{"id":2990,"date":"2020-07-18T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblianamao.com.br\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2025-03-23T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T18:55:27","slug":"echad-compound-unit-will-be-same-deuteronomy-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblianamao.com.br\/en\/echad-compound-unit-will-be-same-deuteronomy-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Echad Composite Unit. Is it really? \u2013 Deuteronomy 6:4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s study, I will look at the idea that &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">echad<\/mark>&#8221; in Deuteronomy 6:4 indicates a &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compound unit<\/mark>&#8220;, a concept often used to support the doctrine of the Trinity. Many argue that this word proves that God consists of three persons, but is this interpretation correct? I will explore the uses of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">echad<\/mark>&#8221; in several biblical passages, comparing their meaning and application in the original Hebrew. In addition, I will examine whether this argument holds up in light of Scripture or whether it is merely a theological construct. Let\u2019s discover together what the Bible really teaches on this topic in &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Echad<\/mark><\/strong>&#8220;, <strong>Composite Unit. Really? \u2013 Deuteronomy 6:4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-trinitarian-argument-about-echad\">What is the Trinitarian Argument about Echad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trinitarian doctrine teaches that there is only one God, composed of three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There are not three gods, but only one. Given this, some questions of theological conflict arise with various biblical passages. One of them is the verse in Deuteronomy 6:4, which presents a concept that is opposite to what this doctrine teaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s study, we will analyze this biblical passage, and the Trinitarian explanation to reconcile this contrast of the Trinitarian concept with such passage. Let&#8217;s begin by reading the verse from Deuteronomy 6:4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Deuteronomy 6:4 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage above is the Almeida Corrigida e Fiel translation. This translation is not that different from the others that exist. No translation follows the original text exactly. Some adaptations are necessary during the translations, according to the grammatical rules of each language. We also have the authors&#8217; views influencing the translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-text-in-hebrew\">The Text in Hebrew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how the text appears in the original Hebrew:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aleppo Codex Version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Transliteration: Shema Israel Adonai (YHWH) Eloheinu Adonai (YHWH) echad)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The literal translation of the verse would be as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Deuteronomy 6:4 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hear, O Israel, YHWH our God, YHWH is <strong>one<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tetragrammaton-the-name-of-god\">Tetragrammaton: The Name of God<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tetragrammaton is the name of God. This name is unpronounceable because it contains only consonants. Its true pronunciation has been lost over time. Over the centuries, out of reverence, people replaced the Tetragrammaton with the wordAdonai, which means &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sir<\/mark>&#8220;. For this reason, we find the translation with the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sir<\/mark>&#8221; being used. But that is not the main point of our study. This verse states that &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">YHWH is one<\/mark>&#8220;. This ends up conflicting with the Trinitarian concept, which says that God is three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contradiction-of-concepts\">Contradiction of Concepts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The contradiction between the concept and the biblical text is clear. Scripture says that God is one, but the Trinitarian doctrine teaches that God is three. What now? How do Trinitarians explain this issue? For them it is simple. Some people say that Hebrew has two words that can be translated as &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;. The first is the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;, which represents a <strong>composite unit<\/strong>. The second is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>yachid<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;, which refers to an <strong>individual, isolated<\/strong> unit. Based on this explanation, some argue that the biblical text uses the Hebrew word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; and that this does not represent a contradiction, but rather proof that God is composite. How so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Passages with Echad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To better understand this issue, we will present the texts used by those who defend this argument. I will highlight in <strong>bold<\/strong> and <strong>in red<\/strong> the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; in the Hebrew texts, and its corresponding one in the Portuguese translation. Here is the Hebrew spelling of the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, let&#8217;s look at some examples of biblical passages that support this concept and then evaluate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-genesis\">Echad in Genesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Genesis 1:5 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the <strong>first day.<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d7\u05e9\u05da \u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the text of Genesis 1:5, the &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">day one<\/mark>&#8220;, translated as &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">day first<\/mark>&#8220;, appears as the joining of two periods: &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">afternoon<\/mark>&#8221; and &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">morning<\/mark>&#8220;. The word used in Hebrew is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; ( <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> ). This example shows the concept of compound unity. The day &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, being formed by two periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Genesis 2:24 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall become <strong>one<\/strong> flesh.