Who Are GOD'S Children And Where Are They?
This Study is a supporting study of the Study named 'Who Are The Angels?'.
Notice in the verse and definitions below that God is plural. Elohiym means the extreme GOD and HIS children (angels).
Notice also that 'image' means 'phantom' which is a resemblance or illusion of something, in this case it would be copies, such that GOD and HIS children created man as copies of themselves, but in flesh.
Now, if you do not know why God would do that, then you need to learn the whole story of why man was created on the earth in flesh in the first place.
Gen 1:26 And GodH430 said,H559 Let us makeH6213 manH120 in our image,H6754 after our likeness:H1823 and let them have dominionH7287 over the fishH1710 of the sea,H3220 and over the fowlH5775 of the air,H8064 and over the cattle,H929 and over allH3605 the earth,H776 and over everyH3605 creeping thingH7431 that creepethH7430 uponH5921 the earth.H776
Gen 1:27 So GodH430 createdH1254 (H853) manH120 in his own image,H6754 in the imageH6754 of GodH430 createdH1254 he him; maleH2145 and femaleH5347 createdH1254 he them.
H430
אלהים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
H6754
צלם
tselem
tseh'-lem
From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure, especially an idol: - image, vain shew.
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These verses show that GOD (The Most High) calls HIS children elohiym, the same as those that created man in their image.
Psa 82:1 A PsalmH4210 of Asaph.H623 GodH430 standethH5324 in the congregationH5712 of the mighty;H410 he judgethH8199 amongH7130 the gods.H430
Psa 82:2 How longH5704 H4970 will ye judgeH8199 unjustly,H5766 and acceptH5375 the personsH6440 of the wicked?H7563 Selah.H5542
Psa 82:3 DefendH8199 the poorH1800 and fatherless:H3490 do justiceH6663 to the afflictedH6041 and needy.H7326
Psa 82:4 DeliverH6403 the poorH1800 and needy:H34 ridH5337 them out of the handH4480 H3027 of the wicked.H7563
Psa 82:5 They knowH3045 not,H3808 neitherH3808 will they understand;H995 they walk onH1980 in darkness:H2825 allH3605 the foundationsH4146 of the earthH776 are out of course.H4131
Psa 82:6 IH589 have said,H559 Ye are gods;H430 and allH3605 of youH859 are childrenH1121 of the most High.H5945
Psa 82:7 ButH403 ye shall dieH4191 like men,H120 and fallH5307 like oneH259 of the princes.H8269
Psa 82:8 Arise,H6965 O God,H430 judgeH8199 the earth:H776 forH3588 thouH859 shalt inheritH5157 allH3605 nations.H1471
H430
אלהים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
H5945
עליון
‛elyôn
el-yone'
From H5927; an elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme: - (Most, on) high (-er, -est), upper (-most).
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Jeremiah was a prophet, and prophets are men in the flesh. If you look at the definition of 'I knew', you will see that GOD knew Jeremiah before he was in his mother's womb, and that 'I knew' means knew by seeing Jeremiah, by observing Jeremiah, and by recognizing Jeremiah. Since GOD knew Jeremiah before he was in his mother's womb, that means Jeremiah had to be somewhere and that 'somewhere' was with GOD in Heaven and it was before Jeremiah became flesh. If this is true for Jeremiah, then it must also be true for us.
Jer 1:4 Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 untoH413 me, saying,H559
Jer 1:5 BeforeH2962 I formedH3335 thee in the bellyH990 I knewH3045 thee; and beforeH2962 thou camest forthH3318 out of the wombH4480 H7358 I sanctifiedH6942 thee, and I ordainedH5414 thee a prophetH5030 unto the nations.H1471
H3045
ידע
yâda‛
yaw-dah'
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.): - acknowledge, acquaintance (-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, [un-] awares, can [-not], certainly, for a certainty, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be [ig-] norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to, let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have [knowledge], (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have [understanding], X will be, wist, wit, wot.
