The Study Podcast
December 25, 2023

Let ‘Us’ Make Man – Image of God Follow Up

Who or what is being referred in Genesis 1:26 when it says, "Let US make man in OUR image, according to OUR likeness"? Does it refer to angels? To the Trinity? Dr. Wegner explains several possibilities and the evidences for and against them.

Interpretations:

Who or what is being referred in Genesis 1:26 when it says, "Let US make man in OUR image, according to OUR likeness"? Does it refer to angels? To the Trinity? Dr. Wegner explains several possibilities and the evidences for and against them.

Interpretations:
1. Trinity or divine plurality
2. Heavenly Court
3. Plural of Majesty (for respect of God's majesty)
4. Grammatical Plural (the word for God is a plural form)
5. Plural of Self Deliberation