Divine Names
Elohim
Theology Proper · 6 verses
Elohim is the plural form designating God as the mighty Creator and supreme object of worship. This name emphasizes God's transcendent power and majesty as the sovereign ruler over all creation. The plurality in unity foreshadows the doctrine of the Trinity revealed in the New Testament.
Scripture References
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”
“For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:”
“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”
“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.”
“For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.”