Who is Jehovah?

Solid lines represent oneness, the dotted lines distinctiveness

Jehovah is the one true God who created and controls the universe. We all agree on that. However the Scriptures also clearly teach that Jesus is divine. The above diagram illustrates what the Bible teaches, that the Father is Jehovah, the Son is Jehovah and the Holy Spirit is Jehovah. Yet at the same time the three are distinct persons. Both aspects of the godhead are clearly taught in the Bible. The following passages confirm that the three are distinct.

The Bible does not seem to be troubled by what we in the west would call ‘tight logic’. We are understanding a little more about this as we try to reconcile Newtonian physics with Quantum physics. We know both are true yet it is very hard to reconcile them.

When Moses approached the burning bush, when exiled in the land of Midian, we read

“There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.” Exodus 3:2

Yet two verses later we read:

“When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them” Exodus 2:4-8

So this angel was actually the Lord.

Jesus prayed just before his arrest and crucifixion:

“My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39

“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.” John 10:17-18

Paul talked about Jesus being a separate person from the Father:

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,” Colossians 1:3

Peter said in his Pentecost sermon:

““Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.” Acts 2:22

Once this double nature of Jesus is understood ninety per cent of the objections to the deity of Jesus disappear.,