Plurality in God's Name

No. 209

Edwards says that the union of Elohim, a plural term, with Jehovah, a singular name, is a sign of the union of multiple divine persons in one essence. Jehovah is the name for God's self-existent, eternal, perfect, and immutable nature. Moses particularly noted this in Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord." Translated literally,…