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God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:47am On Mar 25, 2012
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 Christmas time. "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

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Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by DeepSight(m): 1:20pm On Mar 25, 2012
^ ^ ^ What about Adam? Was he the son of God or not?
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:49pm On Mar 25, 2012
Deep Sight:
^ ^ ^ What about Adam? Was he the son of God or not?

Yes. Adam was a son of God - a direct creation of God but Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God, He was begotten not created.
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by Nobody: 10:40pm On Mar 25, 2012
OLAADEGBU:

Yes. Adam was a son of God - a direct creation of God but Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God, He was begotten not created.

Who was the mother? If it was mary, is it right to conclude that he didn't exist before the immaculate conception or was he begotten by another mother in the days before creation?

Never mind. I don't even know why i asked. He was probably spoken into existence like everything else.
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:08pm On Mar 25, 2012
Martian:

Who was the mother? If it was mary, is it right to conclude that he didn't exist before the immaculate conception or was he begotten by another mother in the days before creation?

Never mind. I don't even know why i asked. He was probably spoken into existence like everything else.

Jesus Christ was eternally begotten. Mary was just a vessel through which He was incarnated. The Son of God became the Son of Man so as to make man become the sons of God.

"But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2).

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Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by Nobody: 11:14pm On Mar 25, 2012
OLAADEGBU:

Jesus Christ was eternally begotten..

What does eternally begotten mean?

OLAADEGBU:
Mary was just a vessel through which He was incarnated.

Sort of like in vitro fertilization. I can dig it!

OLAADEGBU:
The Son of God became the Son of Man so as to make man become the sons of God.

What about the daughters and hermaphrodite boygirls?
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:22pm On Mar 25, 2012
Let's call the bouncer in.

Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by Nobody: 11:40pm On Mar 25, 2012
OLAADEGBU: Let's call the bouncer in.

C'mon bouncer!! No one used a bad word!!! What would baby jesus do?
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:16am On Mar 26, 2012
The bouncer is for gatecrashers.

Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by Nobody: 1:18am On Mar 26, 2012
OLAADEGBU: The bouncer is for gatecrashers.

Wrong sir. U got my ticket stub right here. I even have my receipt.
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 10:38pm On Mar 29, 2012
Martian:

Wrong sir. U got my ticket stub right here. I even have my receipt.

The film of baby Jesus is about to start, get yourself ready with the few months before his birth before we begin to show the film.

Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:44pm On Mar 30, 2012
Martian, get your popcorn out because the film has started to roll.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPLQyZ8h5_E
Re: God's Son in the Old Testament by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:50pm On Dec 14, 2012
OLAADEGBU:

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 Christmas time. "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

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