Lord is God

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Chaper VIII.
The Lord is God Himself,
from Whom and concerning Whom is the Word

L 37. In chapter 1 we undertook to show that universal Holy Scripture treats of the Lord, and that the Lord is the Word. This shall now be further shown from passages of the Word in which the Lord is called "Jehovah," the "God of Israel and of Jacob," the "Holy One of Israel," the "Lord," and "God;" and also "King," "Jehovah’s Anointed," and "David." I may first mention that I have been permitted to run through all the Prophets and the Psalms of David, and to examine each verse and see what it treats of, and I have seen that the only subjects treated of are: the church set up anew and to be set up anew by the Lord; the advent, combats, glorification, redemption, and salvation, of the Lord; heaven from Him; and, with these, their opposites. As all these are works of the Lord, it became evident that universal Holy Scripture is concerning Him, and therefore that the Lord is the Word.

[2] But this can be seen only by those who are in enlightenment from the Lord, and who also know the spiritual sense of the Word. All the angels of heaven are in this sense, and therefore when the Word is being read by a man, they so comprehend it. For spirits and angels are constantly with man, and as they are spiritual they understand spiritually all that a man understands naturally. That all Holy Scripture is concerning the Lord, may be obscurely seen, and as through a glass, darkly, from the passages of the Word already cited in chapter 1 (n. 1-6), as also from those concerning the Lord now to be quoted, to show how frequently He is called the Lord (that is, Jehovah) and God; and from which it is apparent that it is He who spoke through the prophets, by whom it is everywhere said, "Jehovah spake," "Thus saith Jehovah," "The saying of Jehovah."

[3] That the Lord existed before His advent into the world, is evident from the following passages:--

John the Baptist said concerning the Lord, He it is who coming after me was before me, whose shoe‘s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man who was before me, for He was before me (John 1:27, 30).

They fell down before the throne (on which was the Lord) saying, We give Thee thanks, Lord God Almighty, who art, and who wast, and who art to come (Rev. 11:16, 17).

Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall He go forth unto Me that shall be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity (Micah 5:2).

The same is evident from the Lord’s words in the Evangelists that He "was before Abraham," that He had glory with the Father "before the foundation of the world," that He "had gone forth from the Father," and that "the Word was from the beginning with God," that "God was the Word," and that this "was made flesh." That the Lord is called "Jehovah," the "God of Israel and of Jacob," the "Holy One of Israel," "God," and "Lord," and also "King," "Jehovah‘s Anointed," and "David," is evident from what now follows.

L 38. That the Lord is called "Jehovah," is evident from these passages:--

Thus saith Jehovah thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Former, O Israel, Fear not, for I have redeemed thee. I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour (Isa. 43:1, 3).

I am Jehovah your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King (Isa 43:15).

The Holy One of Israel, and his Former, O God of Israel, the Saviour (Isa. 45:11, 15).

That all flesh may know that I Jehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 49:26).

That thou mayest know that I Jehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 60:16).

Jehovah thy Former from the womb (Isa. 49:5).

Jehovah my Rock, and my Redeemer (Ps. 19:14).

Thus saith Jehovah thy Maker and Former from the womb. Thus saith Jehovah the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of Armies (Isa. 44:2, 6).

As for our Redeemer, Jehovah of Armies is His name, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 47:4).

With the mercy of eternity will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer (Isa. 54:8).

Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of Armies is His name (Jer. 50:34).

Jehovah God, my Rock, my fortress, the horn of my salvation, my Saviour (2 Sam. 22:2, 3).

Thus saith Jehovah your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 43:14; 48:17).

Thus saith Jehovah the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, Kings shall see (Isa. 49:7).

I am Jehovah, and besides Me there is no Saviour (Isa. 43:11).

Am not I Jehovah, and there is none besides Me, and there is no Saviour besides Me. Look unto Me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth (Isa. 45:21, 22).

I am Jehovah thy God, and there is no Saviour besides Me (Hos. 13:4).

Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah God of truth (Ps. 31:5).

Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for with Jehovah there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption, and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities (Ps. 130:7, 8).

Jehovah of Armies is His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole earth shall He be called (Isa. 54:5).

In these passages Jehovah is called the "Redeemer and Saviour;" and as the Lord alone is the Redeemer and Saviour, it is He who is meant by "Jehovah." That the Lord is Jehovah, that is, that Jehovah is the Lord, is evident also from the following passages:--

There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a shoot out of his roots shall bear fruit, and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon Him (Isa. 11:1, 2).

It shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God we have waited for Him, and He will save us; this is Jehovah, we have waited for Him; we will rejoice and be glad in His salvation (Isa. 25:9).

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make plain in the solitude a pathway for our God. For the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it. Behold the Lord Jehovih shall come in strength, and His arm shall rule for Him (Isa. 40:3, 5, 10).

