More than a son?

Before He created anyone or anything there was only Jehovah. There was no one and nothing else. He was alone and had always been alone. Then at some point He decided He no longer wanted to be alone, so He created His only begotten Son.

Let's consider a similar circumstance: Adam was alone and had always been alone. Then Jehovah God said:

(Genesis 2:18) “It is not good for the man to continue to be alone. I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him.”

So God created Eve and Adam was no longer alone.

But what if He chose to do things differently? Instead of creating Eve for Adam, what if Jehovah decided to give Adam the knowledge and power to create Eve for himself? Adam could choose the aspects, traits, and personality he wanted in a companion and then create her for himself. But if it was Adam who had created his wife Eve would she be considered his wife, or since he was the one who created her, would she be considered his daughter?

What i am proposing here is that perhaps Michael is much more to God than a son is to a human. Perhaps Jehovah created Michael to be a companion, that is to say His "helper" and "complement". It's hard to describe using physical human terms where sexuality and reproduction permeate most relationship labels (Father/Mother Son/Daughter Husband/Wife), but those things do not exist in the spirit realm. There is no male or female. Sexual intercourse was not used in the creation process of Adam or of spirit creatures. Those are attributes of the physical realm.

Perhaps the term "son" was used when speaking to men because it best described Michael's authority and position of honor in a way that man could understand. In the Bible Michael is introduced to men as an "only begotten Son". At that time such a son was held in high regard, second only to his father, and would inherit all of his father's authority and possessions upon his death.

Though we are all considered to be "children of God" (Acts 17:29) the sons of a father would divide his belongings among themselves at his death, with the firstborn getting a double portion. Though the firstborn would receive more he still shared the honor and wealth with his brothers. Identifying Michael as God's "only begotten Son" (which was apt since Jehovah created him solely on His own) also better identified his singular position and authority in a way that men of the time could relate to.

There are myriads of angels and millions of humans, but His "only begotten Son" was the only person God ever referred to as "the beloved" and "my beloved". (Mt 3:17; 12:18; 17:5; Mr 1:11; 9:7; Lu 3:22) He was the one that God "was especially fond of." (Pr 8:30)

For many back then a wife was practically a piece of property, a possession. So though the term "wife" (used in the manner reflecting how we know a wife should be acknowledged and treated) might better align with Michael's personal relationship with Jehovah, it would not adequately represent, in the minds of men at the time, the true nature of their relationship.

Another Similarity (First Pair)

All humans can trace their lineage back to Adam and Eve.

(Genesis 3:20) After this Adam named his wife Eve, because she was to become the mother of everyone living.

Similarly, all creation came into existence by Jehovah through Michael.

(John 1:3) All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.

(1 Corinthians 8:6) there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.

(Colossians 1:16) because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All other things have been created through him and for him.

If you were of the mind that Michael was just a coworker in the creation process, remember that all other creation was created "for" Michael. (Col 1:16) So Jehovah would probably have been content with just Michael at His side.

What do you think?
:^)
Dave

Last updated 04-07-2019            (date created 01-19-2018)