1: In the
beginning ELOHIYM [1]
created the heavens (shamayim[2])
the earth (erets H776) 2: The earth [was] unformed and unfilled and darkness was upon
the face of the depths (darkness covered the entire earth) and RUWACH[4] ELOHIYM fluttered upon the face of the waters 3:
[1] Elohiym Gods,
i.e., The Godhead. All references to
“God” in Genesis chapter one are Strong’s Hebrew reference 430 (H430), “Elohiym”. Elowahh H433 is the singular of Elohiym. The word, Elohiym, refers to more than two (Martin/Ankerberg 1985).
There is a word in Hebrew that refers to more than one but not more than two,
but Elohiym
is not that word. The word “Elohiym, is a reference to the
Godhead. Genesis 1:1 specifically tells us that it is the LORD God Yahweh Elohiym—the Godhead—who created all things (Isaiah
44:24, 45:18, John 1:3,10). This is first Biblical evidence that Jesus is
Jehovah, not simply a subordinate that God “used” to create all things.
According to Philippians 2:10-11, which is a New Testament quote of Jehovah who
is speaking in Isaiah 45:23, Jesus is
the LORD GOD—Yahweh Elohiym—of Genesis1-3. The fullness
(entirety) of the Godhead resides in Jesus in physical form (Colossians 2:9). We serve a God who is one. The Holy of Holies literally means
the Holy place of the Holy Ones—i.e., the Godhead (Cooke). Do we
understand how God can be three yet be one? No, we do not. It is as impossible
for man to analyze and pry apart the Godhead as it would be to attempt to
separate the soul and spirit; only God has sufficient understanding and power
to accomplish such a thing in His triune personage and yet remain one. It is
sin to theologically transform the Triune Godhead into a hierarchal,
idolatrous, triad. Just so, it is sin to theologically turn the holy, one
flesh, relationship of marriage into a hierarchal duo with a god-man at the
helm. Manmade hierarchies accomplish nothing less than the conversion of triune
into triad and one flesh into duo.
[2] Strong’s Hebrew reference 8064 Heaven
is, SHAMAYIM from SHAMEH. The word, SHAMAYIM is used exclusively for all references to heaven
from Genesis 1:1 through Psalm 78:8. In these passages, only the context can
determine which “heaven” the verse is referring to, whether the sky, beyond the
sky (space), or the third Heaven Paul was caught up to.
[4] RUWACH H7307 feminine noun; Spirit Wind
Breath
Additional commentary pending for this
chapter. Questions and comments are welcome.
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