Exodus 29:45,46 - Did Jehovah Say He Would Become a Man?

Exodus 29:45 - And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Exodus 29:46 - And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Jehovah their God. 

Exodus 29:45,46 has been presented as proof that supposedly Jehovah (Yahweh) had promised to come to earth and live among his people. Evidently, the thought is that Jesus is "Jehovah" who is speaking in these verses, and thus that Jehovah Jesus came to earth to dwell among Israel in the first century.  This is being imagined and assumed in order to support the trinitarian concept that Jehovah (Yahweh) is three persons, and that Jesus is a person of Jehovah.

We definitely find nothing in Exodus 29 that presents Jehovah as being more than one person, or that the promised Messiah would be a person of Jehovah. There is definitely nothing in Exodus 29:45,46 that says that Jehovah will become a human being with a glory lower than the angels.  -- Psalm 8:4,5; Hebrews 2:7,9.

Additionally, there is definitely nothing in these verses that warrant any conclusion that "Jehovah" here is not the same one person who is Jehovah in Deuteronomy 18:15-19. Jehovah, instead of saying that He will come and live on the earth as man, said that he would raise up a prophet like Moses. Peter identifies Jesus, not as being Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but as being the one whom Jehovah raised up to be a prophet like Moses.  (Acts 3:13-26) The default reasoning is that Jehovah in Exodus 29 is the same one person who is the Messiah's God in Isaiah 61:1,2 and Micah 5:4.

How did Jehovah dwell among the children of Israel? The earlier verses tell us:

Exodus 29:41 - And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal-offering of the morning, and according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
Exodus 29:42 - It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah, where I will meet with you, to speak there unto thee.
Exodus 29:43 - And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by my glory. -- See also Exodus 25:22.

From this, we can see that Jehovah was speaking of meeting with his people in the tent. He did not become flesh in order to meet with the children of Israel in the tent, 

Benson:

I will dwell among the children of Israel — As a proof of this the Shechinah, or symbol of his peculiar presence was among them. I will be their God — I will watch over them as a nation, by a peculiar providence, and show myself to be, indeed, that all-powerful and merciful God who delivered them in so miraculous a manner from Egyptian bondage.

Gill:

And I will dwell among the children of Israel,.... In the tabernacle ordered to be built for him, and which, when built, was placed in the midst of the camp of Israel; and here Jehovah dwelt as a king in his palace, near at hand to help, protect, and defend his subjects, and supply them with all things needful for them; see Deuteronomy 4:7.

Indeed, we haven't found any published Biblical commentator that claims that Exodus 29:45,46 is speaking of Jehovah becoming flesh and living upon the earth. To imagine and assume such would be a gross misuse of scripture.

References:
(We do not necessarily agree with all statements given by these authors)
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Benson's Commentary on Exodus 29
Gill's Exposition on Exodus 29

Related Studies:

The Tabernacle (Herald, November/December, 2002)
Three Days Journey (Daniel Kaleta)
The Sanctuary (David Stein)
God's Dwelling Place
Exodus, by Brother Frank Shallieu

The God (Supreme Being – The Might) Of Jesus (Scriptures)

There is only one Mighty One (God, EL, THEOS) who is the source of all might in the universe, and who is the only true Supreme Being as being that Mighty One. (John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6) The following scriptures, obtained from the World English Bible translation, directly speak of the God of Jesus; please note that Jehovah (Yahweh), the God of Jesus, of necessity has to be unipersonal, not tripersonal:

Psalms 45:7 – You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

Micah 5:4 – He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh [Jehovah], In the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: And they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.

Matthew 27:46 – About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Mark 15:34 – At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

John 20:17 – Jesus said to her, “Don’t touch me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.'”

Romans 15:6 – that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.

2 Corinthians 11:31 – The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I don’t lie.

Ephesians 1:3 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ

Ephesians 1:17 – that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

Hebrews 1:9 – You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, your God, has anointed you With the oil of gladness above your fellows.”

