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Genesis 1:26-27 – Plural Singularity in Both God and Man
This makes for bad grammar, but beautiful yet mysterious theology. Notice how the language deals straightforwardly with the reality that God is singular yet plural without analogy, metaphor, or trying to explain:
Genesis 1:26-27: “Then God/elohim (plural) said, “Let us (plural) make man (singular) in our (plural) image (singular), according to our (plural) likeness (singular). They (plural) will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” So God (plural) created man (singular) in his (singular) own (singular) image (singular); He (singular) created him (singular) in the image of God (plural); He (singular) created them (plural) male (singular) and female (singular).”
I hope adding the plural and singular notations did not make the reading distracting; but instead made it even more apparent and awe inspiring. Following the inspired lead, I’m not going to make analogies or explanations. Such either diminishes God, falsifies His reality, or creates a more complicated explanation than given in inspiration. Such is hilariously exhibited in “St. Patrick’s Bad Analogies” (https://youtu.be/KQLfgaUoQCw).
God is beyond our experiences and realm. How comprehensible would your explanation of electricity be to a pilgrim? And that’s simple compared to defining God! Humanity cannot even grasp the eternity in which God exists, let alone the God of eternity! As Jesus said “When you see me you’ve seen the Father” (John 14:9); so when we see Genesis 1:26-27, we see a glimpse of the reality of God as a plural singularity.
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