Elohim Series

(1) before Him there was nothing else

(a) didn’t find earth and mold it

(b) created it “ex nihilo” - out of nothing

(c) he alone is the eternal one without beginning or end

(2) above him there is nothing else

(a) He stands taller than all the elohim man has ever created

(b) Exodus 15:11 - Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

(c) all of creation exalts the Elohim

(d) Psalm 19:1-6 - The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

(e) Elohim alone possesses all the attributes of Divinity

(3) without Him there is nothing else

(a) old philosophers believed we were God’s dream

(b) not accurate, but close

i) we are real, eternally so

ii) we cannot exist apart from God

a) Isaiah 40:26

b) Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

(4) he is superior to everything in every way

(a) existence

(b) ability

(c) character

(d) he is Elohim

2. Elohim is the Creator - study names in the context they are given

a. He is personal

(1) man is made in his image

(a) not physical, we know God is a Spirit

(b) in personhood

i) we reason and are intelligent - comparatively

ii) we feel - having emotions

iii) we choose, having will and bearing responsibility for our choices

(2) He is a personal being

(a) not some essence as mystics and new agers teach

i) more than a force or blob of energy

ii) more than something sensed

(b) he possesses the qualities fo personhood

i) reasons

ii) feels

iii) acts according to His will

(3) he is unique personhood

(a) there are singular and plural words for elohim

i) in ancient, el is singular

ii) God chooses elohim, which is the plural

(b) Gen 1:26

i) speaks of a plural singular

ii) points to the triune nature of God

a) God is on essence in three persons

1) some people use the egg

2) I prefer the three states of water

3) none perfectly explain

b. He is powerful - sovereign God of all the earth

(1) nothing has any hold over him

(a) he existed prior to all things (in the beginning God)

(b) he exists independently of all things

i) needs nothing outside of Himself

ii) without boundaries outside of Himself

(2) he holds everything

(a) he is omnipotent

i) having all power

ii) making something out of nothing

(b) he has the right to control creation

i) he made it

ii) in essence, he owns it - and us

(c) he exercises His right ruling supremely over all creation