And Jacob went out from Beer-Sheba
and went toward Haran. And he came
on a place and stayed the night there,
for the sun had gone. And he took stones
of the place and placed them at his head;
and he lay down in that place.
And he dreamed. And, behold a ladder
was placed on the earth, its top
reaching to the heavens. And behold,
the angels of God were going up and
down on it! And behold, Jehovah
stood above it and said, I am Jehovah
the God of your father Abraham, and
the god of Isaac; the land on which
you are lying, I will give it to you
and to your seed.
Genesis 28:10-13; (Green's Interlinear Bible)
You may be wondering why I chose Green's Interlinear Bible for those verses. The actual Hebrew words are telling and are important for us to understand this subject; Is Jesus God? The English word for "god" is Elohim and means, god. The word that is translated into English as "LORD" is Jehovah, the tetragrammaten (YHWEH). The word "god" and "LORD" are applied to the same person in this narrative. When The LORD appeared to Abraham (Genesis 18:1) it is the same word for Jehovah, if you like say Yahweh, either is correct. When Sarah was addressed as to her laughing, it was the LORD (YHWH) that spoke to Abraham. When Abraham was to plunge the knife into his son Isaac it was the Angel of The LORD that called out to him and stayed his hand (Genesis 18:11-12). And the Angel of the LORD said: "And He said, 'Do not lay our hand on the lad, or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me'" (Genesis 18:12). The Angel of the LORD is called both Jehovah and God. So it is clear from Scripture that God is Jehovah and the Angel of the LORD and then this same Angel is One sent from heaven to be the Savior of all those chosen by God, and He uses another name for God: "And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' And He said, 'Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'I AM has sent me to you.' Moreover God said to Moses, 'Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations'" (Exodus 3:14-15). God has identified Himself as the "I AM" and all of Israel knew God by that name. Now, listen to Jesus: "Then the Jews said to Him, 'You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.' then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by" (John 8: 587-59). How more clear can it be, Jesus called Himself, I AM, a name reserved for all eternity for God. Jesus is God, the very Wisdom of God, and God clothed His Wisdom in human flesh so that He might Himself pay the debt for sin and applying that propitiation to all those who He chose before the foundation of the world (Romans 8:28-29).
There are many who deny Scripture by saying that Jesus is either a god, or a created god, or a Mode of God. In fact many have a delusion as to who Jesus really is for they do not believe God's word as being truth. God is One! The Godhead is three! The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Yes, there are three different Persons but all are of the same essence as same one God. Each of the Persons of the Godhead complete God in activating His will, maintaining His creation, by being Providential, and all are God keeping God's promises, His blessings, and establish His purposes.
You are the purpose of God as one of His elected children. This is the clear and plain teaching of Scripture, it Scripture interpreting Scripture and not some man spouting off his presuppositions that are contradictory to Scripture. As one of God's elected, chosen, child, stand for the truth and be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks, and do this in meekness, and fear for you represent God (1Peter 3:15).
Have you gotten the picture? Do you see from Scripture that Jesus is God. And this Son of God has all authority of God and by His suffering, persecution, death on a cross, and His ascension into heaven, He has paid the debt of sin and gives eternal life with God and makes intercession for all of His children, not for those that are not: "I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours" (John 17:9). How humbling it is to know the truth, that God has chosen us and He will not lose any that He has chosen. God is glorified in you, Jesus who died for you is glorified in you. Therefore, live for Him, for it with Him that you will spend eternity, live for Him now, be the ambassador that God has declared that you are. Pray that you will be guided in all you do by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God! Hallelujah, our salvation is by God and is eternal.
The LORD said to my Lord,
'Sit at My right hand,
till I make Your enemies
Your footstool.'
Psalm 110:1
Praise Jehovah with all your heart
Richard L. Crumb
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