while this verse is cited by some as a proof text of a monotheistic Supreme Being but to the exclusion of Jesus Christ, Eternal God, and the Spirit of God, Eternal God, it can be plainly seen from the very same verse that it is a proof text of a Supreme Being who somehow subsists as the One God, singular in number yet unified in a plurality of Persons.

the reprobate neither know nor will ever understand even the remotest explanation of what Christendom calls the Blessed Trinity since their allegiance is to Satan their god. Joh. 8:43,44… and Satan their god is mono-angelic, hence their adherence to one god… who does not subsist as three angelic beings unified.

that God ( Elohiym, plural ) defines Himself as One Jehovah whereas the word ” one ” in Deut. 6:4 speaks to a unity… as does the word
‘ army ‘ or the word ‘ people ‘ or the word ‘ nation ‘ … as in the United States which together makes up one America, and so on.

the word ” one ” in this verse is translated elsewhere from the Hebrew to describe the union of a man and his wife as in Gen. 2:24 whereas together they shall be ‘ one ‘ flesh.

the word ” one ” in Deut. 6:4 is translated ” united ” in Ezr. 3:9

it can not be denied that the word ” God ” in Deut. 6:4 is a plural word… Elohiym. yet, the verse goes on to say that God is
” one Jehovah “… ” one Lord “…. one YHWH… ” one, ” I Am. ” ”

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” In the beginning Gods, they created the heavens and the earth ”
is the correct English grammatical translation of Gen. 1:1; as it is in the Hebrew Old Testament and the Septuagint; that is, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament.

the fact that the Lord our God somehow subsists as a united plurality of Persons can not be denied by reason of the word’s God used to write His Bible and this is further illustrated by Gen. 1:26..

in Ge.1:26 we read ” Then God ( Elohiym, plural ) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. ”

every third grader understands that a pronoun refers back to some noun in the subject. it can not be mistaken… but such can be suppressed ( Ro. 1:18 )… that in Gen.1:26 the plural pronouns ‘ Us ‘ and ‘ Our ‘ refer to the plural proper noun Elohiym…Gods.

it can not be as some say that the angels were referenced in
Gen. 1:26 since that is not grammatically correct… purposely changing the Word of God to suit a belief system designed by reprobates.

no, it can not be that angels were involved in the creation of man.
the Bible says God formed man from the dust of the ground… not angels. man is made by God in the image of God.. ” and God ( Elohiym; plural ) said Let Us ( plural ) make man in Our ( plural ) image
( singular ) ” … one God’s of one image. Gen. 1:26

amazing, isn’t it ?

when Moses said to the Israelites ” Hear, O, Israel. Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. ” in Deu 6:4 he is saying ” Jehovah
( singular ) our Elohiym ( plural ) is one ( united; quantifier ) Jehovah.

no one has the ability of mind to fully comprehend how the Lord God
subsists as Three Divine Persons, ( Ps. 139 ) namely; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. yet, in this Psalm David names to three distinct Persons of the Godhead the acts of which are too wonderful and too high to grasp full understanding of… God is described through His Name and through His works.

( wonderfully, the word ‘ wonderful ‘ in this Psalm is one of the names of the Lord Jesus Christ… the same word used by The Angel of the LORD in Judges 13:18 )

the LORD God is completely ‘ other than ‘ ( Isa. 46:9,10 ) and not ever to be likened to anything in the physical world. Ex. 20:1-6
He is far from explanation even to His prophet David who wrote Psalm 139 and God is completely unexplainable to the reprobate. for the reprobate, its like trying to explain the parent who abandoned them at birth. Ps. 58:3 cp. Pv. 15:29

yet, He makes Himself known to His people through the faith of Jesus which He freely gives to those upon whom He has mercy.
while ” No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” Joh. 1:18

the carnal world can not come to the knowledge of God being they are not filled with His Holy Spirit… for only His sheep are granted to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd … ” I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by those who
are Mine. “; ” they shall hear My voice ” Joh. 10:14-16

for God has chosen the weak things of the world and revealed Himself to babes, for His purpose is to ” confound the wise ” 1 Cor. 1:27

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the regenerate Christian’s admits they do not fully comprehend how one God, who accepted them in the Beloved by Sovereign grace, subsists as Three Divine Person’s, all of whom made themselves known by personal revelation to them through the Holy Scripture by His indwelling Holy Spirit. Joh.14:16,17

as the Psalmist writes… ” Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. ”

by this same admission the regenerate Christian concludes that only to the children of the One True God has He given the faith of Jesus to understand spiritual truth… such as the mystery of the Blessed Trinity. Joh. 14:17 though in part. 1 Cor. 13:12

to the world this has not been given. ( Joh. 14:17 ) and never will be given unless the Lord God gives by His choosing, life and the faith of Jesus. Ro. 9:18 cp. Eph 1:3-14

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in the Day of Judgement all eyes will see but One God and on that Day we will all see Jesus Christ, for Judgement is committed to Him… ” for in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily ”
( Col. 2:9 ) ” “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me. ” ( Joh 14:11)

” I and the Father are one.” Joh. 10:30

” And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. ”
Heb 1:3

His Holy Spirit, completely ‘ other than ‘, has been given to God’s elect to Tabernacle with us forever, declaring Truth… that is, Jesus, to the inner man.

” And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

[that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you. ” Joh. 14:16,17

” And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Ga 4:6

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some other interesting facts concerning the mystery of the Most High God are :

the Father says ” I “; the Son says ” I ” and these refer to the Holy Spirit as ” He. ” … non-existant beings are not self-aware.

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are all mentioned in taking part in Creation… God the Father can not be seen by man according to the Bible and neither can the Holy Spirit… God the Son, Jesus Christ Eternal God is the visible manifestation in who’s image man is made who appears to man in bodily form…

to see Jesus Christ face to face is to see the Father and the Holy Spirit face to face… for there is but one God united.

the Bible word ” council ” describes a group of men which form to consider something and thereafter render their counsel. the word
‘ council ‘ is used by God ( Jer. 23:18 ) to describe the meeting of the Members of the Most Blessed Trinity and render their oracle to man through the Wonderful Counselor, Jesus Christ. and who, by the way, is there called ” Mighty God and Eternal Father ” by the Holy Spirit, Eternal God ( Is. 9:6 )

the word ” council ” is a quantifier noun.

Jesus Christ was not only raised from the dead by God the Father, but also by God the Holy Spirit as well as by Himself, God the Son… the Bible is plain about this.

Each Member of the Godhead chose, before the foundation of world was laid by them, who would be called and chosen to receive the benefits of His salvation garce through their Divine Representative, our Most Blessed Savior, Jesus Christ. Eph. 1:3-14

Praise be to God !

Commentary by old man joe
Posted on: 6/3/2007 14:31 pm