God and His Anointed

It is much easier, in our time, to get an answer to "who is Jesus?" than it is for the question " what  is Jesus?" For the former: Jesus is our Messiah, our Redeemer; he is lowly, meek, full of compassion. He is the Coming King, our Good Shepherd, etc. But to the latter question, there has been much debate and confusion. Does he have two wills or one? Is he God, a part of God, or the Son of God? Is he "man," or is he  a man? I think the Scriptures are quite clear, if we let them speak for themselves. The confusion often comes from traditions obscuring the meaning, or from a preconceived notion forcing the text to say what it is not saying. Let's have a look: What is Jesus? Genesis 3:15 " I will put enmity b etween you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed ; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." Deuteronomy 18:16-19 "For this is what you asked of YHWH your God at Horeb on the ...

The bible is (among other things) about God and his Son. The entire work always clearly distinguishes between the two. The New Testament alone refers to God and Jesus distinctly at least 700 times. Let's have a quick survey: God and His Son: Deut 18:18 "YHWH your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him." [The "prophet" is Jesus, refer to Acts 3:22-26] 1 Samuel 2:35, YHWH: "I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always" [This is a prophecy of the future High Priest] Psalm 2:2 "Why do the nations rage and the rulers plot a vain thing, against YHWH and his Messiah?" [Some translations read "anointed," which is the same as Christ and Messiah.] Psalm 2:6 "As for me [YHWH], I have ...

In many Christian and bible-believing circles, I hear confusion about who the Creator is (or who the Creators are). Some think it was Jesus/Yeshua. Some the Father. Some a cooperation of the two. Still others think it was a group effort within the Trinity. If we believe that God wants to be known, and deserves praise for creating the world, we should expect a clear answer from His Word.  Who is the One Creator? Genesis 1:1,3 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. … And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Ex 20:11 For in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear YHWH; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke , and it c...

Many of us who love God's word would like to think we know exactly who God is. I hope we can agree that he desires to reveal himself; it follows therefore that we should expect to find a clear answer. I challenge you to read through the scriptures below, leaving your presuppositions behind, and let the Word teach you. Who is "The True God"? 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10  and to wait for his Son  from heaven,  whom he raised  from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Yeshua Messiah, whom you have sent. 1 John 5:20 He is the true God and eternal life. Jeremiah 10:10 But YHWH is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot e...