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There are no capitals in Hebrew, so every capital you see in your translation is made up by the translators.
Genesis 1:26; "Let us make man" If anybody finds in a text the word "us", would any normal person assume that it refers to one person with a multi-personality disorder? Of course not.
But why then, when Christians see the word "us" in the Bible, do they think that?
Gen 1:26 is used as a 'proof' that there is more than one God, or one God who is not one, eventhough the Bible clearly teaches that there is only one God who is one. and despite the fact that there are several other valid explanations for the plural word "us". One explanation is that it is a majestic plural as used by kings. Another possible explanation is that God was talking to the angels.
Some Christians try to refute the last argument by saying that the angels didn't create. They point to Genesis 1:1; "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." They say: 'God was the creator, and not the angels.' However, it is a given in Jewish law that an emissary is equal to the one who sends him. When a Jewish man marries a woman through an agent, the legal effect is the same as when he marries her personally. A good Biblical example of this is to be found in Genesis 19 where is spoken about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. God sent two angels to destroy the cities, the angels said to Lot in verse 13: "For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it." Upon this Lot says to his sons in law: "Up, get out of this place; for the LORD is about to destroy the city." Lot didn't say: "The angels are going to destroy the city" He said: "The LORD (Y-H-W-H in the Hebrew text) is going to destroy the city". And in verse 29 it is written: "So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley...." So the angels were send by God to destroy the cities, but God is considered to be the one who did it, because He was the one who sent them. So why shouldn't the same hold true for the creation?
But one way or the other, no plural created man. Look in Genesis 5:1; "When God created man ..." In Hebrew this is: "bara Elohiem adam" Here the verb "to create", in Hebrew "bara", is in the singular, indicating clearly that Elohiem who created man is one. The same goes for the very first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The word created is here written in the singular; it says "bara". If God was a plural, it should have been "baru".
BUT, back to the pronouns, Y-H-W-H says the following:
Isaiah 44:6 “This is what Y-H-W-H says- Israel's King and Redeemer, Y-H-W-H Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.”
It says "I" am Y-H-W-H. And, as we all know, "I" is singular, and not plural, and therefore no three persons in Y-H-W-H. Otherwise He would have said: "WE are Y-H-W-H."
But no such thing, God says: "I am Y-H-W-H".
No trinity.
Another example of a pronoun:
Nehemiah 9:6 “You alone are Y-H-W-H.”
As we see, it says that YOU, in the Hebrew singular, not plural are Y-H-W-H.
Again, no YOU, plural, are Y-H-W-H, but YOU singular, are Y-H-W-H.
So no three persons in God.
Another one:
Isaiah 44:6 “This is what Y-H-W-H says- Israel's King and Redeemer, Y-H-W-H Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.”
Clear what? It doesn't say: “This is what Y-H-W-H says- Israel's King and Redeemer, Y-H-W-H Almighty: WE are the first and WE are the last; apart from US there is no God.”
No such a thing, it is all SINGULAR.
Another one:
Joel 2:27 “Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am Y-H-W-H your God, and that there is no other;”
Again, God says: "I am Y-H-W-H", and not "WE are Y-H-W-H" Such a thing simply doesn't exist.
I can go on and on with this, but these examples suffice. There is NO plurality in God.
And the word "us" when God speaks to the angels, does not imply otherwise.
Greetings
In the beginning, the name of God that prevails according to the Old Testament is that name that God himself revealed to Moses. First we must say that God is only a title, the Word is God (John 1: 1) Any questions? This explains why we serve and work for an invisible God, the Word. So, what is the name of God that prevails, said by own Himself to Moses?
(Exo. 3:13KJV) - 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
(Exo. 3:13 Complete Jewish Bible) 13 Moshe said to God, “Look, when I appear before the people of Isra’el and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you’; and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what am I to tell them?”
In His answer God said unto Moses (Exo.3:14): 14 "I Am That I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you". See, until this moment (Exo.3: v.14) God had not yet revealed His name to Moses.
(Exo.3:v.14 CJB) 14 God said to Moshe, “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh [I AM/will BE what I AM/will BE],” and added, “Here is what to say to the people of Isra’el: ‘Ehyeh [I Am or I Will Be] has sent me to you.’” Again: See, until this moment (Exo.3: v.14) God had not yet revealed His name to Moses. But there is an important detail in the Jewish Bible, that says: "I will BE". Rev. 1:v.8KJV - 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. In Revelation He is no more "I will be" , but He which is to come, the Almighty, who is the person of Yeshua/JESUS, the Word made flesh.