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05db\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05df \u05d9\u05e2\u05d6\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05de\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d3\u05d1\u05e7 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e9\u05ea\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e9\u05e8 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the text above from Genesis 2:24, God says that a man would leave his parents and cleave to his wife, becoming &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">both <strong>one<\/strong> flesh<\/mark>&#8220;. The word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; is also found in this verse, and here, the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; can also be seen. Two beings becoming one flesh. The &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">meat<\/mark>&#8221; is being formed by two people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Genesis 11:6 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And the LORD said, Behold, the people is <strong>one<\/strong>, and they have all one language; and this is what they have begun to do; and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05df \u05e2\u05dd <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05d5\u05e9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05dc\u05db\u05dc\u05dd \u05d5\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d7\u05dc\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05e2\u05ea\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d1\u05e6\u05e8 \u05de\u05d4\u05dd \u05db\u05dc \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d6\u05de\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In Genesis 11:6, the Lord says that the people &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">is <strong>a<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; (echad). The word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">people<\/mark>&#8221; represents the union of several people. This word is associated with the composition of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">people<\/mark>&#8220;. In this sense, it is seen as &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-2-chronicles\">Echad in 2 Chronicles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>II Chronicles 30:12 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And the hand of God was with Judah, to give them <strong>one<\/strong> heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, according to the word of the LORD.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d2\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05ea\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong>   \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\u2013\u05d1\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the text of 2 Chronicles 30:12, it says that the Lord God gave &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>one<\/strong> heart<\/mark>&#8221; for the people of Judah. \u200b\u200bThe word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; in this text, it is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;. Again, we see this word being used in a sense of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;, as it is being applied to the &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">people of Judah<\/mark>&#8220;. Several people, however, with &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; only heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-jeremiah\">Echad in Jeremiah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jeremiah 32:39 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And I will give them <strong>one<\/strong> heart and <strong>one<\/strong> way, that they may fear me always, for their own good and the good of their children after them.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05dc\u05d8 \u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05d5\u05d3\u05e8\u05da <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd\u2013\u05dc\u05d8\u05d5\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The text of Jeremiah 32:39 also has the same meaning as the verse in 2 Chronicles 30:12. God would give &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>one<\/strong> heart<\/mark>&#8220;, and &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>one<\/strong> way<\/mark>&#8221; for His people. The word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; appears twice in this verse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-numbers\">Echad in Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Numbers 13:23 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Then they went to the Valley of Eshcol, and from there they cut down a branch with <strong>a<\/strong> cluster of grapes, and two men carried it on a pole; and they also took some pomegranates and figs.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d1\u05d0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e0\u05d7\u05dc \u05d0\u05e9\u05db\u05dc \u05d5\u05d9\u05db\u05e8\u05ea\u05d5 \u05de\u05e9\u05dd \u05d6\u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05e2\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05d0\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d5\u05d8 \u05d1\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05ea\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the verse from Numbers 13:23. In that text, the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; is used to refer to &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>a<\/strong> bunch of grapes<\/mark>&#8220;. It\u2019s just &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; bunch of grapes, but the bunch is composed of several grape buds, which makes it something composite. Therefore, the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; can be seen here as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reanalyzing-the-argument\">Reanalyzing the Argument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In view of these passages, the Trinitarian interpretation explains that the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; used in Deuteronomy 6:4 does not literally mean &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, but rather, a &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;Therefore, the text would be stating that God is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, however, formed by the 3 persons Father, Son and Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The argument seems to be convincing. Several biblical passages present this concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compound unit<\/mark>&#8220;. But does this word really have this meaning? Does this concept really exist in the Hebrew language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who do not know Hebrew, it is easy to convince. After all, if we do not understand the language, we believe what is presented, right?! How could we prove whether this argument is true or not? There are a few ways. The first is to find someone who understands the language and ask them. Preferably, someone who is not influenced by theological issues, because otherwise, they will explain what they believe in in a biased way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to give preference to people from our own culture, whether they are religious or not, and they may even be teachers. The second way to compare this argument is to look at books and dictionaries of the language. But here, we run into the difficulty of finding reliable material. The person who produced it may also have influenced its content with their own beliefs. Therefore, it would be necessary to research the writer. A third way to prove this argument