An otherwise excellent religious magazine which has recently come to hand, there is an article with the above heading. In the course of his article, the author says:
“The original Hebrew word is Elohim, and it means ‘mighty ones.’ This word is used to indicate the existence and the activities of an order of beings possessing great powers, but inferior to the Almighty, who is called Yahweh or Jehovah.
“Angels are frequently called Elohim (mighty ones) throughout the Old Testament, and in many other cases Elohim are called gods.”
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Author: P. H. Adams
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Bible reference(s): Gen 1:26, Gen 3:22, Gen 18:1-2, Gen 18:9, Gen 18:16-17, Gen 18:22, Gen 19:1, Ex 3:15, Ex 7:1, Ex. 12:12, Ex. 22:28, Ex. 24:10, Deu 6:4, 1 Sam. 2:25, Psalm 8:5, Ps 45:6, Ps. 82:1, Ps 97:7, Ps. 138:1, Joh 10:34-35, Hebrews 1:8
Source: “‘Let Us Make Man In Our Image,” The Testimony, Vol. 17, No. 204, December 1947, pp. 420-1.
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