(Exo.3:v.15KJV) - 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: THIS IS MY NAME for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (So, what is the name of God that He told Moses He had? As God said, His name is: "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob", as the own God did say. (So, what is the name of God that He told Moses He had? As God said, His name was: "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob", yes, it was what the own God did say.
Outside this, the men found better to create an human name and nicknames to God as: Adonai, YHWH Jehovah, Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh, El Shadday.
The worse is that in addition to this boldness in to invent and changing the name of God, later times, when God (the Word is God) yes, when the Word was made flesh, He was Judged by the men, and they condemned Him and they killed Him. Poor men.
(Exo. 3:15 CJB) 15 God said further to Moshe, Say this to the people of Isra’el: *"the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov, has sent me to you.’ This is my name FOREVER; this is HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED generation after generation. 16 Go, gather the leaders of Isra’el together, and say to them, "the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov, has appeared to me and said", I have been paying close attention to you and have seen what is being done to you in Egypt.
*In the Complete Jewish Bible was added: ‘Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Adonai]; this is not true because contradict what God said (the Word is God, the invisible God) when He left very clear to the people of Israel saying that His name was: "the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitz’chak and the God of Ya‘akov.’ This is my name FOREVER; this is HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED generation after generation. And God had said more this: (Exo. 6:v.3KJV) 3 I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, BY MY NAME of God Almighty, but BY MY NAME the LORD (Yeshua) was I not known to them. (God is a title, the Word is God; then who is the Almighty? The Almighty is Yeshua (Rev.1:v.8), who is the Word made flesh).
(Exo.6:v.3 Complete Jewish Bible) I appeared to Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov as El Shaddai, although I did not make myself known to them BY MY NAME (Yehsua was His name), not Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Adonai] or Y H W H Yhovah, or El Shadday.
El Shaddai - Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh [Adonai] - Y H W H or Yehovah are not the name or names of God, even in Hebrew language, the true name of God was only one and was hidded, was in occult, and His true name was YESHUA. This is the occult name of God in the Old Testament. Outside this, the men found better to create an human name and nicknames to God as: Adonai, Y H W H, Yehovah, Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh, El Shadday.
Rev. 22:18-19CJB
18 I warn everyone hearing the words of the prophecy in this book that if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this book. 19 And if anyone takes anything away from the words in the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life and the holy city, as described in this book.
Luke 1:30-33 CJB
30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Miryam, for you have found favor with God.
31 Look! You will become pregnant, you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua. (This is the NAME that God Himself chose for Himself, which was hidden during the Old Testament.)
32 He will be great, he will be called *Son of God (God is a title, the Word is God, the invisible God) , will give him the throne of his forefather David; 33 and he will rule the House of Ya‘akov forever — there will be no end to his Kingdom.”
*Son of Ha‘Elyon. Adonai - *Son of God
(God is a title, the Word is God, the invisible God) What is the name of God? (the Word is God) the name which the Word (the own God) chose for Himself was Yeshua, not Adonai among others.
John 8:v.54-59CJV
54 Yeshua answered to the Jews: “If I praise myself, my praise counts for nothing. The One who is praising me is my Father, the very one about whom you keep saying, ‘He is our God.’ 55 Now YOU HAVE NOT KNOWM HIM, but I do know Him; indeed, if I were to say that I don’t know Him, I would be a liar like you! But I do know Him, and I obey His word. 56 Avraham, your father, was glad that he would see my day; then he saw it and was overjoyed.”
57 “Why, you’re not yet fifty years old,” the Judeans replied, “and you have seen Avraham?”
58 Yeshua said to them, “Yes, indeed! Before Avraham came into being, I AM!”
59 At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Yeshua was hidden and left the Temple grounds.
To finish, let us all remember:
Acts 4:11-12 CJB
11 “This Yeshua is the stone rejected by you builders which has become the cornerstone.
12 There is salvation in no one else! For there is no other NAME under heaven ( Adonai, Y H W H, Yehovah, Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh, El Shadday) given to mankind by whom we must be saved!”
(Exo.3:v.14 Complete Jewish Bible) 14 God said to Moshe, “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh [I AM/will BE what I AM/will BE],” and added, “Here is what to say to the people of Isra’el: ‘Ehyeh [I Am or I Will Be] has sent me to you.’” Again: See, until this moment (Exo.3: v.14) God had not yet revealed His name to Moses. But there is an important detail in the Jewish Bible, that says: "I will BE". Rev. 1:v.8KJV - 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. In Revelation He is no more "I will be" , but He which is to come, the Almighty, who is the person of Yeshua/JESUS, the Word made flesh.
