Why Did God Say “Let Us Make Mankind in Our Image”?

“In the beginning…” 

So starts the greatest book ever written. More than that, it’s the greatest history ever told, and the greatest story of redemption. Ever.

“Then 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 birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’”

Mankind is therefore regarded as the apex of God’s creation because after He created man, God declared all He made to be “very good” (Genesis 1:31).

What Is the Context of This Verse?

In Genesis 1:1-25, we learn the Lord God created the heavens and the earth ex nihilo (out of, or from nothing). With each aspect of creation, the passage reads, “And God said…let there be light, let there be an expanse, let the waters under heaven be gathered in one place,” etc. After each creative act, “God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25).

Why Is It Significant That God Used a Plural Pronoun - "Our"?

Why did God say, “us” and “our” when He spoke of creating man? To Whom was He speaking?

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What Does It Mean We Are Made in the Image and Likeness of God?

God is Spirit, and Jesus said, “God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24).

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