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NASB | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth." [Ps 104:30; Heb 1:2; 11:3] |
Subject: In Gen 1, who is us referring to? |
Bible Note: I think it's interesting to note that, according to the Genesis account of creation, God seems to act unilaterally in speaking everything into existence..until it was time to create man. In creating man He spoke in the plural signifying that the whole Godhead was involved in creating man..God's intended crowning glory of all of His creation. To me this provides a strong, yet, simple understanding of the 'why' of God's desire and purpose throughout history to regain man and why He provided such great sacrifice to redeem us. May God bless our days....dennis |