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what is the hebrew word used for “Lord,” “God,” and “gods” in Exodus 20:2-3?
“I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”how does this compare with the word “gods” in Psalms 82:6?
“I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”how can there suddenly be “gods” later in the bible?
hey brandonike,
as far as i understand, the exodus passage reads “i am the lord [yahweh – which is the name of god] your god [elohim – meaning mighty one]… and you shall worship no god(s) [elohim] but me.”
the psalms passage reads something like, “i tell you, you are gods [elohim] children of the most high [elyown – exulted, highest, kind of like the arabic “allah”]”
so the word “elohim” which is translated “gods” doesn't have to signify divinity, whereas “yahweh” definitely does…
hope this helps,
cheers,
nate.
Good stuff nate,
Of course just because there are gods does not mean they are real.The bible is full of men kneeling down before stone or wooden idols and God mocks them for doing so. Men worship angels too and thus to those men they are as gods. Of course when we are born again into Jesus of water and the Spirit we too partake of the divine nature as Jesus referred to in Jn 10.34.Hi,
Eusebius said he had an original copy of Matthew's gospel in Hebrew, but the library was burned down by the Romans. What differences would the original language have shown us about God? I know there are Aramaic versions too which must be very similar. There are also modern versions copied back into Hebrew.
Who can help here.Hey Nate-
Allah is actually the name of a moon goddess- that is what Islam was founded on.. that is why there are moons on the tops of their mosques. They do not admit to this, but if you look into the origen of the word and the history, you will find it.
elohim means “mighty one.” When spoken of the Father, it has a plural of majesty, “the mightiest of the mighty ones” [this does not mean that God is plural]
elohim is a word specific to the Hebrew language to describe YHWH [not like god, which can describe various deities and mean many things] Yet another way that He is set apart…
Quote what is the hebrew word used for “Lord,” “God,” and “gods” in Exodus 20:2-3?
“I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”Of course, the word for “lord” is not really contained in this verse. The fact that it is in large letters signifies that they changed it from God's name to the title “LORD.”
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how can there suddenly be “gods” later in the bible?As Shania said, “elohim” (god) means “mighty one.” And those judges and rulers in Israel referred to in that scripture were mighty ones with great power compared to the average man. Similarly, angels are called “mighty ones” or “gods” in the Bible, because they are mighty compared to man. And Satan is called a “god” because he certainly as well is a mighty one. Jesus himself if called God, and he too is a mighty one, second only to the Almighty one, Jehovah God himself, the only “true” God, because he is above all, hence, compared to all else, he alone is mighty, or he alone is God.
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