ELOHIM Elohim is given as the very first name of God in Scripture and the first name in the creation narrative: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) The text immediately asserts there was a beginning to the material universe; the heavens and the earth are not self-existent, but were conceived in the mind of God and simply spoken into existence! Genesis 1 thus reveals God as being supreme over all creation; the one who is the source and sustainer of all things. The conviction that Elohim, identified as the Creator of and sovereign over all that has existed in heaven and earth, is foundational to the Bible’s revelation of God. Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, in Our likeness ...” Genesis 1:26 Being established as Creator in the first chapter of Genesis, the Hebrew text also identifies Elohim as being plural, not singular. This plural name given to God is found no other Semitic language! What then can this mean in terms of our own origin, design and anatomy as male and female human beings - physically, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally? It was Daniel the prophet who exclaimed, "Praise be to the name of God (Elohim) for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his."   Daniel 2:20 Open this film segment to see the creative power and wisdom of God as Elohim:  The Beginning of Creation