Jesus in the Old Testament
Psalm 21, Initial D. In: Albani-Psalter (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Icon of Jesus Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." ( Psalm 2:7 ) There are many today (especially Muslims, Jews, and Christian "liberals") who are monotheists, believing in one supreme God but rejecting the deity of Christ . They argue that the doctrine that Jesus was the unique Son of God was invented by the early Christians and that the God of the Old Testament had no Son. Orthodox Jews in particular emphasize Deuteronomy 6:4 : "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD." The fact is, however, that there are a number of Old Testament verses that do speak of God's only begotten Son. Note the following brief summary. First, there is God's great promise to David: "I will set up thy seed after thee, . . . I will be his father, and he shall be my son. . . . thy throne sh