Michael,
In his book, Divine Names and Titles of God, no copyright date, the late Bishop G.T. Haywood says on page 3:
ELOHIM occurs 2,700 times in the Old Testament. Its first occurrence connects it with creation and gives it its essential meaning as the Creator. It shows forth His relation to mankind as His creatures. Notice
2 Chron. 18:31, where Elohim (God) is contrasted with His name Jehovah. To Jehosaphat, He was JEHOVAH, his Covenant God, while to the Syrians He stood only in the relation of Creator (Elohim) to his creatures because He had made no covenant with them as a nation at any time. Elohim is God, the living God, the power of creation. (
John 1:1-3;
Col. 1:15-17;
Rev. 3:4-11). He first assumes a creature form, though spiritual in nature (
Gen. 12:7; 32:24-30;
Isa. 6:1, 5) afterwards, the human form for the purpose of redeeming mankind. (
John 1:14;
Heb. 2:9, 14, 16, 17; Phil. 2:7;
Rom. 8:3). That Elohim, in His creature form spiritually, who appeared to the Patriarchs and Prophets is the same who appeared in a human form 1,900 years ago to Israel can be clearly seen by reading the following scriptures:
Gen 17:13;
Ex 6:2, 3 with
John 8:56-58;
Isa. 6:1, 2, 5, 9, 10, with
John 12:39, 40, 41, 44, 45.
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