no He is all over the O.T. in person talking with the prophets ands appearing before them as YHWH.
no man has seen the Father or heard His voice.
your view makes Jesus a liar.
Here are the undeniable facts according to Jesus.
1- Who's voice did the OT prophets hear that is called YHWH ?
2-Who did the OT prophets/saints see in the OT who was called YHWH ?
3- Jesus said it was not the Father
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known
.
John 5:37
And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me
. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
John 6:46
No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.
Colossians 1:15
He is the image of
the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
1 Timothy 1:17
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal,
invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:13-16
I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time
— God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and
who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
1 John 4:12
12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
A theophany is a manifestation of God in the Bible that is tangible to the human senses. In its most restrictive sense, it is a visible appearance of God in the Old Testament period, often, but not always, in human form. Some of the theophanies are found in these passages:
1. Genesis 12:7-9 – The Lord appeared to Abraham on his arrival in the land God had promised to him and his descendants.
2. Genesis 18:1-33 – One day, Abraham had some visitors: two angels and God Himself. He invited them to come to his home, and he and Sarah entertained them. Many commentators believe this could also be a Christophany, a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ.
3. Genesis 32:22-30 – Jacob wrestled with what appeared to be a man, but was actually God (vv. 28-30). This may also have been a Christophany.
4.
Exodus 3:2 - 4:17 – God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush, telling him exactly what He wanted him to do.
5.
Exodus 24:9-11 – God appeared to Moses with Aaron and his sons and the seventy elders.
6. Deuteronomy 31:14-15 – God appeared to Moses and Joshua in the transfer of leadership to Joshua.
7.
Job 38–42 – God answered Job out of the tempest and spoke at great length in answer to Job’s questions.
Frequently, the term “glory of the Lord” reflects a theophany, as in
Exodus 24:16-18; the “pillar of cloud” has a similar function in
Exodus 33:9. A frequent introduction for theophanies may be seen in the words “the Lord came down,” as in
Genesis 11:5;
Exodus 34:5;
Numbers 11:25; and
12:5.
Some Bible commentators believe that whenever someone received a visit from “
the angel of the Lord,” this was in fact the pre-incarnate Christ. These appearances can be seen in
Genesis 16:7-14; Genesis 22:11-18; Judges 5:23; 2 Kings 19:35; and other passages. Other commentators believe these were in fact angelophanies, or appearances of angels. While there are no indisputable Christophanies in the Old Testament, every theophany wherein God takes on human form foreshadows the incarnation, where God took the form of a man to live among us as Emmanuel,
“God with us” (Matthew 1:23). got?
conclusion: it was not the Father who was seen and heard in the O.T but it was the Son who is called YHWH. We clearly see this is the case with Isaiah as John tells us it was the Son whom was seen and heard by Isaiah, not the Father.
In
Isaiah 6:1–13, Isaiah has a vision of “the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne” (verse 1). There are seraphim present, and even they cover their faces in God’s presence (verse 2). Isaiah’s immediate reaction is fear due to his sin: “Woe to me!” he cries. “I am ruined! . . . My eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty” (verse 5). (cf.
John 12:41). Isaiah said this because
he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
hope this helps !!!