Elohim - God as Creator

Bible study - Day Two
Saturday 21 August 2010



Do I have your attention?

The first name of God in the Old Testament is Elohim. It is the name for God as Creator. It is used in Genesis 1:1.

Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.
The first half of the name “El” is generic and means strong one, mighty leader, or supreme Deity. It is used to refer to any god, including Almighty God; and it is the most common Hebrew word translated “God” in the Old Testament.

But, the second part of the name “him” causes Genesis 1:1 to become more interesting because it is a Hebrew plural ending that means three or more. So, Genesis 1:1 could be translated, “In the beginning Gods created the heavens and the earth.” ah-ha! That makes Genesis 1:26 clearer.

Genesis 1:26 - Then God (Elohim) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

In Isaiah 40, Isaiah asks,
Isaiah 40:12 – Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance,
And the hills in a pair of scales?

Isaiah 40:13 – Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?

Isaiah 40:14 – With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge,
And informed Him of the way of understanding?

Isaiah 40:18 – To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?

And here God speaks for Himself,

Isaiah 40:25 – “To whom then will you liken Me
That I should be his equal?” says the Holy One.

Isaiah 40:26 – Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power
Not one of them is missing.

And,
Colossians 1:15 – And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.
Colossians 1:16 – For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created by Him.
Colossians 1:17 – And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

And Jesus Himself said in our study yesterday,
John 17:5 – “And now glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.”

Isaiah 40:28 – Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.

Isaiah 40:29 – He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power

Isaiah 40:30 – Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,

Isaiah 40:31 – Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

Please spend some time in worship. If you want to know God you have to worship Him.

Indescribable by Chris Tomlin (live)




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Dueteronomy 10:17 - "For the LORD (Yahweh) your God (Elohim) is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe.”

Our God is Awesome and so much more than we can imagine!