The Deity of Jesus
Robert C. Newman
Comparing OT passages about Yahweh with NT passages aboutJesus:
| Yahweh | Jesus | Characteristic |
| | | |
| Isa 44:6, 48:12 | Rev 1:8; 22:12-16 | First & Last |
| Isa 43:11; 45:21 | Luke 2:11 | Savior alone |
| Isa 43:10 | John 3:16 | Faith in |
| Ex 15:18 | Luke 1:33 | Eternal reign |
| Psalm 27:1 | John 8:12 | Divine Light |
| Mal 3:6 | Heb 13:8 | Always the same |
| Isa 45:23 | Php 2:11 | Every knee, tongue |
| Isa 43:10 | Rev 1:8 | Eternal One |
| Psalm 50:6 | John 5:22-23 | Judge |
| Ex 34:14 | John 9:38 | Worship |
| Psalm 89:8-9 | Mark 4:41 | Dominion over sea |
First & Last:
Yahweh:
Isa44:6 (NIV) "This is what the LORD says – Israel's King and Redeemer,the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is noGod.
Isa48:12 (NIV) "Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; Iam the first and I am the last.
Jesus:
Rev1:8 (NIV) "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "whois, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
Rev22:12 (NASU) "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward [is] with Me, torender to every man according to what he has done. 13 "I am the Alpha andthe Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." 14 Blessedare those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree oflife, and may enter by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs and thesorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, andeveryone who loves and practices lying. 16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angelto testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and thedescendant of David, the bright morning star."
Savior Alone:
Yahweh:
Isa45:21 (NIV) Declare what is to be, present it – let them take counseltogether. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past?Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God anda Savior; there is none but me.
Jesus:
Luke2:11 (NIV) Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he isChrist the Lord.
Faith in:
Yahweh:
Isa 43:10 (NIV) "You are my witnesses," declaresthe LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know andbelieve me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor willthere be one after me.
Jesus:
John 3:16 (NIV) "For God so loved the world that hegave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish buthave eternal life.
Eternal Rule:
Yahweh:
Jesus:
Luke 1:32 (NIV) He will be great and will be called theSon of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his fatherDavid, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom willnever end."
DivineLight:
Yahweh:
Psa 27:1 (NIV) The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life – ofwhom shall I be afraid?
Jesus:
John 8:12 (NIV) When Jesus spoke again to the people, hesaid, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk indarkness, but will have the light of life."
Alwaysthe Same:
Yahweh:
Mal 3:6 (NIV) "I the LORD do not change. So you, Odescendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
Jesus:
EveryKnee, Tongue:
Yahweh:
Isa 45:23 (NIV) By myself I have sworn, my mouth hasuttered in all integrity
a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee willbow; by me every tongue will swear.
Jesus:
Phil 2:9 (NIV) Therefore God exalted him to the highestplace and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name ofJesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 andevery tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Eternal:
Yahweh:
Isa 43:10 (NIV) "You are my witnesses," declaresthe LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know andbelieve me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor willthere be one after me.
Jesus:
Rev 1:8 (NIV) "I am the Alpha and the Omega,"says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
Judge:
Yahweh:
Psa 50:6 (NIV) And the heavens proclaim his righteousness,for God himself is judge.
Jesus:
John 5:22 (NIV) Moreover, the Father judges no one, buthas entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just asthey honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father,who sent him.
Worship:
Yahweh:
Exod 34:14 (NIV) Do not worship any other god, for theLORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Jesus:
John 9:38 (NIV) Then the man said, "Lord, I believe,"and he worshiped him.
Dominionover Sea:
Yahweh:
Psa 89:8 (NIV) O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? Youare mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you. 9 You rule over thesurging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
Jesus:
Mark 4:41 (NIV) They were terrified and asked each other, "Whois this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"