Tape 5 Hour 1 Flashcards
Some interpret Genesis 1:26 as expressing a plurality in the Godhead, though that view cannot be reconciled with Genesis 1:27 or 2:7. There are several harmonising explanations of the verse that do not indicate a plurality in the Godhead. Briefly state four (4) of these explanations
a) The Jews traditionally interpreted it to mean that God talked to the angels at Creation
b) God counseled with His own will (Ephesians 1:11)
c) This passage uses a majestic or literary plural
d) God’s foreknowledge of the future arrival of the Son - His plan (the Word) existed from the beginning in the mind of God (Romans 5:14)
When Abraham had an encounter with Jehovah in Genesis 18, he saw three men. Does this support a Trinitarian view? If not, why?
No. Genesis 19:1 says that two angels arrived in Sodom that evening. Clearly, the three human manifestations that appeared to Abraham were Jehovah and two of His angels.
How can we explain the “angel of the LORD” passages in a way consistent with one God?
While the angel of the LORD is a manifestation of God in some passages, in those passages that clearly describe two beings it only refers to angel.
Alternatively, the angel of the LORD does not describe an actual manifestation of God, but only an angel who acts as an agent and messenger for God. The Hebrew and Greek words for angel simply mean “messenger.”
