a question to Christians : Is Jesus Christ the God of the Old Testament ?
By Gordano
@Gordano (795)
United States
April 6, 2010 9:39pm CST
Christians think that Jesus Christ is God and pre-existed, that leads to a question.
Following are some verses of the Bible where God is mentioned:
Deuteronomy 20:16-17
16 - [i]But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
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17 - B[i]ut thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
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Deuteronomy 20:13
When the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it.
Hosea 13:16
[i]Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
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as a Christian, do you Think that the word God in the above verses refers to Jesus ?
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8 responses
@920212 (577)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 10
yes..jesus is lord and god if you see in book of john chapter 1:1 the word god and the word lord is the same meaning.we shall thanks god for his grace.if we see the word god reffering to the supreme creator and the powerful force of the universe the one who is to be worship and the word lord means master and it is personal name of god ,it emphasis his role as israel redeemer and convenant lord.hope this information help there are many secret and revelation that we can get through bible. may god bless you if you have more question feel free to ask to me.
@achilles2010 (3051)
• India
8 Apr 10
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Matthew 1:1. The right interpretation is "In the beginning God gave his word; God kept his word; and He came to abide amongst us as His own Son."
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
11 Apr 10
Hi Gordano, The God of the old Testament is very different from Jesus Christ. The Scriptures you quote here are good examples of why no one should take the Bible literally.I would never believe in or follow a God that asks someone to commit genocide, it would be just as will to follow Hitler. The teachings of Jesus are far better, in fact just the opposite of this. There were a few people in the old testament who caught a glimpse of the truth but the teachings of Jesus as found in the Gospels are among the best the world has ever seen. Blessings.
@Christoph56 (1504)
• Canada
7 Apr 10
No, those pieces in the old testament do not show Jesus, they show God. God is seen as a single, omnipotent entity that looks over everything at once, Jesus was a human that was born of God, giving him super-powers, but not actually making him God. One of the biggest differences between the two is that in the Old Testament, God has a wrath. God tells the people to go to war and kill eachother in Deuteronomy 20, which is extremely different then the words of Jesus, who wanted peace to be amongst all. The Old Testament is the Jewish holy book, where the New Testament is the Christian holy book, and the Jewish people don't even believe that Jesus was the son of God, because his directions were so different from what their holy book says he is. This is why the Jewish people crucified Jesus, because it was the biggest possible sin for a man to call himself the son of God.
@arvindnair (45)
• India
11 Apr 10
i think Jesus is often referred to as son of god rather than god in the bible......also these are gospels which have been compiled by some people at the birth of Christianity to highlight the divinity of jesus so as to form a solid base and get more people to move towards or join christianity....
I feel Jesus was a great man with a lot of vision at that time and he did a lot of good but he was mortal....not god.....just my thoughts :-)
@zoey7879 (3092)
• Quincy, Illinois
7 Apr 10
God.. God the name and not the adjective, refers to just that...
The spiritual being, Father of Christ.
I find your choice in scripture that you have posted to be ironic as they are all scriptures most often quoted by atheists and other non-believers.
@lendmhe (372)
• Philippines
7 Apr 10
I would like to answer yes to your question if Jesus Christ the God of the Old Testament. There is a concrete base in the scripture. In John 1:1-3, it is clear that Jesus is God since the beginning of creation. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. Also in 1 Peter 1:10-11, it is the spirit of Christ whom teaches the prophets during old testament. So it is possible also that it is Him referring to the verses you mentioned.
