argument from silence . . . WE ARE TWISTING! - that's laughable!
God never said ANYWHERE that he would become a man either BUT God does confess that he is NOT a man. Doesn't matter in 'what capacity' - scripture states God is not a man.
It was the word who was with God in the beginning - NOT GOD WITH GOD. It was the word that became flesh and dwelt among us - Jesus fully embodied the word, all the characteristics of God the Father are embodied in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Deuteronomy 18:18,19
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. God did not become a man then put his own words in his own mouth and command himself what to speak!!!!
You have no idea what you are talking about since the bible contradicts your doctrine. The Messiah is Divine and it was in prophecy that God would dwell with people by becoming human.
How much proof from the OT does a person need to confess our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is God and Eternal ?
Zechariah 2:8-13
For this is what the Lord Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you — for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye —
9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
10 "Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion
. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the Lord. 11 "Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
12 The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
13 Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling."
YHWH came and lived among them- it was Christ
Jeremiah 23:5-6
"The days are coming," declares the Lord,
"when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch,
a King who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.
This is the name by which he will be called:
The Lord Our Righteousness.
The above is YHWH- The Lord our Righteousness who is Christ
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and
will call him Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
Micah 5:2
"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity."
Daniel 7:9-14
I kept looking Until thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His vesture
was like white snow,
And the hair of His head like pure wool.
His throne
was ablaze with flames,
Its wheels
were a burning fire.
10 "A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The court sat,
And the books were opened.
11 "Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire.
12 "As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.
13 "I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 "And to Him was given dominion,
Glory and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations, and
men of every language
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
Malachi 3:1-3
"Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And
the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming," says the Lord of hosts.
2 "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
3 "And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.
Above its the Lord YHWH who comes to His temple. That was Christ
Malachi 4:5-6
"
Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
6 "And he will restore the hearts of the fathers to
their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse."
Zechariah 12:1-10
This is the word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares: 2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness," declares the Lord. "I will keep a watchful eye over the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, 'The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.'6 "On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume right and left all the surrounding peoples, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.7 "The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem's inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah. 8 On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord going before them. 9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
10 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication.
They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Above the One who is pierced is YHWH.
Matthew 1:22-24
22 Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call
His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us."
conclusion: The Old Testament, however, does not speak of the Messiah as merely a human, but as God (
Psalm 45:6; cf.
Hebrews 1:8), God with us (
Isaiah 7:14), mighty God (
Isaiah 9:6; cf.
10:21), the Lord (
Psalm 110:13), and the Lord (יהוה) is our righteousness (
Jeremiah 23:6). The New Testament authors also speak of Jesus (the Son) being active in the Old Testament (
1 Corinthians 10:4,
9;
Hebrews 1:2–3,
8–10;
Jude 54). Moreover, the New Testament authors apply the divine name יהוה (YHWH) to Jesus (
Hebrews 1:10; cf.
Psalm 102:25–27). Israel’s belief in one God was firmly grounded in the introductory words of the Shema, the Hebrew confession that includes the central tenets of their faith: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (
Deuteronomy 6:4). In the first century, the early
churches’ belief in one God set them apart from the polytheistic practices of the Greco-Roman pantheon (made up of many gods).
When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he was writing to Greek-speaking people who had come out of Greco-Roman culture. The Scriptures the Corinthians would have been familiar with was the Greek translation of the Old Testament (Septuagint, LXX). In 1 Corinthians 8, the Apostle Paul rejects the many “gods” and “lords” of Greco-Roman culture (
1 Corinthians 8:4–5; cf.
Deuteronomy 10:17) and affirms there is but one God (
1 Corinthians 8:6). Paul does this by referring to
Deuteronomy 6:4from the LXX. In
1 Corinthians 8:6 when Paul refers to the Father, he uses the Greek word θεὸς (
theos), which is a translation of the Hebrew word אֱלֹהֵינוּ (
ʾĕlōhênû), but when he refers to Jesus, he uses the Greek word κύριος (
kyrios),
5 which is a translation of the Hebrew word יהוה (YHWH).aig
hope this helps !!!
