Behold the man is become as one of us

Let us reason ministries …

What does it mean when God said man has become like one of us?
This is one of those Scriptures that needs to be read in context to find the actual
meaning.
Gen 3:22 Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us,
to know good and evil.”
At the time only God knew the difference of what is good and what is evil and
what it would bring.
Previously God instructed Adam “And the LORD God commanded the man,
saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you
shall surely die." (Gen 2:16-17)
Man was already created in God’s image in that he had finite characteristics that
God had. He was personally being instructed and trained by God. When Eve ate
from the tree and offered it to Adam and he ate, they both immediately had the
effect of sin manifest in their lives. Shame and guilt. They saw themselves as
naked they felt guilty inside and their conscience changed – so they hid from God
who showed up in the evening to fellowship with them each day.
God responds “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you
should not eat?" after god pronounces the punishment on each of them
Gen 3:22 “Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us,
to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree
of life, and eat, and live forever"--
Man became like God in to know good and evil. Before this man was innocent not
knowing what disobedience is and the sin. Now that he experienced this he know
what God already know – the very reason he warned man not to eat from the tree
he called the tree of knowledge of good and evil. To become as one of us expresses
God’s plurality. It did not say man became as I or me singular but God used the
plural expression.
He uses this expression other times throughout the Scripture.
Gen.11:7: God speaking, “Let us go down, and there confound their language.”
Isa.6:8 God, speaking to Isaiah: “Who shall I send, who will go for us.” Both the
singular and the plural are used in the same verse.
Gen. 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Let
us make man in our image-Naase = let us make, adam bitzalmanu- nu = our,
tselem = image in our likeness- keedmutenu- nu = our, demuth = likeness. The
words our and us are interconnected with other words and cannot be separated. The
words image and likeness are also attached to the plural pronouns our and us,
which means more than one.

So the speaker and the other ones addressed who are to be in the act of creating are
of the same image that man will be made after.

God is not speaking with the angels in Gen.1:26. The Bible refutes this. Isa.40:12-
15 when speaking of God creating the world it asked, “With whom did he take
counsel.”

For the other subject[s] to be angels it would mean they have the power to create as
God does, and that man was made in their image also, which we know is not true.

The speaker of Gen.1:26 is God, the other[s] He is speaking to are of the same
nature and essence. The Bible teaches us that Jesus -not the angels - created all
things: “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made
that was made.” (John 1:3) which means whoever God is speaking to has the same
power as him. God did not create the world with assistance from any other being.

Sillylou

Trinity is too simple an answer & explains little. But there are some strange
answers in here, along with the good ones & those that are really trying. The us is
God & Christ. The Holy Spirit is God. The same way our spirit is whom we are.
Yet it is still separate. We can't see our spirit or talk to it though it determines the
type of person we are. Christ is the Word of God. The Bible says that Christ was
there from the beginning. The spirit was too but not physically. So in a sense it was
the Trinity but the actual conversation was between God & His son.

Angels don't even have the power to give birth, let alone create life. They are
created by God just like we were. We are lower than angels only for a little while.
One day we'll be exalted over them.

The type of comment you're speaking of (God talking to someone else in heaven
with the term us) is found at creation as well as the destruction of the Tower of
Babel. Then there were 3 angels with Abraham when told he would conceive a
child in his old age. Though all ate, only one spoke. He didn't say God said,
determined, etc. He simply said he would. Christ is in the order of Melchezidek &
if you read that description it sounds like him because Abraham gave him the tithe
though Abraham was the leader of the first monotheistic religion (judaism). Then
there's the angel with Shadrack, Meshack & Abendego in the fire with the
appearance of the SON of God (not sons). How would they know what He looked
like if they had never seen or heard stories of His appearing? When Jacob wrestled
with the angel it was clearly the Lord. There are a lot more examples.

When it's an angel it's made clear. They don't let you worship them, they are called
sons of god instead of THE SON OF GOD. On their own they can neither bless or
curse. They can't forgive sin, etc.

* I was just reading Priestess' answer and had to say something here. If you're not
supposed to worship other gods what right would the Lord have to demand that if
there were other gods involved in creating man as well? All would have equal right
to be worshipped. Just because man worships other gods it doesn't mean they exist.
Plus anything you put above God is a god whether it's physical or spiritual.

** Btw I don't believe it's intentionally provocative. Some are just too sensitive
about any questioning of the Bible. You're simply asking a question to understand.
The only way it would be intentionally malice was if you were looking to criticize
a belief. There are a lot of things in the Bible that seem to contradict or not make
sense. Wanting to understand is seeking and Christ said those who seek would
find. I've read the Bible cover to cover numerous times in my 50+ years & I still
find new things & questions to ask. I think it's wonderful you want to understand,
not just read or depend on someone else to tell you what's in it.