OVERVIEW OF JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

By Dennis Schmidt 2/2007

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This paper discusses Jesus in the Old Testament. It will show that the Angel of the Lord, which Old Testament man had seen, is God and Jesus. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME:  Jesus is the angel of the Lord in the Old Testament showing Himself as God many times.

Acts 27:23-25  God, the angel of God, Jesus is who Paul serves and directs him.

PURPOSE:  God wants to reveal Himself to His people as a Triunity Godhead of the Father, Son (Jesus and angel of the Lord), and Holy Spirit present everywhere at the same time.

Genesis 19:24  Jesus, as the angel of the LORD, is on earth calling for fire from the Father which is in heaven.

Psalms 45:6-7  God the Father calls Jesus God then says He is God to Jesus. Hebrews 1:8 shows one God who is both the Father & Jesus.

Hebrews 1:8-9   The Father speaks of Himself and Jesus as God.

Psalms 110:1  God the Father calling Jesus His Lord.

KEY VERSE: The angel of the Lord is shown in both the New and Old Testament

Exodus 23:20-21  The angel of the Lord is Jesus, God, who alone pardons sins.

Acts 27:23-25  God, the angel of God, Jesus is who Paul serves and directs him.

WHO:  God mainly by Bible authors Isaiah, Daniel, Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul

TO WHOM:  Elected Christians

WHAT: Some three hundred Old Testament scriptures predict events about Jesus.

Deuteronomy 18:15  Moses: This future prophet will be like Moses.

John 6:14  Jesus fulfilled Deuteronomy 18:15 & other prophecy.

1 Peter 1:10-11  Prophets saw little of the Messiah, His death, glory & time

WHY:  God wants to reveal Himself to His people as a Triunity Godhead of the Father, Son (Jesus and angel of the Lord), and Holy Spirit present everywhere at the same time.

Judges 13:16-22  Angel of the lord is God. His name is wonderously. This is found in Isaiah 9:6 as name for Jesus.

Isaiah 9:6-7

WAY:  The LORD (Jesus), the angel of the Lord who could pardon sins, was guiding Israel in the desert in the pillar of cloud to the promise land.

Exodus 13:21  The LORD Jesus was in cloud.

Exodus 23:20-21  The angel of the Lord is Jesus, God, who alone pardons sins.   He guided them in the way to the place He prepared for them.

Deuteronomy 31:15 "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."

WHEREAS:  God (singular) shows Himself as a Triunity Godhead in the Old Testament

Genesis 3:22  

Isaiah 48:16  Jesus speaking here. He was in the beginning and He is eternal.  The Lord God and the Spirit are present with Jesus.

Isaiah 63:8-10  God, Father, speaking.   Jesus the angel of His presence saved, redeemed, and bared them.  They rebelled and vexed the holy spirit.

WHERE:  Israel

WHEN:  All Times

WHILE:  Angel of the LORD is also the LORD speaking out of heaven to Abraham

Genesis 22:11-16

WANT:  God wants to reveal Himself as both the angel of the Lord and God at the same time in the same place.

Exodus 3:2-6  Jesus confirmed that God spoke from the bush. Exodus 3:2 above says the angle of the Lord was in the bush. The angel of the Lord is God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.

Mark 12:26   God spoke in the bush.

Acts 7:30-32   Both the angel of the Lord, Jesus, and God are speaking from the bush as there is only one God.

PAPER OUTLINE:

1) ANGEL OF THE LORD:

II) TRI-UNITY GOD AT CREATION:

III) TRI-UNITY GOD AFTER MAN HAS SINNED:

IV) JESUS TO ISHMAEL'S MOTHER HAGAR:

V) JESUS TO ABRAHAM & SARAH - BABY PROMISED:

VI) JESUS TO ABRAHAM SODOM DESTRUCTION NEGOTIATED:

VII) FATHER TO JESUS - HE DESTROYED SODOM:

VIII) JESUS TO HAGAR:

IX) JESUS TO ABRAHAM WHEN ABRAHAM OFFERED ISAAC:

X) JESUS TO JACOB - PROMISE JACOB THE LAND:

XI) JESUS TO JACOB WHEN JESUS CHANGES JACOB'S NAME TO ISRAEL:

XII) JESUS TO MOSES IN BURNING BUSH:

XIII) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

XIV) JESUS TO MOSES AARON AND MIRIAM:

XV) GOD THEN JESUS TO BALAAM TO SPEAK ONLY WHAT THEY SAY:

XVI) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

XVII) JESUS TO MOSES ABOUT MOSES DEATH:

XVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA ABOUT JERICHO WALLS FALLING:

XIX) JESUS TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL:

XX) JESUS TO GIDEON:

XXI) JESUS TO MANOAH SAMSON'S FATHER AND HIS MOTHER:

XXII) JESUS TO ELIJAH:

XXIII) JESUS TO DAVID AFTER DAVID SINNED BY COUNTING ISRAEL SOLDIERS:

XXIV) JESUS TO BELIEVERS:

XXV) GOD TO ISAIAH:

XXVI) TRI-UNITY - BEST SCRIPTURE TO SHOW GODHEAD IN OLD TESTAMENT:

XXVII) JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER:

XXVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA (HIGH PRIEST) AND SATAN:

 

1) ANGEL OF THE LORD:

Acts 27:23-25  God, the angel of God, Jesus is who Paul serves and directs him.

