Genesis 1:26 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Parashah 1: B’resheet (In the beginning) 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, in the
likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in
the air, the animals, and over all the earth, and over every crawling creature
that crawls on the earth.”
Shalom My Friends:
Food for your soul this morning. Years ago a Jehovah witness used this
scripture above and to say that their was no way GOD himself could be three yet one. He tried to disprove the
trinity ,also stating their were flaws to the translation that we read.
I wanted to learn for myself what was this argument over the trinity about but what I got out of it was so much more then understanding the trinity, so I wanted to share the revelation.
It was interesting in the argument brought and I wanted to understand further. What did GOD mean when uses words like “US, OUR, Ourselves?”
Rashi comments and states it the following way:
in our image: "in our form."
בצלמנו: בדפוס שלנו:
after our likeness: "to understand and to discern."
כדמותנו: להבין ולהשכיל:
However strongs concordandance H587 uses “ourselves “ from the Hebrew word
אֲנַחְנוּ – anachnuw: the
meaning to this word is first person singular.
So as the scripture reads;
GOD is talking about himself using first
person singular and not using words like “me or I.”
Strongs concordance
H6663 צָדַק- tsadaq defines it with words of “justice, righteousness,
pious, truth, innocent.
So if we would wanted to
expound on the scripture this way: Genesis 1:26
"Then God said, “Let us make humankind in justice,
righteousness and in truth, all of WHO I AM, in the likeness of ourselves; and
let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and
over all the earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth.”
You see your are made in the most love that a creator can
make you in, You are able to be all of the Characteristics of who God called
you to be. You were not made in in evil wickedness. We have to make efforts in
choosing different paths; one can be for destruction and one can be for
righteousness.
As for the trinity: God is Spirit, He is Holy, He is a
Creator, He is our Father, He is The living Word, which is the same yesterday,
today and everlasting which was made flesh in Yeshua Ha-moshiach (Jesus Christ)
which is all Three yet One (echad אֶחָד).
God
commands us to be Holy. We are made in his likeness and His image of all that He is from today to everlasting. I pray that you read this today and be sharpened by it, to set your goal(s) on being just that in HIM. He made it possible for you and me.
1 Peter 1:16
For the
Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy."
Leviticus 11:44
For I am the
LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.
So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along
the ground.
In closing, you are a reflection of the GOD in his likeness when you look in the mirror as we seek him and turn from sin. That is who He made us to be! I pray that this word is food for your spirit and a blessing.
Amen!
In Service to Yeshaua Ha-moshiach ( Jesus Christ)
Isaac Grebin
