02 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made

Some say that Jesus is the Word, the Word is God and God made the heavens, therefore the word referred to here is
Jesus who is God.
On the face of it this might seem like a valid argument, however I will show that this interpretation is an incorrect
conclusion and that Psalm 33:1-6 does NOT show Jesus to be God.
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study. I would also appreciate any help with its logic, grammar, typos, editing etc.
Psalm 33:1-6 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
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Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
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For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
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By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Vs6 This is referring to Genesis 1 where the LORD God spoke creation into existence.
If Jesus is the "word" in vs6 and the "word" is a direct replacement for the LORD God, then vs6 says "By the LORD
God of the LORD God were the heavens made" which we know doesn't make sense.

Genesis 1:1-30
The Bible begins with an entire chapter giving us the definition concerning the strength and capability of Gods
spoken word. Here the Bible shows that God spoke and commanded something should happen and out of nothing
our universe appeared. When God said something it happened. It was Gods spoken word or creative expression
or full communication or verbal idea or reason, purposes and plans, especially as they are
brought into action. The spoken word of God caused creation to exist.
Genesis 1:1-31
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
was hovering over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
6 And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the
waters. 7 And it was so.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land
appear. And it was so.
11 And God said, Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which
is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth. And it was so.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And
let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15 And it was so.
20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth
across the expanse of the heavens. 21 And God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds
multiply on the earth.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kindslivestock and creeping
things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds. And it was so.
26 Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it,
and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that
moves on the earth.

29 And

God said, Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and
every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth,
everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.
In brief, Genesis explains that Gods spoken word created everything in the known universe.
Vs3 And God said . and it happened
Vs6-7 And God said... and it was so
Vs9 And God said... and it was so
Vs11 And God said.. .. and it was so
Vs14-15 And God said and it was so
Vs20-21 And God said and God saw that it was good
Vs22 And God blessed them saying - God was speaking.
Vs24 And God said. and it was so
Vs25
. and God saw that it was good
Vs26 And God said
Vs28 And God said to them.
Vs29-30 And God saidand it was so
Vs31 God saw everything he had made, and it was very good
God spoke and said that things should happen and they did, he formed creation by speaking. It was his own personal
word, his own creative expression and full communication.
When God speaks, reality exists.
2 Peter 3:5-7 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was
formed out of water and through water by the word (G3056 logos) of God,
6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished.
7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of
judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Vs5 The heavens and earth exist by the word of God
The word of God that Peter is referring to is in regard to Genesis 1 where God spoke and creation was formed. The
word is Gods spoken word.
Other scriptures include Psalm 33:4-9
Summary:
God created everything by means of his spoken word or creative expression or full communication
the sayings, mandates, doctrines, teachings and instruction of God, that word which he uttered and that word
which went out on the breath of His mouth. This is the same idea and interpretation that is carried forward
throughout the OT and into the NT.
Side Note
(Adapted from The Trinity Delusion website)
Because many believe that Jesus is also the word or the word of God, a particular oddity has occurred
that must be conveniently ignored for those who hold that viewpoint. God the Father had two different
words which he used to create all things:
(1) His spoken word indicated here and
(2) a person who happens to be called the Word (i.e. His Son) through whom God the Father created where
this person is the agency or instrument through whom God created.
One word is not a person, His spoken word.
The other word is indeed a person (Jesus), and not His spoken word.
These two things cannot be sensibly harmonized and that should immediately tell us that there is a problem
with definitions.
Because of the evidence provided, nothing in Psalm 33:1-6 shows that Jesus is God