II) TRI-UNITY GOD AT CREATION:

Genesis 1:26

III) TRI-UNITY GOD AFTER MAN HAS SINNED:

Genesis 3:22

IV) JESUS TO ISHMAEL'S MOTHER HAGAR:

Genesis 16:10-13

V) JESUS TO ABRAHAM & SARAH - BABY PROMISED: I = JESUS                                        

Genesis 18:1-3  One of three = Jesus (two others angels)

Genesis 18:10-14

VI) JESUS TO ABRAHAM SODOM DESTRUCTION NEGOTIATED:

Genesis 18:17-23, 32-33 "

VII) FATHER TO JESUS - HE DESTROYED SODOM:

Genesis 19:24

VIII) JESUS TO HAGAR:

Genesis 21:17-18  I = Jesus

IX) JESUS TO ABRAHAM WHEN ABRAHAM OFFERED ISAAC:

Genesis 22:11-16

X) JESUS TO JACOB - PROMISE JACOB THE LAND:

Genesis 28:12-13, 19-22

Genesis 31:11-13  Angel of the Lord here = God of Abraham & Isaac in 28:13.

XI) JESUS TO JACOB WHEN JESUS CHANGES JACOB'S NAME TO ISRAEL:

Genesis 32:24-30   Jacob saw God/Angel blessed him

XII) JESUS TO MOSES IN BURNING BUSH:

Exodus 3:2-6  Jesus confirmed that God spoke from the bush. Exodus 3:2 above says the angle of the Lord was in the bush. The angel of the Lord is God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.

Mark 12:26

Acts 7:30-32

XIII) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

Exodus 13:21

Exodus 14:19  The Lord who is the angel of God was in pillar. They're the same.

Exodus 23:20-21  My name is in Him = Name of Jesus. Only God can pardon sin.

XIV) JESUS TO MOSES AARON AND MIRIAM:

Numbers 12:5-8  Jesus as angel of the Lord in the cloud.

XV) GOD THEN JESUS TO BALAAM TO SPEAK ONLY WHAT THEY SAY:

Numbers 22:20, 31, 33, 35  God & angel of Lord say the same thing of what words he may say.

XVI) JESUS LEADING CHILDREN OF ISRAEL IN DESERT:

Deuteronomy 1:32-33

XVII) JESUS TO MOSES ABOUT MOSES DEATH:

Deuteronomy 31:15  

XVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA ABOUT JERICHO WALLS FALLING:

Joshua 5:13-15   Joshua worshipped the angel. The shoe/holy ground incident is similar to what Moses had experienced in Exodus 3:5 above at the tree that was not consumed. Joshua saw God and did not die. Angel's wouldn't allow worship.

Revelation 19:10  Angel stopped John.

XIX) JESUS TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL:

Judges 2:1-3  God used I (6) & my covenant

XX) JESUS TO GIDEON:

Judges 6:22-23  Gideon saw God

XXI) JESUS TO MANOAH SAMSON'S FATHER AND HIS MOTHER:

Judges 13:16-22   Angel of the lord is God. His name is wonderously. This is found in Isaiah 9:6 as name for Jesus.

Isaiah 9:6-7

XXII) JESUS TO ELIJAH:

2 Kings 1:15  Angel of Lord gives the commands.

2 Kings 1:3

XXIII) JESUS TO DAVID AFTER DAVID SINNED BY COUNTING ISRAEL SOLDIERS:

1 Chronicles 21:15-17  Angel of Lord, Jesus, is between heaven & the earth as intercessor for mankind & here David.

2 Samuel 24:16-17  Angel of the Lord is Lord who is Jesus our mediator.

XXIV) JESUS TO BELIEVERS:

Psalms 34:7

XXV) GOD TO ISAIAH:

Isaiah 6:1-5

Isaiah 37:36 XXVI) TRI-UNITY - BEST SCRIPTURE TO SHOW GODHEAD IN OLD TESTAMENT:

Isaiah 48:16  Jesus speaking here. He was in the beginning and He is eternal.

Isaiah 63:8-10  God, Father, speaking.

XXVII) JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER:

Zechariah 1:11-12  

XXVIII) JESUS TO JOSHUA (HIGH PRIEST) AND SATAN:

Zechariah 3:1-7  Jesus is the angel of the Lord of the Old Testament. The angel, as also God, has power to forgive sin as Exodus 23:21 & Zechariah 3:4.

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