Devot. God's Son in the Old Testament

Hi Folks,

 

I hope you are having a good week!  

 

The devot. for today shows references to Jesus in the Old Testament.    Even though He had not come to earth as we see Him in the New Testament,  since He is God and has always been, we see mentions made of Him in the Old Testament.  

Also there were certain times where He did appear in the Old Testament.  Scholars call it a "Christophany" when we see Him in the Old Testament, pre-coming to

earth as the Baby in the manger.   ("A Christophany is an appearance, or non-physical manifestation, of Christ. " http://www.definitions.net/definition/christophany)

 

 I will have to find a devot. to show you that, it's quite neat!   http://www.definitions.net/definition/christophanyr)

 

Pray you learn something eternally valuable from the devot. this weekend.  

Lord blesses you and yours!

 

Devotion used by permission and taken from http://www.icr.org/

 

       

March 24, 2017 God's Son in the Old Testament “I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.” (Psalm 2:7)   There are many today (especially Muslims, Jews, and Christian “liberals”) who are monotheists, believing in one supreme God but rejecting the deity of Christ. They argue that the doctrine that Jesus was the unique Son of God was invented by the early Christians and that the God of the Old Testament had no Son. Orthodox Jews in particular emphasize Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.”   The fact is, however, that there are a number of Old Testament verses that do speak of God’s only begotten Son. Note the following brief summary.   First, there is God’s great promise to David: “I will set up thy seed after thee, . . . I will be his father, and he shall be my son. . . . thy throne shall be established for ever” (2 Samuel 7:12, 14, 16).   Consider also the rhetorical questions of Agur. “Who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?” (Proverbs 30:4).   Then there are the two famous prophecies of Isaiah, quoted so frequently at Christmastime. “Behold, a [literally ‘the’] virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [meaning ‘God with us’]” (Isaiah 7:14). “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: . . . and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).   Perhaps the most explicit verse in this connection is our text. “The LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son” (Psalm 2:7). Then this marvelous Messianic psalm concludes with this exhortation: “Kiss the Son, . . . Blessed are all they that put their trust in him” (Psalm 2:12). HMM     This email was sent to | Print this article Unsubscribe | Subscribe