"Let Us Make Man"

Genesis 1:26

“Let Us Make Man”

A King announces to His court, then creates alone

The plural opens His mouth; the singular moves His hand.

--- The Standing Stone ---

Behind “LORD” in your Bible lies a hidden name --- in the Hebrew it is Yahuah Psalm 83:18**; Yahuah is the Father** Isaiah 63:16**; Yahuah is the only God, beside Him there is no other** Isaiah 45:5**; therefore Yahuah the Father is the only true God, leaving no room for a second or third person** 1 Corinthians 8:6**.**

Reference Piece

The “Us” Passages

Why a plural form is not a plural God

see the reference section at the back of the book

1 --- The Claim

In the opening chapter of the Bible, at the making of man, Yahuah (God) uses the word “us.” It is one short sentence, and it is one of the most quoted proof texts in the whole Torah.

Genesis 1:26 (KJV)

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…

The argument is short. Yahuah is speaking. He says “us” and “our.” Therefore, they conclude, more than one person must live inside Yahuah --- and they read the Father, the Son, and the Spirit into the sentence.

2 --- The Hidden Premise

Notice what the verse does not say. It says “us.” It never says who the “us” is. The names “Father, Son, and Spirit” are not in the verse. They have to be carried in from somewhere else and laid on top of the word “us.”

The Hebrew confirms that the plural is real. It is not a translation trick.

נַעֲשֶׂה

naʿaseh

let us make --- a first-person plural verb

The verb itself is plural, and the endings on “image” and “likeness” (the suffix meaning “our”) are plural too. So the plural is genuinely there. But a plural verb only tells you that someone else is present. It does not tell you who.

Think of a king who says to his court, “Let us go to war.” The word “us” proves the king is speaking to others. It does not prove those others are also kings. It does not even prove they are the same kind of being as the king. The plural tells you someone else is in the room. It does not split the king into many persons.

3 --- The Plural Announcement, the Singular Act

Now read the very next verse, and watch what happens to the grammar.

Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

In verse 26 the language is plural: “Let us make,” “our image.” In verse 27 the language turns singular: God created man in His own image. Not “their” image. Not “our” image. His own.

This is the hinge of the whole passage. If the “us” of verse 26 were a group of co-equal persons, verse 27 should read, “So they created man in their image.” It does not. The act of creation is given to Yahuah alone, in the singular.

This is the way a king speaks. The king says, “Let us build the city,” in front of his court. Then the record reads, “the king built the city.” The announcement is plural. The work is the king’s. That is exactly what these two verses do together: Yahuah announces the making of man in the hearing of His court, and then Yahuah alone makes him.

4 --- Yahuah Speaks; He Does Not Take Counsel

If Yahuah is one, who is the court? Through the Hebrew Scriptures, Yahuah is shown surrounded by His heavenly host --- the messengers and servants who stand before His throne. 1 Kings 22:19 shows Yahuah on His throne with the host of heaven standing beside Him. Job 1:6 describes the sons of God presenting themselves before Him.

But one thing must be clear. Yahuah does not take counsel from anyone. He does not ask for advice. He does not weigh options with a committee. When He speaks in the presence of His court, He is a king issuing commands, not a board of equals taking a vote. He announces His will, and His servants receive their assignments.

That is why the “us” of Genesis 1:26 can include the court while the creating still belongs to Yahuah alone. He announces in their hearing. He acts by Himself.

5 --- Was the Son Speaking Here?

Some will answer that the Son is one of the “us” --- that the Messiah was already speaking in the beginning. But Hebrews 1:1-2 says Yahuah spoke through the prophets in time past, and has spoken through His Son “in these last days.” The Son’s speaking belongs to the last days, not to the first page of Genesis. He is not one of the voices here.

Conclusion

The Verdict

Strip the doctrine away and read the two verses as they stand. Yahuah announces the making of man in the hearing of His court. Then Yahuah, alone and in the singular, makes him in His own image. The plural opens the sentence; the singular finishes the work.

If “let us make” proves a plural God, the next breath undoes it --- for “in his own image” says the Maker was One.