1 Peter 1:3 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became the father of us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Revelation 1:6 – And he made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 2:7 – He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

Revelation 3:2 – Wake up, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

Revelation 3:12 – He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

The scriptures tell us that it was Jehovah (Yahweh) who sent Jesus, and that Jesus speaks on behalf of his God, Jehovah. Jesus represents his God, Jehovah. It was Jesus' God, Jehovah, who raised and glorified Jesus. Jesus never claimed to be, nor do the scriptures present Jesus as, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, whom Jesus represents and speaks for. — Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Matthew 22:32; 23:39; Mark 11:9,10; 12:26; Luke 13:35; 20:37; John 3:2,17,32-35; 4:34; 5:19,30,36,43; 6:57; 7:16,28; 8:26,28,38; 10:25; 12:49,50; 14:10; 15:15; 17:8,26; 20:17; Acts 2:22,34-36; 3:13-23; 5:30; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 8:6; 11:31; Colossians 1:3,15; 2:9-12; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 1:1.

The scriptures inform us that Jehovah is the only true God (Mighty One Innate, Supreme Being). Jesus has One who is the Supreme Being over him; Jesus is not his Supreme Being whom he worships, prays to, and who sent him, and whose will he carried out in willful obedience. — Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Matthew 4:4 (Deuteronomy 8:3; Luke 4:4); Matthew 4:7 (Deuteronomy 6:16); Matthew 4:10 (Exodus 20:3-5; 34:14; Deuteronomy 6:13,14; 10:20; Luke 4:8); Matthew 22:29-40; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 27:46; Mark 10:6 (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:7,20-23); Mark 14:36; 15:34; Luke 22:42; John 4:3; 5:30; 6:38; 17:1,3; 20:17; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31; Ephesians 1:3,17; Hebrews 1:9; 10:7; 1 Peter 1:3; Revelation 2:7; 3:2,12.

The scriptures reveal that Jesus is the son of the only Most High, Jehovah. Jesus is never spoken of as the “Most High”; Jesus is not the only Most High Jehovah of whom he is the son. — Genesis 14:22; Psalm 7:17; 83:18; 92:1; Luke 1:32; John 13:16.

The Supreme Being does not have another Supreme Being who is his Supreme Being. There is no Supreme Being who is over the Supreme Being.

Addressing some arguments used by trinitarians:

There is one God, the Father
1 Corinthians 8:6

It is claimed that trinitarianism is both Biblically and historically monotheistic. While this is the claim, we have never seen any trinitarian successfully apply those claims to the scriptures. For instance, in the expression “Son of God,” does “God” mean one person, or three persons? Usually the trinitarian will say that “God” there refers to “one person,” although we have also corresponded with some trinitarians who claimed that Jesus is the Son of the triune God. Examining the first proposition in the light of the Scriptures, however, that Jesus is the son of one person, the Father, then we have “the God and the Father of Jesus” (2 Corinthians 11:31; Ephesians 1:3, Colossians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3; see also Psalm 45:7; Micah 5:4; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; John 20:17; Ephesians 1:17; Revelation 3:12) who is depicted as “one God” (1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6) that is one person, not three persons. In other words, the Bible presents the God — Supreme Being — of Jesus as one unipersonal “God”. If the God of Jesus is “one God,” and Jesus is not that “one God” of whom he is the Son, then logically Jesus is another Supreme Being who has another Supreme Being who is over the Supreme Being who is the Son of the “one” Supreme Being. Thus, one has at least not one Supreme Being, but the one who is scripturally called the one God, the one Supreme Being, the Supreme Being over Jesus, and another who is not the one Supreme Being who is the Supreme Being over him, but who is being claimed to be one Supreme Being. Logically, the conclusion when one tries to apply this self-contradiction to the Scriptures is that the trinitarian is teaching that there are two Supreme Beings. In reality, the scriptures no where declare Jesus to be the Supreme Being. The self-contradictory thought that Jesus is the one Supreme Being, but not the one Supreme Being who is his Supreme Being, and yet that there is only one Supreme Being, has to be imagined, assumed, added to and read into, any scripture that is presented to allegedly support that added-on self-contradiction.

