The Trinity in Isaiah. “I will mention the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. For He said, …
Jesus in David’s Psalm. “The Angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.” (Psalm 34:7). David as a Holy Fool. The setting for Psalm 34 is dramatic and unexpected. Even a brief look at David’s life would reveal a heart that was familiar with holy foolishness. He was foolish for taking …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (7): Daniel Around 600 BC, Nebuchadnezzar and his huge Babylonian army laid siege to Jerusalem. They surrounded the capital city of Judah and had a stranglehold on everything in Jerusalem… no food, no transportation, no military help. God’s punishment to His Chosen People for their unfaithfulness was to have …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (6): Elijah and Isaiah. The mysterious Angel of Yahweh in the Hebrew Bible would appear numerous times from out of nowhere and in unexpected settings. This unique Angel would appear as a divine visitor to Abraham, a welcome comfort to Hagar, and a wrestling opponent to Jacob. This heavenly …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (5): Judges. The Angel of Yahweh, that mysterious heavenly Messenger that appears and then disappears in many stories in the Hebrew Bible, has long been considered by many scholars to be none other than Jesus Christ. Early Church theologians, and many others since then, have recognized that this unique …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (4): Balaam and Joshua. In the Orthodox tradition, and in cases of numerous other Biblical scholars as well, when God appeared in visible form as a man in the Hebrew Bible, that Man was the eternal Jesus Christ. And when the Angel of the Lord, the Angel of Yahweh, …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (3): Moses. Starting with the Early Church, many biblical scholars have agreed that the mysterious Angel of the Lord, the Messenger of Yahweh, has been an earthly appearance of the pre-incarnate Jesus. No one can see the Lord face-to-face because of His intense purity and glory-fire. And no one can …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (2): The Patriarchs. The pre-incarnate Jesus made appearances at momentous times in the lives of the three Patriarchs in the Hebrew Bible. Christ made personal, life-saving interventions with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their lives were changed forever. When God shows up in the form of a man, or …
Appearances of Christ in the O.T. (1): Adam and Hagar. There were many times in the Hebrew Bible when God appeared in bodily form as a man. But can Yahweh be seen that way? Can one visibly witness a sighting of God face-to-face? There are a couple of reason why this contradicts Scripture: God is …