The Trinity in the Old Testament
The
Trinity in the Old Testament
The word “Trinity” is not explicitly stated in the Old Testament. Nevertheless, the concept is located
in pluralisms and the shifting of persons in the text. John 1 is an example on
how we see how the phrasing is used in the Old Testament. See below for
support.
John 1-2, 141In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same
was in the beginning with God. …14 And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of
the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Green = God the Father, Red = God the Son (Pre-carnate Jesus), Blue = Holy Spirit, Purple=Lord
of hosts/Trinity
Genesis 3:22 22 And the Lord God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:
and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and
eat, and live for ever
Genesis 11:7 7 Go to, let us go down,
and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's
speech.
Isaiah 6:8 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom
shall I send,
and who will go
for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me
Genesis 19:24 24 Then the Lord rained
upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
1 Kings 19:9-18 9… and, behold, the word of the
Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here,
Elijah?10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of
hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown
down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only,
am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.11 And he said,
Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and
strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before
the Lord;
but the Lordwas
not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lordwas not in the earthquake:12
And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and
after the fire a
still small voice.13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it,
that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering
in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest
thou here, Elijah?14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of
hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,
thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I
only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.15 And the Lord said
unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou
comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:16 And Jehu the son of
Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat
of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.17 And it
shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay:
and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.18
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed
unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
Zechariah 12:10 10And I will pour
upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of
grace and of supplications: and they shall look
upon me whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for him, as
one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him,
as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. NOTE: When did God the Father got
pierced? He didn’t. Jesus the Son of God was crucified for our sins.
Psalm 45:7-8 7 Thou lovest righteousness,
and hatest wickedness: therefore God,
thy God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.8All thy garments smell of
myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made
thee glad.
Hosea 1:6-76And she conceived again, and
bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no
more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.7
But I will have
mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the
Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by
battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Zechariah 2:8-9 8 For thus saith the Lord of
hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he (The enemy) that toucheth you
toucheth the apple of his eye.9 For, behold, I will shake mine
hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye
shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.
Isaiah 48:12-16 12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and
Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I
also am the last.13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the
earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they
stand up together.14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which
among them hath declared these things? The Lordhath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon,
and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.15I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have
called him:
I have
brought him,
and he
shall make his
way prosperous.16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have
not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I:
and now the
Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Isaiah 63:7-14 7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of
the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lordhath
bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he
hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.8
For he said,
Surely they are my
people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.9In all their
affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of
his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he
bare them, and carried them all the days of old.10 But
they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit:
therefore he
was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.11 Then he
remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he
that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock?where is he
that put his holy
Spirit within him? 12 That led them by the right hand
of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself
an everlasting name? 13 That led them through the deep, as an horse
in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?14 As a beast goeth
down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to
rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Exodus 23:20-23 20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and
to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.21 Beware of him, and
obey his
voice, provoke him
not; for he
will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.22
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine
enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.23For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto
the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
Proverbs 30:4 4Who hath ascended up into
heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound
the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name,
and what is his
son's name, if thou canst tell?
Psalm 110:11 The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou at my
right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. NOTE: See Acts 2:34-This refers to
Jesus (See also-Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42).
Isaiah 44:6 6Thus saith The Lord the King
of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I
am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Amos 4:10-11 10I have sent among you the pestilence after the
manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away
your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your
nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 11I have
overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were
as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the
Lord.
Isaiah 9:6- 6 For 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 Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.NOTE: It is not saying that Jesus is the eternal Father, but that he has the characteristics of God. This is attributing the Messiah as God.
Psalm 2:6-8, 11-12 6 Yet have I set my king
upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord
hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I
shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of
the earth for thy possession...11 Serve the Lord with fear, and
rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from
the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in
him.
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