One claims that Jesus is the Son of God only as human, and not as God. This is evidently based on the imagined and assumed idea that Jesus is two beings at once, both Supreme Being and human being. Such would, in effect mean that Jesus is the Son of himself, which most trinitarians deny. Additionally, this idea would contradict the trinitarian false claim that the expression “Son of God” means that Jesus is God. In other words, trinitarians who would argue this most often end up with another self-contradictory argument.

So one claims that Jesus is the son of the triune “God”, which, in effect, would make Jesus the son of all three of the alleged persons of the alleged triune God. Again, such would end in a self-contradiction, making Jesus the Son of himself as the alleged second person of the triune God who is the son of the alleged triune God, the second person of that triune God being the son of the triune God of whom the second person of that triune God is the son of the triune God, and on and on into infinity.

In reality, nowhere do the scriptures present Jesus as the second person of a triune God who is the Son of the unipersonal God who is the first person of the alleged triune God, nor do the scriptures ever present Jesus as the imagined second person who is the son of all three persons of the alleged trinity, etc. Any such thoughts have to be imagined beyond what is actually written, assumed, placed over the scriptures and added to the scriptures. In reality, when the idea that the Son of God is the one God of whom he is the Son is applied to the scriptures, it does indeed produce incoherent, illogical, and self-contradictory conclusions. All through the Scriptures, the one God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is presented as one person, not three persons.

One has commented:

I think this were your confusion about Trinity lies, every time you say that God is unipersonal in the person of the Father. Of course, Trinitarians do know that. We do know that God can refer to the person of the Father alone, because He is 100% fully God, but it does not mean that the Son and the Holy Spirit is not God anymore.

This sidetracks what we are saying. We do not just say that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is unipersonal in the person of the Father; the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation ALWAYS present the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as one person — period. In the New Testament, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is ALWAYS presented as one person, that is, the God and Father of Jesus. The fact is that, in the Bible, Jehovah (Ehjeh), the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3:14,15), is ALWAYS presented as one person and never once ever at all anywhere as more than one person.

Another comments:

Jesus was a man, but also he was God. As a man he was a little lower than the angels. But as to His Godhood, he was the one and only God Almighty. The scriptures you lost are all pertaining to the manhood of Jesus.
BUT all scriptures are true. Including these:
Isaiah 9:61599 Geneva Bible (GNV) 6 For unto us a child is born, and unto us a Son is given: and the government is upon his shoulder, and he shall call his name, Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The prince of peace. – as you say there is but ONE mighty God and there is no other. But here God calls the child, Jesus, The Mighty God AND The Everlasting Father.
Isaiah 43; 10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. 11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.How can Jesus be The Lord of Lords and King of Kings and not be The One and Only God.

It still remains that in the Bible, Jesus is never revealed as being the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In the Bible, Jesus is never revealed as having two natures (beings) at once. Any such thoughts have to be assumed beyond is stated in any scripture, assumptions have to formulated beyond what is written, and then those assumptions have to be added to, and read into, any scripture given that is claimed to prove such assumptions.

Isaiah 9:6 is a singular name, not a series of names or titles as given in most translations. While many Hebrew names do describe the bearer of the name, a name as given most often describes the God of the bearer of the name. Most translations of Isaiah 9:6 presents the singular name that the son given is called as a series of names or titles, which makes it appear to be a self-contradiction, since it is not speaking of a series of names, but of only one name. That name is Pelejoezelgibborabiaadarshalom. This name is a sentence giving a description of the God spoken of in Isaiah 9:7, not of the son whom God gives. Many editions of the JPS give the meaning of this name as “Wonderful in counsel is God the Mighty, the everlasting Father, the Ruler of peace.” With this recognition, we can see that the name given is not a series of names or titles being attributed to the son, but rather the name given to the son describes the God whom the son came to declare. — John 1:18.

Links to some of our studies related to "Mighty God".

