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[Frank]

My previous post is in response to the points both Nick and t8 raised, even though I only addressed it to Nick.

[Frank]

Nick,
You are reading between my lines.  I did not say God is talking to himself.  Elohim in Hebrew is a plural noun which translates into “Gods”.  Ergo, more than one entity.  Yes, I know the world was made by the Word, i.e. Jesus. His relationship to God is expounded in the John 1.   The three entities making up the one Godhead are stated in Matthew 3:16-17.  “And Jesus (Son), when He was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened to Him. and he (John the Baptist) saw the Spirit of God (The Spirit) descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him.
And lo a voice (God the Father) from heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in who I am well pleased.  That the three persons:  Father, Son, and Spirit, make up one Godhead is stated by Jesus in Mark 12:28-29, “And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all?
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.

[Frank]

Unfortunately, much is lost in the translation of the Scriptures from the original Hebrew and Greek into our modern day English.  Both the singular expressions in the Hebrew—“El,”  “Eloah”— and the plural—“Elohim” are translated into the English as “God.”  It is important to note that in Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God…”  the Hebrew word which is a plural, “Elohim” is used.  In Genesis 1:2 we read, “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”  Therefore, in the first two verses of the Bible we are already introduced to the triune nature of God

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