This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Genesis 18 indisputably records Yahweh visiting with Abraham in person. The account is so vivid and descriptive of a real-world event that it can leave no doubt as to what happened. In […]
The King of Nations: Jesus in Genesis 17
April 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael the Lord appeared once again to speak with Abram. The Son, who ratified the covenant with Abram by passing through the animal pieces, returned to […]
The God Who Hears and Sees: Jesus’ Visit with Hagar
February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. The years continued to pass, and by Genesis 16 Abram’s wife Sarai had yet to bear him any children. So Sarai told her husband that the Lord had prevented her from having […]
Jesus in Genesis 1-3
September 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Note: This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. From the Beginning Jesus was there from the very beginning, on the first page of our Bibles. In Genesis 1, the phrase “Then God said” occurs immediately before the Lord issued […]
An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–With Justin Martyr
June 5, 2017 by 15 Comments
Justin’s Testimony In his magnum opus, Dialogue with Trypho,[1] Justin Martyr taught that there were moments in history when God personally visited different people. But it wasn’t the Father, the Holy Spirit, or God in general who made these special appearances. It was the Son. Since he was striving to bring a Jewish man to […]
The Star of Bethlehem Was the Shekinah Glory
December 15, 2013 by 18 Comments
Theories as to what the Star of Bethlehem was are myriad. The usual answers look to celestial objects ranging from real stars to comets. Indeed, the inquiry has been so wide sweeping that virtually every object appearing in the sky has been posited as the Bethlehem Star. However, when Scripture is examined the identity of […]
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