Regarding Isaiah 43:11, Jesus, having been sent by Jehovah (Isaiah 61:1), is not apart from Jehovah, any more than the many other saviors that Jehovah sent. This does not mean that we need to imagine and assume that any savior sent by Jehovah has to be Jehovah.

For more regarding Isaiah 43:11 and Jesus’ role as the savior sent by Jehovah, see links to some our studies related to: Savior

Jesus is Lord of lords and King of kings, because Jehovah has made him so. This does not mean that we need to imagine and assume that Jesus is Jehovah who has made Jesus to be both Lord and Christ (anointed one of Jehovah). See our studies related to: One Lord

Ronald R. Day, Sr. -- Restoration Light (ResLight) Bible Study Services (RlBible)

The God of Jesus

This study will be posted soon, God willing. In the meantime, please see:

https://jesusnotyhwh.blogspot.com/p/diety.html

1 Corinthians 8:6 - One God, One Lord; Deuteronomy 6:4

Since Jesus is the "one Lord" in 1 Corinthians 8:6, does this mean that we need to assume that Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? 

1 Corinthians 8:6 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.-- World English.

Deuteronomy 6:4 -  Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. -- American Standard Version.

This scripture is explicit in stating that the Father is the "one God" of Christians. However, many who believe that Jesus is the only true God have found ways to make the scripture appear to be saying just the opposite of what it actually does say, so that they would claim that Jesus is also the "one God" of Christians. Some cross 1 Corinthians 8:6 with Deuteronomy 6:4, thereby claiming that Jesus is the "one Lord" spoken of in Deuteronomy 6:4. This line of argument largely depends on translations that render the holy name in Deuteronomy 6:4 as "the Lord." Or, it may be assumed that every time "Lord" appears in the New Testament, it refers to Jehovah (Yahweh) of the Old Testament, and thus, since the word "Lord" is applied to Jesus, in some vague manner, this is supposed to mean that Jesus is Jehovah. 

See:

“Lord” in the New Testament

The Holy Name in the New Testament

The Holy Name in the Original Hebrew/Greek

Others claim that Deuteronomy 6:4 says that there is one Jehovah, but that this does not mean that Jehovah is not three persons. Notwithstanding, never does the one Jehovah say of Himself, We will do..., or we did..., etc. Since Jehovah is never presented in the Bible as being more than one person, the default reasoning is that the one Jehovah is one person; the default reasoning does not call for us to imagine, assume, and add to the scriptures that the one Jehovah is really three persons, all of whom are the one Jehovah. The idea that Jehovah is three persons has to be imagined, assumed, and added to any and every scripture that is presented that is alleged to support the imagined assumption.

1 Corinthians 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords. -- New American Standard.

Paul first refers to the idols to which sacrifices are made, and concerning these states that there are those that are so-called 'gods'. An idol, of course, is nothing -- it has no might, no power of its own; that which is made by the hands of men that is worshiped as "gods" "by nature are not gods." (Galatians 4:8, ESV) By nature, that which is made and formed by the hands of men, to which men make sacrifices, has no "might" of itself to either cause harm or to cause good. (Psalm 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Isaiah 44:9-20) However, Paul, in harmony with the Old Testament, says that those who make offerings to such idol-gods are actually making offerings to demons, and not to the one true God. (Deuteronomy 32;17; Psalm 106:37; 2 Corinthians 10:20) These demons do have power, and are "by nature" mighty, but the man-made idol (gods) have no power, and thus, are not, by nature, mighty, and are certainly not the Supreme Mighty One, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

That there indeed are many "gods" --mighty ones -- is affirmed by Jesus. (John 10:34-36) The "gods" that Jesus referred to are the "sons of God" to whom the Logos came, and who received him. (Psalm 82:1,6,7; John 1:10-12) These are not false gods, but neither are they the one true God, the One who is innately mighty, the source of all might of the universe. They are mighty (gods - el, elohim, theoi) because of the power and authority given to them by the one true Might. Nevertheless, even the demons have been given great might from the only true Might, and they have misused that might. As to the promises of demons, however, they are false gods, but as to their being, by nature, they are true gods; that is, they really do have power and might.

