Post by ResLight on Feb 1, 2015 12:06:49 GMT -5
Isaiah 43:11 - I, I am Jehovah; and there is no Savior besides Me. -- Green's Literal.
We should note that there is definitely nothing in Isaiah 43:11 that presents Jehovah as being more than one person, or that one person of Jehovah sends another person of Jehovah to save the world of mankind, etc. Indeed, there is no thought at all that Jesus is Jehovah. The words spoken here to Isaiah, however, are the words the God and Father of Jesus, not Jesus. Indeed, Jesus attributes all of his words as being the words of his God and Father, Jehovah. -- Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6.
Was Jehovah stating that anyone whom He sent as savior must be Himself, or a person of Himself?
The Hebrew word rendered as savior above is a form of the Hebrew word often transliterated as "yahsha'" or "jahsha'"(Strong's Hebrew #3467). Forms of this word are used throughout the Old Testament of many persons who are not Jehovah.
www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/3467.html
The word translated "besides" in Isaiah 43:11 is the Hebrew word often transliterated as Bil`adey (Strong's #1107, apart from, except, without, besides).
www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/1107.html
There is definitely no salvation for the children of Israel, or anyone else, apart, aside from, apart from Jehovah. Without Jehovah, there is definitely no salvation, deliverance from the condemnation in Adam. If one imagines, assumes, adds to and reads into Isaiah 43:11 that Jehovah cannot send someone as savior except that the one sent is Himself or a person of Himself, then, if consistent in that reasoning, one would have to conclude that many people spoken of as "savior" in the Bible must all be Jehovah or persons of Jehovah. Scripture records that Jehovah has sent many saviors. Judges 2:16 tells us: "Jehovah raised up judges, who saved [yasha`] them out of the hand of those who despoiled them." In Nehemiah 9:27, we read: "Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors [Hebrew, Yasha`] who saved [Hebrew, Yasha`] them out of the hand of their adversaries." Some of the saviors sent by Jehovah included: Othniel - Judges 3:9; Gideon - Judges 6:13,14; 8:22; Gideon's 700: Judges 7:7; Samson - Judges 13:5; David - 2 Samuel 3:18. Jehovah sent these saviors who acted in his name and with his power and authority. Are we to imagine that all of these saviors are apart from Jehovah, or that all of these saviors must be Jehovah or persons of Jehovah? Such saviors were not "apart from" Jehovah, since they were sent by Jehovah. I have given only a few examples; many more can be found by using using a Hebrew concordance. These saviors are definitely not apart from Jehovah, since it is Jehovah who sent them. Jesus is not apart from Jehovah since Jehovah sent Jesus, and raised Jesus up has the prophet like Moses. (Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Isaiah 61:1; John 3:17; 8:42; 17:3; Acts 3:13-26; 1 John 4:9,10) This does not at all call for one to imagine and assume that Jesus is Jehovah, or a person of Jehovah.
For more related to this, one may see my study at:
jesusnotyhwh.blogspot.com/2013/04/isa43-11.html
We should note that there is definitely nothing in Isaiah 43:11 that presents Jehovah as being more than one person, or that one person of Jehovah sends another person of Jehovah to save the world of mankind, etc. Indeed, there is no thought at all that Jesus is Jehovah. The words spoken here to Isaiah, however, are the words the God and Father of Jesus, not Jesus. Indeed, Jesus attributes all of his words as being the words of his God and Father, Jehovah. -- Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6.
Was Jehovah stating that anyone whom He sent as savior must be Himself, or a person of Himself?
The Hebrew word rendered as savior above is a form of the Hebrew word often transliterated as "yahsha'" or "jahsha'"(Strong's Hebrew #3467). Forms of this word are used throughout the Old Testament of many persons who are not Jehovah.
www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/3467.html
The word translated "besides" in Isaiah 43:11 is the Hebrew word often transliterated as Bil`adey (Strong's #1107, apart from, except, without, besides).
www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/1107.html
There is definitely no salvation for the children of Israel, or anyone else, apart, aside from, apart from Jehovah. Without Jehovah, there is definitely no salvation, deliverance from the condemnation in Adam. If one imagines, assumes, adds to and reads into Isaiah 43:11 that Jehovah cannot send someone as savior except that the one sent is Himself or a person of Himself, then, if consistent in that reasoning, one would have to conclude that many people spoken of as "savior" in the Bible must all be Jehovah or persons of Jehovah. Scripture records that Jehovah has sent many saviors. Judges 2:16 tells us: "Jehovah raised up judges, who saved [yasha`] them out of the hand of those who despoiled them." In Nehemiah 9:27, we read: "Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors [Hebrew, Yasha`] who saved [Hebrew, Yasha`] them out of the hand of their adversaries." Some of the saviors sent by Jehovah included: Othniel - Judges 3:9; Gideon - Judges 6:13,14; 8:22; Gideon's 700: Judges 7:7; Samson - Judges 13:5; David - 2 Samuel 3:18. Jehovah sent these saviors who acted in his name and with his power and authority. Are we to imagine that all of these saviors are apart from Jehovah, or that all of these saviors must be Jehovah or persons of Jehovah? Such saviors were not "apart from" Jehovah, since they were sent by Jehovah. I have given only a few examples; many more can be found by using using a Hebrew concordance. These saviors are definitely not apart from Jehovah, since it is Jehovah who sent them. Jesus is not apart from Jehovah since Jehovah sent Jesus, and raised Jesus up has the prophet like Moses. (Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Isaiah 61:1; John 3:17; 8:42; 17:3; Acts 3:13-26; 1 John 4:9,10) This does not at all call for one to imagine and assume that Jesus is Jehovah, or a person of Jehovah.
For more related to this, one may see my study at:
jesusnotyhwh.blogspot.com/2013/04/isa43-11.html