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This Study is a supporting study of the Study named 'Who Are The Angels?'.
Notice in the verse and definitions below that God is plural. Elohiym means the extreme GOD and HIS children (angels).
Notice also that 'image' means 'phantom' which is a resemblance or illusion of something, in this case it would be copies, such that GOD and HIS children created man as copies of themselves, but in flesh.
Now, if you do not know why God would do that, then you need to learn the whole story of why man was created on the earth in flesh in the first place.
Gen 1:26 And GodH430 said,H559 Let us makeH6213 manH120 in our image,H6754 after our likeness:H1823 and let them have dominionH7287 over the fishH1710 of the sea,H3220 and over the fowlH5775 of the air,H8064 and over the cattle,H929 and over allH3605 the earth,H776 and over everyH3605 creeping thingH7431 that creepethH7430 uponH5921 the earth.H776
Gen 1:27 So GodH430 createdH1254 (H853) manH120 in his own image,H6754 in the imageH6754 of GodH430 createdH1254 he him; maleH2145 and femaleH5347 createdH1254 he them.
H430
אלהים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
H6754
צלם
tselem
tseh'-lem
From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure, especially an idol: - image, vain shew.
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These verses show that GOD (The Most High) calls HIS children elohiym, the same as those that created man in their image.
Psa 82:1 A PsalmH4210 of Asaph.H623 GodH430 standethH5324 in the congregationH5712 of the mighty;H410 he judgethH8199 amongH7130 the gods.H430
Psa 82:2 How longH5704 H4970 will ye judgeH8199 unjustly,H5766 and acceptH5375 the personsH6440 of the wicked?H7563 Selah.H5542
Psa 82:3 DefendH8199 the poorH1800 and fatherless:H3490 do justiceH6663 to the afflictedH6041 and needy.H7326
Psa 82:4 DeliverH6403 the poorH1800 and needy:H34 ridH5337 them out of the handH4480 H3027 of the wicked.H7563
Psa 82:5 They knowH3045 not,H3808 neitherH3808 will they understand;H995 they walk onH1980 in darkness:H2825 allH3605 the foundationsH4146 of the earthH776 are out of course.H4131
Psa 82:6 IH589 have said,H559 Ye are gods;H430 and allH3605 of youH859 are childrenH1121 of the most High.H5945
Psa 82:7 ButH403 ye shall dieH4191 like men,H120 and fallH5307 like oneH259 of the princes.H8269
Psa 82:8 Arise,H6965 O God,H430 judgeH8199 the earth:H776 forH3588 thouH859 shalt inheritH5157 allH3605 nations.H1471
H430
אלהים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
H5945
עליון
‛elyôn
el-yone'
From H5927; an elevation, that is, (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the Supreme: - (Most, on) high (-er, -est), upper (-most).
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Jeremiah was a prophet, and prophets are men in the flesh. If you look at the definition of 'I knew', you will see that GOD knew Jeremiah before he was in his mother's womb, and that 'I knew' means knew by seeing Jeremiah, by observing Jeremiah, and by recognizing Jeremiah. Since GOD knew Jeremiah before he was in his mother's womb, that means Jeremiah had to be somewhere and that 'somewhere' was with GOD in Heaven and it was before Jeremiah became flesh. If this is true for Jeremiah, then it must also be true for us.
Jer 1:4 Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 untoH413 me, saying,H559
Jer 1:5 BeforeH2962 I formedH3335 thee in the bellyH990 I knewH3045 thee; and beforeH2962 thou camest forthH3318 out of the wombH4480 H7358 I sanctifiedH6942 thee, and I ordainedH5414 thee a prophetH5030 unto the nations.H1471
H3045
ידע
yâda‛
yaw-dah'
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.): - acknowledge, acquaintance (-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, [un-] awares, can [-not], certainly, for a certainty, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be [ig-] norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to, let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have [knowledge], (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have [understanding], X will be, wist, wit, wot.
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