To "us", that is, we who "are sanctified in [by means of] Christ Jesus, called to be saints" (1 Corinthians 1:2), there is but one God -- One who is the Supreme Being, the Might of the Universe. This one God is the God that is spoken of as the God -- The Supreme Being -- of Jesus, the one that Jesus speaks of as the only true God, the only true Supreme Being. (These references are to the World English Bible translation: Psalm 45:7; Micah 5:4; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; John 17:3; 20:17; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31; Ephesians 1:3,17; Hebrews 1:9; Revelation 1:6; 2:7; 3:2,12) Thus, the God and Father of Jesus is the "one God" -- the one Supreme Being -- that Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians 8:6.

And yet, Paul is speaking relatively concerning 'one lord', for he had just stated that there are many lords. He is speaking of "one lord" over the church as appointed by God. We know that the God and Father of Jesus is the Supreme Lord of all, including being the Lord of the one whom he made "lord". (Genesis 14:22; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 7:17; 92:1; John 10:29; 17:3; Acts 2:36) Jesus is "our Lord" because of he has been made "lord" by the only Most High. (Acts 2:36) And yet, the fact is that there have been many who are truly "lords", having been given some capacity as such throughout the Bible. Do a search on biblestudytools.com for the word "lord" to verify this (to use this method effectively, you will need to ignore the places where the Holy Name has been changed to "Lord" or "the Lord").

For instance, when the Samaritan woman called Jesus “lord” as recorded in John 4:11,15, this was before she knew who Jesus was. In verse 19, she still addresses him as “Lord” as a prophet, evidently as the prophet like Moses. -- Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Acts 3:13-26.

In John 5:7, we find that a sick man, who did not know who Jesus was, yet referred to him as “lord”.

In John 12:21, the word for “lord” is used of Philip. No one would think that Philip must be God because the title KURIOS was applied to him.

Bullinger gives the following instances in which Kurios is used in the Gospels of others than Jehovah or Jesus, and as being used with different shades of meaning:

With the Article (ho Kurios), emphasizing ownership. Occurs fourty-two times: twenty-one times in Matthew 10:24,25; 15:27; 18:25,27,31,32,34; 20:8; 21:40; 24:45,46,48,50; 25:18,19,21,21,23,23,26; twice in Mark 12:9; 13:35; sixteen times in Luke 12:36,37,42,43,45,46,47; 14:21,23; 16:3,5,5,8; 19:33; 20:13,15; three times in John 13:16; 15:15,20.

Without the Article (Kurios). Generally in courtesy, emphasizing superior relationship. Occ. Nineteen times. Rendered “Lord” fourteen times (Matthew 18:26; 25:11,11,20,22,24. Luke 13:8,25,25; 14:22; 19:16,18,20,25); “Master” twice (Matthew 6:24. Luke 16:13); “Sir” four times (Matthew 13:27; 21:30; 27:63. John 12:21). -- The Companion Bible, Appendix 98

We do not necessarily agree with all of Bullinger’s conclusions

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However, there is nothing in any of these scriptures or anyplace else in the entire Bible that presents Jesus as being the Supreme Being, or as a person of the Supreme Being; the scriptures show that it was the only true Supreme Being who sent Jesus, and with whom Jesus was with before the only true Supreme Being made the world of mankind through Jesus. (John 1:3,10; 17:3, Acts 17:24) God, by means of his holy spirit, reveals through the scriptures that Jesus was sent by Jehovah, speaks for Jehovah, represents Jehovah, and was raised and glorified by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus never claimed to be, nor do the scriptures ever present Jesus as, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, whom Jesus represents and speaks for. — Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Matthew 22:32; 23:39; Mark 11:9,10; 12:26; Luke 13:35; 20:37; John 3:2,17,32-35; 4:34; 5:19,30,36,43; 6:57; 7:16,28; 8:26,28,38; 10:25; 12:49,50; 14:10; 15:15; 17:8,26; 20:17; Acts 2:22,34-36; 3:13,22; 5:30; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 8:6; 11:31; Colossians 1:3,15; 2:9-12; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 1:1.

