Biblical FactGod is referred in the old Testament by the Hebrew words El or Elohim more than 2000 times as “Mighty God.” | Challenge from Some Christian Commentators The confusion about the Godhead is a misapplication of the Hebrew word Elohim, a regular term for “God” in the Old Testament. Elohim, being a plural form, signifies the plurality of persons in the Godhead, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. |
Refuting the Challenge
They do not have very much to say about the Hebrew language. Many Hebrew words are found in plural form but which have singular connotation. Example: water, life, face, heaven in Hebrew. | Elohim is simply the “plural intensitive” with a singular force. |
Elohim is the “plural of majesty, the fullness of divine strength, the sum of powers displayed by God (Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith).
| Elohim is a plural form, which is often used in Hebrew to denote plentitude of might. |