I Jehovah will give thee for a covenant to the people, for a light of the nations. I am Jehovah, that is My name, and My glory will I not give to another (Isa. 42:6, 8).

Behold the days come that I will raise unto David a righteous off shoot, who shall reign a King, and shall prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth; and this is His name whereby He shall be called, Jehovah our righteousness (Jer. 23:5, 6; 33:15, 16).

Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, out of thee shall He go forth unto Me that shall be a Ruler in Israel; He shall stand and feed (His flock) in the strength of Jehovah (Micah 5:2, 4).

Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called God, Hero, the Father of eternity, upon the throne of David to establish and to found it in judgment and in justice, from henceforth and even to eternity (Isa. 9:6, 7).

Jehovah shall go forth and fight against the nations; and His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives before the faces of Jerusalem (Zech 14:3, 4).

Lift up your heads, O ye gates and be ye lifted up, ye doors of the world, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and a Hero, Jehovah a Hero of war (Ps. 24:7-10).

In that day shall Jehovah of Armies be for a crown of ornament, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people (Isa. 28:5).

I will send you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great day of Jehovah (Mal. 4:5).

Not to mention other passages where mention is made of the great and near day of Jehovah as (Ezek. 30:3; Joel 2:11; Amos 5:18, 20; Zeph. 1:14, 15, 18).

L 39. ii. That the Lord is called "the God of Israel," and "the God of Jacob," is evident from the following passages:--

Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant which Jehovah hath made with you. And they saw the God of Israel, under whose feet was as it were a work of sapphire stone, and as it were the substance of heaven (Exod. 24:8, 10).

The multitude wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel (Matt. 15:31).

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought deliverance for His people Israel, when He raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David (Luke 1:68, 69).

I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I Jehovah, who have called thee by thy name, am the God of Israel (Isa. 45:3).

O house of Jacob, who swear in the name of Jehovah, and of the God of Israel; for they are called of the city of holiness, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel, Jehovah of Armies is His name (Isa. 48:1, 2).

Jacob shall see his children in the midst of him, they shall sanctify My name, and they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, they shall fear the God of Israel (Isa. 29:23).

In the end of the days many people shall go and say, Come ye and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob, who shall teach us of His ways, that we may walk in His paths (Isa. 2:2, 3; Micah 4:1, 2).

That all flesh may know that I Jehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 49:26).

I Jehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 60:16).

Thou art in pain, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob (Ps. 114:7).

David sware to Jehovah, he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, until I find out a place for Jehovah, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob; we have heard of Him at Ephratah (Bethlehem) (Ps. 132:2, 3, 5, 6).

Blessed be the God of Israel the whole earth shall be filled with His glory (Ps. 72:18, 19).

Not to quote those passages in which the Lord is called the God of Israel the Redeemer and Saviour (Luke 1:47; Isa. 45:15; 54:5; Ps. 78:35). Besides many other passages, in which He is called the God of Israel only (Isa. 17:6; 21:10, 17; 24:15; 29:23; Jer. 7:3; 9:15; 11:3; 13:12; 16:9; 19:3, 15; 23:2; 24:5; 25:15, 27; 29:4, 8, 21, 25; 30:2; 31:23; 32:14, 15, 36; 33:4; 34:2, 13; 35:13, 17, 18, 19; 37:7; 38:17; 39:16; 42:9, 15, 18; 43:10; 44:2, 7, 11, 25; 48:1; 50:18; 51:33; Ezek. 8:4; 9:3; 10:19, 20; 11:22; 43:2; 44:2; Zeph. 2:9; Psalms. 41:13; 59:5; 68:8).

L 40. iii. That the Lord is called "the Holy One of Israel," is evident from these passages:--

The angel said to Mary, That Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35).

I saw in the visions, and behold, a Watcher and a Holy One came down from heaven (Dan. 4:13, 23).

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran (Hab. 3:3).

I am Jehovah your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King (Isa 43:15).

The Holy One of Israel, and his Former (Isa. 45:11).

Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One (Isa. 49:7).

I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel thy Saviour (Isa. 43:3).

As for our Redeemer, Jehovah of Armies is His name, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 47:4).

Thus saith Jehovah your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 43:14; 48:17).

Jehovah of Armies is His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 54:5).

They tempted God, and the Holy One of Israel (Ps. 78:41).

They have forsaken Jehovah, and have provoked the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 1:4).

They have said, Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from our faces; wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 30:11, 12).

Who say, Let Him hasten His work that we may see, and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come (Isa. 5:19).

In that day they shall stay upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth (Isa. 10:20).

Cry out and shout, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee (Isa. 12:6).

The saying of the God of Israel, In that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 17:6, 7).

The meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 29:19; 41:16).

Nations shall run unto thee because of Jehovah thy God, and because of the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 55:5).

The isles shall confide in Me, to bring thy sons from far, unto the name of Jehovah of Armies, and to the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 60:9).

The land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel (Jer. 51:5).

