate exalted beings. This is significant, because it would mean that there are actually numerous "gods"—more than just one!

But Christians claim that Jehovah (Or Yahweh) and Elohim are the same being, the One True God, who is uncreated and unchanging. Christianity teaches that there only ever has been and will be One Creator God. If Christians are correct, then the notion of eternal progression and exaltation are abominable and idolatrous. The idea that the Father and Son progressed to their current position is a blasphemous claim to the Christian! Therefore, the true nature of Jehovah and Elohim is a significant question!

So what does the Bible teach? Does the Bible indicate that Elohim and Jehovah are two different gods "united in purpose"? Or does Scripture teach that Jehovah and Elohim are different names for the same being?
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[nute]

When Jesus was (1) in the Garden, he prayed to the father and said "Not my will be done, but Thine) Why would someone pray to himself (as he referred to His father) many times throughout the scriptures and is quite apparent.(2) Another example is when Jesus was baptized a voice from heaven was heard which said "Here is my beloved son in whom Im well pleased) Another example (3) is when Jesus said, I've done nothing save I've seen what the father has done). So here are just a few 'biblical" verses that seem to show that they are very much separate beings. Maybe "one" in purpose, but separate. Even the Holy Ghost was present (in the form of a dove) at Jesus baptism! (So all three of them were present at once). God the Father (who is a God) Jesus (the son) who is a God and our savoir, and the Holy Ghost too. Anyway food for thought.

[luckyspec]

Uh...no Jehovah is a phonetical misunderstanding of the word YHWH - Yahowah - which is the name of God, which is the tetragrammaton.

[Patrick-qmwf]

You should do a video about praying to Jesus.
Can Christians pray to Jesus? Is it biblical?
I pray to Him.

[henrygarza]

It is sad that all five of us nowadays even the KGB has took in the name of the creator out of scripture and substituted it with a blanket word such as God or Lord

[awakentohisgrace]

Thank you for this clear scriptural explanation! This is a mind bender for Mormons, but so simple! Joseph Smith really messed it up.

[scottmccarthy]

Hebrew - Elohim "the powerful ones" is a plural name and Yaweh may be often miss construed with Enlil, the Sumerian Lord. I wonder then that Mormons worship "the powerful ones" of Sumer, and then the "father" Anu, and his sons Enlil and Enki. Thoughts from those who have read the Sumerian tablets, the book of Enock and the Hebrew Bible.

[dansallthingspoliticsrelig]

Elohim refers to the family of word "Elohim" contain the single and the plural and the masculine and the feminine. At first he revealed himself as Almighty, then as Jehovah. In the NT God revealed himself as Messiah, Emmanuel etc. Do not forget that in the OT as Helper, Counsellor, Wonderful....

[peterbackes]

Obviously people on comment sections did not study Hebrew. Jehovah is a translation of Yehovah YHVH there is no W sound in Hebrew only V sound. Yahweh is Aramaic as well in Arabic YHWH has W sound. Another mistake in the desert Moses spoke with Yehovah the creator, Yehovah says ehyeh asher ehyeh translates to I will be that I will be not I am. In Hebrew anochi is I am.

[HardSoundGuy]

Doesn't make any sense that Elohim and YHWH refer to the same being. Genesis 1 uses Elohim and Genesis 2 uses YHWH. Why would they use different terms?

[rbwinn]

Concerned Christians do not want to know the Father. They will think of any excuse they can to avoid Him. John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they may know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. The Father does not look upon sin with any degree of allowance. Concerned Christians have certain sins they want to retain.

[mounga]

Bible had no original so why add things to it when there is no original Bible?

[mounga]

There is no original Bible so stop preaching false information

[henochparks]

Humm in the garden of Eden Jehovah Elohim said man has become like one of US (not me) to know good from evil. Jehovah and Elohim are clearly two people. Genesis chapter 3: When Jesus is taking on the sins of the world in the garden of Gethsemne he says to Elohim not my will but thine. Clearly Jesus is talking to someone else who is God. When Jesus tells the apostles about God Jesus says "My Father and your Father, My God and your God" John 20: So who is Jesus' Father and God? In John 17: Jesus prays to God and asks if God can make the apostles and their followers one as God and Jesus are one. Who is Jesus praying to? Surely not himself. In Revelation 3:21 Jesus tells the overcomers that they will sit with him on the Throne next to him as he overcame and sits next to the Father. How can he sit next to himself? Clearly there are two persons....The guy that is in this video is clearly ignorant of the Bible.

[dayleyadventures]

I don't like commenting on things that will likely bring negativity, but I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS. In my personal studies, I learned (as is mentioned in the video) that Elohim is actually a plural form of the word. To me, this possibly refers to Heavenly Mother as well as Heavenly Father which brings comfort to me, as a woman. The concept of Heavenly Mother set Mormonism apart from many other faiths in its founding years, but as we've grown more mainstream, that doctrine hasn't grown at the same pace. I pray to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus, because--as I believe and it's ok that others don't share--Jesus serves as the intermediary, having brought about the Atonement in order to bring us back to our heavenly home with sins paid for in his suffering.


But you know what? I'm tired. I left to go eat a meal prepared by my children before finishing this post and in that time, I came to realize something about myself: I hate justifying why I am valid as a believer. Why is there a distinction between Christians and Mormons? Christianity is a club I can only enter in private, because when I tell others that I believe in Christ, they point to me and mock me, throw stones at me and say I'm not good enough. I started this video and the one before this in hopes to learn more about the Bible. Instead I found rhetoric not meant for enlightenment, but for justification against another religious sect. The same words could be used another way entirely. Rhetoric is king here, not doctrine. And I'm tired.


Please rename your channel. I thought it was a genuine look at the Bible, albeit through a Mormon's eyes. But instead, it's deceptive. In the end, that not what you want, right?