Genesis - Who is our image?

[MrsMcD]

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish…

Who is God referring to when he says our?

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good…

Who is God referring to when he says us?

[QueenEsther]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish…

Who is God referring to when he says our?

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good…

Who is God referring to when he says us?

I always just though it was God and the angels.

Since Adam was created in the image of Him that was to come. Rom 5:14. It could be that God, who inhabits all of time, was refferring to Jesus.
In the image of God created he him.

[Nahum]

"The image" could also be interpreted as the image of God's attributes.

His emotions. Anger, mercy, love, hatred, justice, compassion and so on.

His eternal existence. The soul will live forever somewhere.

His ability. To create, to destroy, to speak, to think.

[mfblume]

Plurality of majesty. "We are not amused."

[MrsMcD]

So basically, we just don't know the answer.

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish…

Who is God referring to when he says our?

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good…

Who is God referring to when he says us?

I believe that God was speaking to the angels in those passages, even though in Genesis 1:27 it says that God created man in His image and not their image.

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish…

Who is God referring to when he says our?

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good…

Who is God referring to when he says us?

I heard it preached that God was speaking to the creation He'd already made. We are made of the dust of the earth, so God wasn't lying when He said 'us' and 'our'.

To me, it's no different than looking at ingredients for a cake and stating to them, 'Let's make our pastor a wonderful cake that he'll enjoy after dinner tonight.'

Simple personification.

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by Chan

I believe that God was speaking to the angels in those passages, even though in Genesis 1:27 it says that God created man in His image and not their image.

I would believe that if the angels had anything to do with it, but they didn't.

The dust of the ground, however, did.

[mfblume]

One oldtimer believed this was prophetic of the Lord and the ministry who would make man in God's image through ministry in the church.