Genesis 3:22 ???

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Genesis 3:22 The Lord God says"since man has become like one of us".
Who is he referring to by "us". I just noticed that after reading it for the umpteenth time. Anyone know what or who "us" is?
 
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Genesis 3:22 The Lord God says"since man has become like one of us".
Who is he referring to by "us". I just noticed that after reading it for the umpteenth time. Anyone know what or who "us" is?
Father and Son :) They worked together to make creation~

John 1King James Version (KJV)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
 
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The word GOD in that verse is elohim, which is the plural form of GOD (el). I suspect that verse is referring to the counsel of the father, the word, and the holy spirit.
 
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My first thought was Father, Son and Holy Spirit ... but then I hesitated ... but am not sure why, exactly~
 
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Read all the verse. It tells you very plainly what he meant.
"To know good and evil"
Most of Scripture is simple and easy to understand is you read everything said about the subject and in context.
 

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My first thought was Father, Son and Holy Spirit ... but then I hesitated ... but am not sure why, exactly~
I know what you mean. Maybe the us could have included the angelic host as well?
 
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I know what you mean. Maybe the us could have included the angelic host as well?
I don't think so. The angelic host weren't made in God's image. Only humans were.
 

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I don't think so. The angelic host weren't made in God's image. Only humans were.
Good point, but is there Scripture to back that up? I'm not sure right off hand, but I do know the angelic host were sons of God.
 
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Good point, but is there Scripture to back that up? I'm not sure right off hand, but I do know the angelic host were sons of God.
Those verses in Masoretic Text-based bibles that have led you to believe this have angels (instead of sons) in the Septuagint.
 
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I don't think so. The angelic host weren't made in God's image. Only humans were.
That is true, Tintin.

I wonder if the Holy Spirit is in the same likeness as the Father and Son???

Do we have any scriptures that reveal whether it was Only Father and Son ... or if it was Father, Son and Holy Spirit too?
 

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That is true, Tintin.

I wonder if the Holy Spirit is in the same likeness as the Father and Son???

Do we have any scriptures that reveal whether it was Only Father and Son ... or if it was Father, Son and Holy Spirit too?
Are we not a three-part being, body, soul and spirit?
 
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Genesis 3:22 The Lord God says"since man has become like one of us".
Who is he referring to by "us". I just noticed that after reading it for the umpteenth time. Anyone know what or who "us" is?
I once read a book that theorized the first part of the Bible was a combination of three or four witnesses, all woven together. Having said this, I would suggest the Lord was referring to himself and people who had passed into the resurrection. It's not that I know this to be true, but I find it hard to think of any other explanation.
 
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Sons of God was a term I believe that described direct creations of God, so in this case it would refer to Adam, the angels, Jesus in human form, and born again believers.

Us there refers to the triune Godhead - Father, Word, Holy Spirit
 

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Sons of God was a term I believe that described direct creations of God, so in this case it would refer to Adam, the angels, Jesus in human form, and born again believers.

Us there refers to the triune Godhead - Father, Word, Holy Spirit
Totally agree, just was thinking that it might have been possible that the angelic host was with them since they were there to witness the creation.
 
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Bother, I can't find the appropriate verses. Sorry.
 
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That is true, Tintin.

I wonder if the Holy Spirit is in the same likeness as the Father and Son???

Do we have any scriptures that reveal whether it was Only Father and Son ... or if it was Father, Son and Holy Spirit too?
I believe the us is referring to God,and the man Christ Jesus,as well as Genesis 1:26,and here is why.

The Bible says that the Word was in the beginning,the Word was with God,and the Word was God,who is God manifest in the flesh,who is God,and the man Christ Jesus.

All things were made by Him,the Word,and without Him was not anything made,that was made,which means that without the plan of God,to manifest Himself in flesh,God would of not made anything,that He made,for the purpose of creation is to have people dwell with God for all eternity,which could not happen unless God came in flesh.

So the purpose of creation is for God to come in flesh,to make creation successful,for that is the only way people can be with God,and God manifest in the flesh,is God,and the man Christ Jesus.

So the point of creation was for God to manifest Himself in flesh,so God,and the man Christ Jesus,are the ones that make creation successful.

The Bible says God calls things that have not yet happened,as though they already happened,for if it is a plan of God to happen in the future,it is the same as it happened in the beginning,for it will surely come to pass with no hindrance.

The Bible says the Lamb was slain from the foundation of the world,but we know it did not actually happen until 4000 years later,which all things concerning the future,was already planned out in the beginning,so it is the same as if the future events happened in the beginning.

Which means the man Christ Jesus can already be in the beginning before He is born,which the Word was with God,who is God,and the man Christ Jesus.

The Old Testament says God made man in His image,and the New Testament says Adam was made in the image of Christ.The image of God,is the image of Christ.

God had the plan to come in the future in flesh,before He laid down the foundation of the world,and He created Adam in the image that He would show up in the future,so Adam was created in the image of God,which is the image of Christ,so the man Christ Jesus was in the beginning before He was born,and a part of why the creation is successful.

So I believe when God said,let us make man in our image,He is referring to God,and the man Christ Jesus,for Adam was made in the image of Christ,who was in the beginning according to God,and is a part of why the creation is successful.

So I believe in Genesis 3:22,it is still referring to the us,as God,and the man Christ Jesus,and knowing good,and evil,means Adam knows about good,and evil,where God,and the man Christ Jesus,know about good,and evil,where before Adam sinned,he only knew about good.

This makes sense because the man Christ Jesus was in the beginning according to God,and part of the equation causing creation to have a purpose,and Adam was made in the image of Christ.
 
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But Jesus was God, not the God-man until He'd come to earth as a human during the census in Bethlehem.
 
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Genesis 3:22 The Lord God says"since man has become like one of us".
Who is he referring to by "us". I just noticed that after reading it for the umpteenth time. Anyone know what or who "us" is?
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.