Yes — the plural pronouns point to the triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit speaking together.
Les Feldick teaches that Genesis 1:26's "let us" is a plural pronoun used just as it should be, because God is revealed as Elohim—a plural Hebrew name for the triune God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God in three co-equal persons. The plural wording is therefore intentional, not accidental.
Genesis 1:26 — This is the verse where God says "Let us make man in our image," directly prompting the question about plural pronouns.
Genesis 1:26 records God saying, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." The Hebrew text uses the plural name Elohim for God in this passage. The very next verse shifts to singular wording: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." The Bible also places the Spirit and God together in Romans 8:27, which says, "And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." Hebrews 1:1 begins, "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets."
Les Feldick points to Genesis 1:26 and stresses that "let us" is a plural pronoun used deliberately—"as it should be." He connects this to the Hebrew name Elohim, which is a plural word for God, and says it refers to the triune God of a plurality of persons. Les makes clear that he is "a firm believer in the Trinity": God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, all co-equal, none above another. Les then explains that the image in which man was made is not physical, because God is Spirit. The image is the invisible personality—mind, will, and emotion—the same attributes found in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The plural language of Genesis 1:26 is therefore not a grammatical accident; it reflects the triune God speaking in creation.
Les Feldick explains that our English word "God" in Genesis is translated from the Hebrew Elohim. Elohim is a plural word; it is the same Hebrew term used for pagan "gods" when written with a small "e." In Genesis, however, it refers to the triune God—a plurality of persons. He adds that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are co-equal, with none above the others.
Les Feldick points out that Genesis 1:26 says "Elohim said, Let us make man in our image." Since Elohim is plural, the "us" is a plural pronoun "as it should be." He also shows that all three persons of the Godhead are present together in Romans 8, and he speaks of the triune God in Hebrews 1:1. For Les, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God in three persons, so the creation of man is the work of the triune God.
Les teaches that being made in God's image does not mean a physical resemblance, because God is Spirit. The image is in the invisible personality of man—mind, will, and emotion. He says God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit each have mind, will, and emotion, and it was in that area of the person that man was created in God's image.
Genesis 1:26 Explained: The Trinity & The Creation of Man
So He began with marine life, and that's all it says about it. Then you come into verse 21, "...He created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind. And God saw that it was good." Now again we have to remember He did not create every single subspecies within a species.
Plural Pronoun in Genesis 1:26
Les singles out "let us" as a plural pronoun and says it is exactly right, because Elohim—the plural name of God—is speaking.
God Is Spirit
Les clarifies that being made in God's image cannot mean physical likeness, since God and the triune God are Spirit; the image is in our invisible personality.
Elohim Is a Plural Word
Les explains that Elohim is a plural Hebrew word that refers to the triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three co-equal persons.
Image of God in Soul and Spirit
Les points to the invisible soul and spirit as the location of God's image in man, comparing it to mind, will, and emotion.
God, the Triune God, Spoke to the Fathers
Les applies the word "God" in Hebrews 1:1 to the triune God, showing that the Trinity is the God who spoke in the Old Testament.
Three Persons in Romans 8
Les shows that Romans 8 places the Spirit, God, and Christ together, supporting his teaching that God is one Being in three persons.
God's Personality—Mind, Will, Emotion
Les teaches that each person of the Godhead has mind, will, and emotion, and it is in this personality area that man was created in God's image.
Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The opening verse of Scripture uses the name God, translated from Elohim, which Les identifies as a plural word for the triune God.
Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
This is the key verse where God speaks in plural pronouns, prompting the question about who "us" and "our" refer to.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
This verse shows the immediate context of man's creation and uses singular pronouns, showing the oneness of God alongside the plural language of verse 26.
Hebrews 1:1: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Les uses this verse to show that the triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—is the God who spoke in the Old Testament.
Romans 8:27: And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Les points to this passage as an example of all three persons of the Godhead appearing together in Scripture.
Les Feldick teaches that God is one God, but He is in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The plural "us" in Genesis 1:26 reflects this plurality of persons. None of the three is above the others; they are co-equal.
No. Les uses the plural name Elohim to explain that the plural pronoun is about the triune God, not multiple separate Gods. The same God who says "us" is the one God of Scripture.
Not the physical body. Les says God is Spirit, so His image is in the invisible personality of man—mind, will, and emotion. That is what makes man like his Creator.
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