Elohim

God in Genesis 1: Elohim

Rudolf Steiner interprets the “days” of creation as long periods, each marked by the activity of different groups of beings, with the Elohim playing a central role.

1 In the beginning of the story the Elohim created new conditions in the atmosphere of the earth."

And the wind of the Elohim moved upon the surface of the waters.

3 And the Elohim said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And the Elohim saw the light, that it was good: and the Elohim dividid the light from the darkness.

5 And the Elohim called the light Day and the darkness they called Night.

6 And the Elohim said, Let there be an extended surface in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters in the seas from the waters in the clouds.

7 And the Elohim made the extended surface, and divided the waters which were under the extended surface from the waters which were above the extended surface: and it was so.

8 And the Elohim called the extended surface the Atmosphere.

9 And the Elohim said, Let the waters under the atmosphere be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And the Elohim called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters they called Seas; and the Elohim saw it was good."

11 "And the Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind: and the Elohim saw that is was good.

14 And the Elohim said, The light in the expanse of the sky that divides the day from the night will be for signs, appointed times, days and years:

16 The elohim observed carefully the two great lights; the great light that dominates the day, the small light that dominates the night, and the stars.

17 And the Elohim permitted the expanse of the sky to become bright on the land,

18 And dominate the day and the night, and divide the light from the darkness: and the Elohim saw it was good.

20 And the Elohim said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and flying creatures that may fly above the earth in the open expanse of the atmosphere.

21 And the Elohim created new conditions for great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged flying creature after their kind: and the Elohim saw that it was good.

22 And the Elohim blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let flying creatures multiply in the earth.

24 And the Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beasts of the earth after their kind and it was so.

25 And the Elohim brought about the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the earth after their kind: And the Elohim saw that it was good.

26 And the Elohim said, Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So the Elohim created humans in their own image, in the image of the Elohim they created them; male and female the created them.

28 And the Elohim blessed them, and the Elohim said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and bring it under cultivation: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

29 And the Elohim said, Behold, We have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the surface of the all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.

31 And the Elohim saw every thing that they made, and behold, the abundance was very good.

The Elohim initiate Earth's development by radiating soul-spiritual warmth over elemental waters, recapitulating ancient Saturn's warmth.

Rudolf Steiner connects the Elohim to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, interpreting the "days" of creation as periods marked by the activities of different groups of spiritual beings, with the Elohim playing a central role.