The Mystery (?) of The Trinity

Just to expound upon this timeless subject, let's look at the following categories.

Genesis 1:1 states “In the beginning The Elohim Beings created the heavens and the earth.”

We must look at how the Hebrew should be translated to accommodate these various understandings of God’s Being.

Categories 1 through 4 must have the following singular/plural/noun/verb combinations for their conclusions to be accurate.

1. UNITARIAN 2. TRINITARIAN 3. TRI -THEISTIC 4. WHAT THE

HEBREW SAYS

God created God created Gods created The Elohim Beings

Created

singular noun singular noun plural noun plural noun

singular verb plural verb plural verb singular verb

No other option above would need plural noun and singular verb as the Hebrew actually has in the inerrant Biblical Text.

The Hebrew texts of the OT have the plural noun, Elohim, used with singular verbs. The translations of the OT Hebrew into other languages usually singularize the Hebrew word, Elohim. I believe the LXX (The Septuagint) did this first. Whatever translation depends upon the LXX will always translate Elohim as a singular noun throughout the OT, even though it is always plural.

Even though the entire number of Jewish scholars and theologians and even linguists have always insisted that the plural proper noun, Elohim, means “God,” the form in the Biblical Text is still plural. However, regardless of how many thousands of them might scream that this is the truth, the Hebrew Language itself in the OT has the plural noun Elohim always predicated with singular verbs when “Elohim” refers to Deity. Always. Again, it cannot be translated as “Gods” because all the verbs predicating this noun are singular. This means They Speak And Act As One. Which is accurate: the Hebrew Text OR what scholars say of the meaning of the Hebrew Text?

Notice the above options in understanding The Elohim through the teachings and doctrines extracted from these different beliefs about God’s Being.

1. The Unitarian teachings turn the plural Hebrew noun into a singular as does the Trinitarian position. But Hebrew Language and Linguistics tell us that Elohim is a plural proper noun. This invalidates the accuracy of the Unitarian doctrine immediately.

2. In order for the Trinitarian doctrine to be accurate, it must have a singular noun with a plural verb because each Person of the Trinity has a significant role and function in creation and redemption. But the Hebrew Language is very specific in Genesis 1: plural noun and singular verb when referring to Deity. This invalidates the Trinitarian position completely, from the very first verse of Scripture.*

* As a significant note, the believers in the trinity concept assumed that the singular meaning of “Elohim” as proclaimed by every Jewish scholar, theologian, and linguist, was the necessary meaning. In a very scholarly fashion, the trinitarians used philosophical categories to explain the monotheistic principle as one essence in three persons, thereby maintaining monotheism. This procedure accommodated the Jewish understanding of the singular meaning. Yet, the Hebrew remains the same: plural noun, singular verb, when referring to Deity.

3. For the tri-theistic idea to be accurate, it needs for both the noun and the verb to be plural. But this is not the Hebrew of Genesis 1. Therefore, the tri-theistic view is also inaccurate.

4. Thus we are left with what the Hebrew Language says throughout the OT whenever Elohim refers to Deity: plural noun and singular verb. That is throughout the OT. When referring to alien or foreign or strange gods, if the word ‘elohim’ is used in the subject of the sentence, then the plural verb is always used in the predicate. But when Elohim is used for The Elohim Beings in the subject of the sentence, the verb is always singular in the predicate.

What should we deduce from this fact? What is the purpose of this grammatical violation, plural noun used with a singular verb? It is very significant since it happens every time Elohim is used for Deity in the subject of the sentence. What are the possible deductions from this fact? There is one possible deduction, only one possible necessary inference: The Elohim Beings Are Three Beings Who Speak And Act As One. We deduce this from the progressive revelations of These Beings throughout The Scriptures.

The Trinity concept is a mystery only when you misunderstand it apart from the above facts.

This understanding of The Trinity is thoroughly supported by the entirety of Scripture.