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Deuteronomy 10:17
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15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their1 descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.  
16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your aheart, and be bstiff-necked no longer.  
17 For the Lord your God is aGod of gods and bLord of lords, the great God, cmighty and awesome, who dshows no partiality nor takes a bribe.  
18 aHe administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.  
19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
20 aYou shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.  
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What Does Deuteronomy 10:17 Mean?



Deuteronomy 10:17

This concept is shown throughout the Bible. There is a plurality within Elohim, and Elohim is consistently described as "the Lord of hosts." Hosts means "armies." A little bit broader and clearer definition is, "He is Lord of many things."

We also find cautions throughout the Bible not to let any of these lesser gods take the place of Elohim, who is revealed to us in the very first chapter of His book. The reason our culture has such a narrow view of this is because a false Christianity has dominated its religious thinking. For the past 1600 years, it has taught a false god, the non-biblical and inexplicable "three-in-one" Trinity. The Trinity is inexplicable because theologians try to fit their explanation into a biblical context, and it does not and will not fit. Their final "out" is that the Trinity is a mystery that one must accept on faith.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Nature of God: Elohim

Related Topics: Armies | Elohim | False Christianity | God's Nature | Lord of Hosts | Trinity


 
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