Peace/Salam all,
Here's a few more relevant points to be made.In Jesus' Claim to be God.
Jehovah or Yahweh (YHWH) is the special name given by God for Himself in the O.T..It is the name revealed to Moses in exodus 3:14, when God said, " I AM THAT I AM." While other titles for God may be used of men (Adonai [Lord] in Gen. 18:12) or false gods (elohim [gods] in Deut. 6:14), Jehovah is only used to refer to the one True God.No other person or thing was to be worshipped or served (Exodus 20:5). and His name and glory were not to be given another name.Isaiah wrote, "Thus saith Jehovah...I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God" (Isaiah 44:6 ASV) and, "I am Jehovah, that is my name, and my glory I will not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images" (42:8)
Yet Jesus claimed to be Jehovah on many occasions.Jesus prayed, "Father, glorify thou me in thy own prescence with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was made" (John 17:5). But Jehovah of the O.T. says, "My glory I will not give to another" (Isa. 42:8).
Jesus also declares, "I am the first and the last" (Rev. 1:17)--precisley the words Jehovah uses in Isa. 42:8.Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd," (John 10:11), but the O.T. says, "Jehovah is my shepherd" (Ps. 23:1). Further, Jesus claims to be the judge of all men (John 5:27f.; Matt.25:31f.), but Joel quotes Jehovah as saying, "for there I will sit to judge all nations round about" (Joel 3:12). Likewise, Jesus spoke of Himself as the "bridegroom" (Matt.25:1) while the O.T. identifies Jehovah in this way (Isa. 62:5; Hos 2:16).
While the Psalmist declares, " Jehovah is our light" (Ps.27:1) Jesus says, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12).
Perhaps the strongest claim Jesus made to be Jehovah is in John 8:58, where He says, "Before Abraham was, I AM." This statement claims not existance before Abraham, but equality with the "I AM" of Exodus 3:14.The Jews around HIM clearly understood HIS meaning and picked up stones to kill HIM for blaspheming (cf. John 8:58; 10:31-33). The same claim is made in Mark 14:62 and John 18:5-6.
That's all I have time to get into for now.We are leaving to celebrate Ressurection Day with family.
Peace/Salam to you all,
In HIM<><
ILJ/Y