Babylon hath been proud against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel (Jer. 50:29).

By "the Holy One of Israel" is meant the Lord as to the Divine Human; for the angel Gabriel said to Mary, "That Holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35). That Jehovah and the Holy One of Israel, although distinctively mentioned, are one and the same, is evident from the passages here quoted, in which it is said that Jehovah is that Holy One of Israel.

L 41. iv. That the Lord is called "Lord" and " God," is evident from so many passages that if quoted they would fill pages. Let these few suffice:--

When by the Lord’s command Thomas had seen His hands and touched His side, he said, My Lord and my God (John 20:27, 28).

They remembered that God was their Rock, and the High God their Redeemer (Ps. 78:35).

Jehovah of Armies is His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole earth shall He be called (Isa. 54:5).

The same is evident from the fact that they adored Him, and fell upon their faces before Him (Matt. 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 28:9; Mark 1:40; 5:22; 7:25; 10:17; Luke 17:15, 16; John 9:38). So in David:--

We heard of Him at Ephratah; we will enter into His dwelling places, and will bow ourselves at His footstool (Ps. 132:6, 7).

And it is the same in heaven:--

I was in the spirit, and behold a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne like a jasper and sardine stone, and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And the four and twenty elders fell down before Him that sat on the throne, and adored Him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne (Rev. 4:2, 3, 10).

I saw in the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne a look sealed within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals, and no one was able to open the book. Then one of the elders said, Behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof and I beheld in the midst of the throne a Lamb standing, and He came and took the book, and they fell down before the Lamb, and worshiped Him that liveth for ever and ever (Revelation 5:1, 3, 5-8, 14).

L 42. v. The reason why the Lord is called "King" and "the Anointed," is that He was the Messiah, or Christ; and "Messiah" or "Christ" means the king and the anointed. This is why, in the Word, the Lord is meant by king," and also by "David," who was king over Judah and Israel. That the Lord is called king" and "Jehovah‘s anointed," is evident from many passages in the Word:--

The Lamb shall overcome them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings (Rev. 17:14).

He that sat upon the white horse had on His vesture a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 19:16).

It is from the Lord’s being called a "king," that heaven and the church are called His "kingdom," and that His advent into the world is called "the Gospel of the kingdom." That heaven and the church are called His kingdom, may be seen in (Matt. 12:28; 16:28; Mark 1:14, 15; 9:1; 15:43; Luke 1:33; 4:43; 8:1, 10; 9:2, 11, 60; 10:11; 16:16; 19:11; 21:31; 22:18; 23:51. And in Daniel:--

God shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever (Daniel 2:44).

I saw in the night visions, and behold one like the Son of man came with the clouds of the heavens. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should worship Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed (Daniel 7:13, 14, 27).

That His advent is called "the Gospel of the kingdom," may be seen in (Matthew 4:23; 9:35; 24:14).

L 43. vi. That the Lord is called "David," is evident from these passages:--

In that day they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them (Jer. 30:8, 9).

Afterwards the sons of Israel shall return, and shall seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear to Jehovah, and to His goodness in the end of days (Hos. 3:5).

I will raise up one shepherd over them, who shall feed them My servant David, he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd: and I Jehovah will be their God, and My servant David a prince in the midst of them (Ezek. 34:23, 24).

That they may be My people, and that I may be their God and David My servant shall be king over them, that they may all have one shepherd; then shall they dwell upon the land, they and their sons and their sons‘ sons, even to eternity and David shall be their prince to eternity and I will make a covenant of peace, and it shall be a covenant of eternity with them (Ezek. 37:23-26).

I will make a covenant of eternity with you, the sure mercies of David: behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a prince and a lawgiver to the nations (Isa. 55:3, 4).

In that day I will raise up the tent of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; I will restore his ruins, and will build it as in the days of eternity (Amos 9:11).

The house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them (Zech. 12:8).

In that day there shall be a fountain open to the house of David (Zech. 13:1).

L 44. He who knows that the Lord is meant by David, may know why David so frequently wrote of the Lord in his Psalms while writing about himself; as in these words:--

I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant; thy seed will I establish to eternity, and will build up thy throne to generation and generation; and the heavens shall confess thy wonder, thy truth also in the congregation of the saints. Thou speakest in vision to Thine holy one and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the people, I have found David My servant, with My holy oil have I anointed him, with whom My hand shall be established, Mine arm also shall strengthen him, My truth and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted, I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. He shall cry unto Me, Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. I will also make him My firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth; My covenant shall stand fast with him his seed will I make to endure to eternity, and his throne as the days of the heavens. Once have I sworn by My holiness that I will not lie unto David; his seed shall endure to eternity, and his throne as the sun before Me it shall be established to eternity as the moon, and a faithful witness in the clouds (Ps. 89:3-5, 19-21, 24-29, 35-37; Ps. 45:1-17; 122:4, 5; 132:8-18).