Tag: Elohim

Yet To Be # 116

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower.

What’s in a name continues..

The Bible introduces God and the Son (Elohim) in Genesis. The Father and the Son were together in time past, coequal, coeternal, and coexistent. Studying the names and titles of God gives us a rich understanding of who he is. The more we learn of him the better we can follow him and please him.
Elohei means “God of” as seen in Genesis 31:53 “ the God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor…”
Elohei Kedem “eternal God” appearing in Deuteronomy 33:27 “The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Eternity has no time.
It changes not and is forever without ending or beginning. God is not a man. He is and was and will always be. Elohei Kedem is a fact, it is who he is and speaks of him as above all.
“Yes, before the day was I am he, (before time was) and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. I will work and who shall let it? Thus saith the Lord your redeemer.” Isaiah 43:13.

Yet To Be #115

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

What’s in a title continued…

El is translated from Hebrew into English meaning God which is the first name of God as seen in Genesis 1 verse 1.

Elohim is plural for God and Eloah is the singular in Hebrew for God. Even though Elohim is a plural noun it does not mean the Hebrews worshipped many gods. The Hebrews of the Old Testament had only one God who was Yahweh. They believed in monotheism which is the worship of one God. It is also the first commandment given to them by Yahweh.


“Thou shalt have no other gods before me…for I am a jealous God.” Exodus 20 verses 3 and 5.


Why would Elohim be plural? Maybe it is the evidence that the Son was with God the Father in eternity past before the worlds were made.
“Let us make man in our image” Genesis 1 verse 26.Who is He speaking with? In the Gospel of John chapter 1 verse 1, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”


Historical Fact: After the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE (before the current era) even from the 3rd century BCE onward Hebrews slowly ceased to use the name, Yahweh. The name was too scared and in the synagogue, the Hebrew word Adonai meaning “my Lord” was used vocally. Adonai was translated as Kyros “Lord” in Greek.