"E" is for Elohim

In Genesis 1:1 it states: “In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.”  The word ‘Elohim’ (e-lo-HEEM) is the plural of El (or possibly Eloah) and is the first name for God given in the Bible.  He is God, our Creator, and the Creator of all.

The name Elohim is used more than 2500 times in the Hebrew Bible, and it is used 32 times in the very first chapter of Genesis.  The fact that it is a plural word is not because it indicates many gods, but to emphasize the majesty of the one true God.  It also indicates the trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One God in Three Persons.

This ancient name for God shows God is mighty with creative powers, as well as having total authority and sovereignty.  Jesus of course, knew this name, and used a form of it when on the Cross, calling His Father “Eloi, Eloi…” (My God, My God)

Our God, Elohim, is creator of all heaven and earth, night and day, seas and land, animals and man.  David gave praise to this and to the unchangeable nature of God in Psalm 102:25-27a:

“In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,

And the heavens are the works of Your hands.

They will perish, but You remain,

They will all wear out like a garment,

Like clothing You will change them

And they will be discarded.

But You remain the same.”

Elohim, My God,  You are the Mighty One who made everything out of nothing by the breath of your mouth.  Help me to know You more and more as my very own Creator, who made me and placed me on earth for a reason. I will magnify Your name forever. Amen