the Old Testament was written in Biblical Hebrew which makes it even more difficult for the ordinary person to understand..
While the word elohim is plural in form….. its meaning can be either plural or singular. Most often (over 2,000 times) in the Hebrew Bible it is singular, referring to the God of Israel.
Elohim can mean several things. Sometimes Elohim refers to plural "gods," as in "You shall have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 5:7). At other times it refers to the singular "God," as in "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).
Confused?
’Elohim means “gods” only when the Bible applies this plural word to pagan deities. The word in fact, is only a title, not a name.