is to use the Bible itself. As for this method, we will not run into the problem of the writer being influenced by his theological beliefs, since we are going straight to the source, the Holy Bible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-analysis-of-other-biblical-passages-with-echad\">Analysis of Other Biblical Passages with Echad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, we will follow the third proposal. We will analyze other biblical passages where the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; appears. If such an argument of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; is true, then this concept must be present in all other passages. Otherwise, we will come to the conclusion that such an argument is not true, but rather a human invention to respond to a theological contradiction formulated by men. Let us see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-ecclesiastes\">Echad in Ecclesiastes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ecclesiastes 4:8 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">There is <strong>one<\/strong> who is alone and has no one, neither son nor brother; yet he does not cease from his labor, nor is his eyes satisfied with riches; nor does he say, &#8216;For whom do I labor, depriving my soul of good?&#8217; This also is vanity and a wearisome occupation.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d7 \u05d9\u05e9 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05dd \u05d1\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05e5 \u05dc\u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05de\u05dc\u05d5\u2013\u05d2\u05dd \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5 (\u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5) \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d1\u05e2 \u05e2\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05dc\u05de\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05de\u05dc \u05d5\u05de\u05d7\u05e1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05ea \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u2013\u05d2\u05dd \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d1\u05dc \u05d5\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e8\u05e2 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The above text from Ecclesiastes 4:8 is referring to the person who is alone and has no one. Here, the Bible verse uses the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;. See that there are no other people, but only one &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">There is <strong>one<\/strong> who is alone, and has no one<\/mark>&#8220;. It is impossible to see the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">here <strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;, as the text makes it clear that this is a person who is alone and isolated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-deuteronomy\">Echad in Deuteronomy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Deuteronomy 17:6 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">On the testimony of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he that is to be put to death shall be put to death; on the testimony of <strong>one<\/strong> witness he shall not be put to death.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd\u2013\u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05ea \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d3 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the above text from Deuteronomy 17:6, we also find the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; being used. The text says that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, the testimony would be valid. However, if only &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; only a witness said it, it could not be considered valid. The word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">echad<\/mark>&#8221; was used to refer to &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; only person. Here, the person is alone. Again, we do not find the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compound unit<\/mark>&#8221; in this text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-1-kings\">Echad in 1 Kings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1 Kings 20:13 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And, behold, <strong>a<\/strong> prophet came to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD; Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver them into thine hand this day, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05e0\u05d2\u05e9 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05d7\u05d0\u05d1 \u05de\u05dc\u05da \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05db\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc \u05d4\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5\u05d9\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05db\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the verse of 1 Kings 20:13, the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; is used to refer to &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>a<\/strong> prophet<\/mark>&#8221; who approached King Ahab. It was not two or three prophets, but only &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; (echad). We also do not find the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; in this verse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-daniel\">Echad in Daniel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Daniel 8:3 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, <strong>a<\/strong> ram stood before the river, and it had two horns; and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other; and the higher one came up last.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05e2\u05de\u05d3 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05d5\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05e8\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d4\u05e7\u05e8\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d2\u05d1\u05d4\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d2\u05d1\u05d4\u05d4 \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05d2\u05d1\u05d4\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05e0\u05d4<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The verse in Daniel 8:3 uses the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; to refer to &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>a<\/strong> sheep<\/mark>&#8221; seen in vision by the prophet. There were not two or three rams, but only &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; that was in front of the river. Again, the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; cannot be applied here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Daniel 8:13 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Then I heard <strong>one<\/strong> saint speaking, and another saint said to that saint who spoke, How long will be the vision of the daily sacrifice, and of the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e9\u05de\u05e2\u05d4 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 \u05de\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9 \u05dc\u05e4\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05de\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05de\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05ea\u05de\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d4\u05e4\u05e9\u05e2 \u05e9\u05de\u05dd\u2013\u05ea\u05ea \u05d5\u05e7\u05d3\u05e9 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d1\u05d0 \u05de\u05e8\u05de\u05e1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Who was it that spoke in the verse of Daniel 8:13? It was &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>a<\/strong> saint who spoke<\/mark>&#8221; in the prophet\u2019s vision. The word used here is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;. Here we also do not find the concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-isaiah\">Echad in Isaiah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Isaiah 51:2 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was <strong>one<\/strong>, and I called him, and I blessed him, and I multiplied him.