God, by means of his holy spirit, reveals through the scriptures that Jesus is son of the only Most High, Jehovah. Jesus is never spoken of as the “Most High”; he is not the only Most High Jehovah of whom he is the son. — Genesis 14:22; Psalm 7:17; 83:18; 92:1; Luke 1:32; John 13:16.

We have been sent many scriptures to allegedly prove that Jesus is the Supreme Being, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In reality, what is presented as "proof" is actually the imaginations and assumptions of men that are placed over various scriptures to leave the impression that what has been imagined is supported by the scriptures. In other words, what the trinitarian, in effect, does is say: we have God's Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit tells us that God is three persons, thus, we *know* [actually, "imagine"] that God is three persons, thus, we believe that this scripture or that scripture supports what we "know" [imagine], and thus, because or what we "know" [imagine] to be true, what we "know" [imagine] is supported by this or that scripture. Their default assumption is that God is three persons, and they often fail to think beyond that default assumption. Nevertheless, over and over in our studies on this and other sites, we have shown how this kind of circular reasoning, or a great deal of human imagination, has to be used when they present their scriptures that are alleged to support the trinitarian dogma.
See our study:
Jesus is Not Jehovah

Summation Regarding 1 Corinthians 8:6; Deuteronomy 6:4:

The "one God" from whom are all is not the "one Lord" through whom are all, and the "one Lord" through whom are all is not the "one God" of whom are all.

There is only one Lord whom the Lord Jehovah, the "one God" who is the source of all, has anointed and made christ and lord, and through whom are all. -- Isaiah 61:1; Acts 2:36; 1 Corinthians 8:6.

The "one Jehovah" of Deuteronomy 6:4 and Mark 12:29 is the "one God" of 1 Corinthians 8:6. The "one Lord" of 1 Corinthians 8:6 is NOT the "one Jehovah" of Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29.

The "one Jehovah" of Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29 is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus. -- Exodus 3:14,15; Deuteronomy 8:15-19; Acts 3:13-26; Ephesians 1:3,17-23; Hebrews 1:1,2.

Responses Addressed:

Some continue to insist that "one Lord" of 1 Corinthians 8:6 is the same "one Lord" of Deuteronomy 8:6. We will try to make this clearer:

Hear, O Israel, Jehovah* our God is one Jehovah*. -- Green's Literal
*Strong's 3068
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/yehovah.html
(This incorrectly states that this name is "unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136".)

See the Masoretic Hebrew at:
http://qbible.com/hebrew-old-testament/deuteronomy/6.html

No form of any Hebrew word means "lord" in Deuteronomy 6:4. Many misrepresent the Holy Name as meaning "lord", but the Holy Name in Hebrew is an active verb that is used as though a noun, but it is not a titular noun.

Mark 12:29, Westcott & Hort Interlinear
apekrithee ho ieesous hoti prwtee estin akoue
ANSWERED THE JESUS THAT FIRST (ONE) IS BE HEARING,
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israeel kurios ho theos heemwn kurios heis estin
ISRAEL, LORD THE GOD OF US LORD ONE IS,
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In Mark 12:29 we do not at all find the same phrase as is used in Deuteronomy 6:4, but what we find is that someone has changed the Holy Name of Deuteronomy 6:4 to a form of the Greek word transliterated above as kurios, which means master, mister, sir, lord, ruler, etc. We have no doubt that Jesus did not change the Holy Name of his God to KURIOS. We believe that he did use some form of the Holy Name when he spoke; he would not have changed the name of his God to something that does not even mean the same as expressed by the Holy Name. Indeed, if he did, then Deuteronomy 18:15-22 would suggest that he was not the promised prophet who was foretold to come in the name of Jehovah, and who was to speak the words of Jehovah, etc. Obviously, the Holy Name was changed by later copyists.

