When God said, “Let us make man in our image” who was God
speaking to?
God was speaking to the angels.
"And 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
fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." - Genesis 1:26
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God created he him; male and female created he them." - Genesis 1:27
Where does it say in the Bible that God and the angels make
appearances in the form of man?
The Bible tells us that the LORD appeared to Abraham along
with two angels. They appeared to Abraham as three men.
"And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre:
and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and
looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet
them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground," - Genesis
18:1-2
You can read why they appeared to Abraham and the
conversation they had in the rest of chapter 18. After a certain point, the two
angels left to go to Sodom.
"And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward
Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way." - Genesis
18:16
The third man remained to finish talking with Abraham. Who
was this third man?
"And the men turned their faces from thence, and went
toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD." - Genesis 18:22
The Bible is telling us in this verse, that Abraham stood
yet before the LORD. The LORD appeared in the form of man to Abraham.
Where in the Bible does it say that the other two men that
left Abraham and went to Sodom were angels?
It tells us this in the first verse of the next chapter:
"And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot
sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he
bowed himself with his face toward the ground;" - Genesis 19:1
Because angels appear to us in the image of man, we can
understand this verse:
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares." - Hebrews 13:2
Abraham showed hospitality to angels without being aware of
it. Lot also entertained angels unaware. Man was made in the image of God and
of angels. Abraham and Lot entertained angels unawares because the angels
appeared to them as men. After Abraham entertained the two angels, Lot
entertained them when they came to Sodom.
"And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray
you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye
shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide
in the street all night. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in
unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake
unleavened bread, and they did eat." - Genesis 19:2-3
We too may have entertained angels unawares.
No comments:
Post a Comment