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05db\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05e9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05dc\u05db\u05dd \u05db\u05d9 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05e7\u05e8\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e8\u05d1\u05d4\u05d5<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-echad-in-ezekiel\">Echad in Ezekiel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ezekiel 33:24 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was <strong>one<\/strong>, and he possessed the land; but we are many, and the land has been given to us as a possession.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u05db\u05d3 \u05d1\u05df \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d3\u05de\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 <strong>\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05e9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5 \u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4 \u05e1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of the above texts from Isaiah 51:2 and Ezekiel 33:24, use the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8221; to refer to the person of Abraham. It is said that &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Abraham was <strong>one<\/strong><\/mark>&#8220;, &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">being <strong>one<\/strong>\u200b<\/mark>&#8220;. Was Abraham made up of more than one person? Certainly not! The biblical text even clearly states that he was alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-does-it-make-sense-to-be-a-composite-unit\">Does It Make Sense to Be a Composite Unit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What conclusion do we draw from these other verses? Can we now say that the ram and the angels in the vision, the prophet, or even Abraham, are formed by a &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compound unit<\/mark>&#8220;. Would they be formed by several beings, as the Trinitarian doctrine claims about God? Certainly not! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The texts were very clear and showed another version of what the defenders of the Trinitarian doctrine explain! If this concept of &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>compound unit<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; in the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>echad<\/strong><\/mark>&#8221; was not found in other biblical passages, therefore, this concept is not true and is nothing more than a lie to justify a theological error! In reality, the passage in Deuteronomy 6:4 is a direct affront to what this doctrine teaches. God has made it very clear that He is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, but in the face of this truth, Satan created his own &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">true<\/mark>&#8220;, and in it he began to teach a doctrine that contradicts the Word of God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframely-embed\"><div class=\"iframely-responsive\" style=\"height: 140px; padding-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biblianamao.com.br\/en\/the-glorious-position-of-jesus-before-the-universe\/\" data-iframely-url=\"\/\/iframely.net\/qM1b2Fm?card=small\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/iframely.net\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whoever-uses-lies-is-the-devil\">Whoever uses lies is the Devil!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Look, dear reader! God does not need lies to defend His Truth! Whoever is called &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">father of lies<\/mark>&#8221; is Satan (John 8:44)! He created this argument to deceive people about the text of Deuteronomy 6:4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-god-is-one-and-he-is-one\">God is One, and He is One!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, even without the Hebrew texts to confirm this message, we could confirm it by the contradiction of the argument with what is taught in other passages. For example, the passages below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Exodus 20:2-3 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before <strong>me<\/strong>.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that in Exodus 20:2-3, YHWH says that we could have no other gods before &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark>&#8220;. He did not use the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">us<\/mark>&#8221; (first person plural), but rather the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">me<\/mark>&#8221; (first person singular). Here we clearly see that only one is considered as the God YHWH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>John 17:3 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">And this is eternal life, that they may know you, <strong>the only true God<\/strong>, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus was very clear in his prayer to the Father, stating that only the Father should be considered as being the &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">only God<\/mark>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I Corinthians 8:6 \u2013 &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Yet for us <strong>there is one God, the Father<\/strong>, from whom all things exist and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things exist and through whom we exist.<\/mark>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul was also very clear in showing that, for him and for the early church, only the Father was considered the Sovereign God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion-echad-composite-unit-is-that-really-so\">Conclusion: Echad Composite Unit. Is that really so?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We therefore conclude that the word &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">echad<\/mark>&#8221; in the Hebrew language does not have an exclusive meaning to be applied to a &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compound unit<\/mark>&#8220;. It literally means &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, and can be used in any situation. The text of Deuteronomy 6:4, in its original form, is very clear and direct in stating that God is &#8220;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0080ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">one<\/mark>&#8220;, which shows us the truth regarding the Trinitarian concept. 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