[Ann Archy]

Genesis...Then God sad, 'Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness, to have dominion over the fish in the sea, the birds of he air, the cattle, all he wld animals on land, and everything that reeps on the earth.'

So WHO do you think US, and "OUR" meant...as in OUR Likeness? It's Jesus he was talking about.

[Commie Basher]

Genesis...Then God sad, 'Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness, to have dominion over the fish in the sea, the birds of he air, the cattle, all he wld animals on land, and everything that reeps on the earth.'

So WHO do you think US, and "OUR" meant...as in OUR Likeness? It's Jesus he was talking about.

I've heard various other theories:

(1) God was using the "royal we." Monarchs often refer to themselves in the plural. For instance, speaking solely for herself, a queen might say, "We are not amused."

(2) God was speaking to the animals. Man is made in the image of BOTH God and beast. Man has a beastly nature, but a divine spark which allows him to know it, and choose to rise above it.

(3) God was an ancient astronaut, and was speaking to his fellow UFO flight mates.

[Daveinyork]

If royalty can refer itself in the first person plural, what about the King of us all? The telling statement is actually in Exodus - no room for translational difficulties, or interpretations: Hear, Israel, Adonoi is our G-d, Adonoi is ONE.