What’s in the Name: Elohim?

What’s in the Name: Elohim?
Genesis 1

Q?  Why does the one true God reveal himself in a plural form?

  1. The Trinity


  2. The Plural of Majesty


  3. A Plural of Intensity

What we Learn from this Name:

  1.  Elohim is the name for God, Our Creator


  2. Elohim speaks to the Eternality of God

  3. Elohim speaks of the creativity of God’s power


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