Deuteronomy 18:15-22, American Standard Version:

15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? 22 when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.

1 Corinthians 8:6, Westcott & Hort Interlinear
all heemin heis theos ho pateer ex hou ta
BUT TO US ONE GOD THE FATHER, OUT OF WHOM THE
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panta kai heemeis eis auton kai heis kurios ieesous
ALL (THINGS) AND WE INTO HIM, AND ONE LORD JESUS
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christos di hou ta panta kai heemeis di
CHRIST, THROUGH WHOM THE ALL (THINGS) AND WE THROUGH
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autou
HIM.
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In 1 Corinthians 8:6, we do not find that the Holy Name has been changed to KURIOS, but KURIOS is applied to the only one whom the one Jehovah of Deuteronomy 6:4 has anointed and made lord for this special position; Jehovah, the "one God" of 1 Corinthians 8:6, performs His work through this special channel whom He has made both Christ and Lord. (Psalm 2:26; 45:7; Isaiah 61:1; Ezekiel 34:23,24; John 10:29; 17:1,3; Acts 2:23,36; 4:27; 10:38; Hebrews 1:9). No one else occupies this special position of being this one lord through whom Jehovah speaks and performs His work. — Deuteronomy 18:18,19; John 3:34; 5:19; 6:38; 7:16,28,29; 8:28,38,40; 12:29; 14:10; 17:8; Acts 3:13-26; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 1:1,2.

One states that the Old Testament refers to Lord and it's always God Almighty YAHWEH.  It is claimed that after the birth of his son, they are both called Lord.

If it is the thought that no one but Jehovah (Yahweh) in the Old Testament is called lord, this conslusion is not in harmony with the fact. Forms of the Hebrew word often transliterated as ADON in the Old Testament ALWAYS refer to God Almighty. Jesus is "lord" in Psalm 110:1. Abraham is "lord" in Genesis 18:12; 23:6,11,15. Angels are referred to as "lords" in Genesis 19:2; 23:6. And there are many other such "lords" throughout the Old Testament, both of men and angels. One can verify this by using Strong's concordance or see:

https://www.studylight.org/desk/interlinear.cgi?ref=00023006

All of these could be included in the "many lords" that the apostle Paul spoke of in 1 Corinthians 8:5; such are NOT simply "called" lords, but are actually lords in respect to whatever context is being used. However, there is only one whom God has appointed to be Lord through whom are all, and only one whom Jehovah has appointed as Lord and Shepherd (Pastor) over all His sheep. -- Ezekiel 34:23,24; Isaiah 61:1,2; John 10:11-17,29; Acts 2:36; 10:42; 1 Corinthians 8:6.

Another claims that we do not believe in "one God", because there are not "two Lords", but only one Lord according to 1 Corinthians 8:6. It is then evidently assumed that since there is only "one Lord", and since Jehovah is "Lord", then Jesus has to be Jehovah.

To arrive at this conclusion, one has to ignore what is actually stated in 1 Corinthians 8:6. Indeed, many who promote this view often quote only part of what is said while ignoring the qualification placed both the "one God" and the "one Lord." In other words, they will quote, "To us there is one God," but not quote, "of whom are all." They will quote, "there is one Lord," but not quote, "through whom are all." (Many translations add the word "things" after "all") In other words, "the one God" is qualified as being the source of all, while the "one Lord" is qualified as being the instrument through whom are all.

The "one God" of whom are all is not the "one Lord" through whom are all, nor is the "one Lord" through whom are all the "one God" of whom are all.

Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;

The Lord Jehovah of Isaiah 61:1 is definitely not Jesus; yet it is this Lord Jehovah who anointed Jesus and made Jesus both lord and Christ. (Psalm 2:26; 45:7; Isaiah 61:1; Ezekiel 34:23,24; John 10:29; 17:1,3; Acts 2:23,36; 4:27; 10:38; Hebrews 1:9) The Lord Jehovah did not need to be made lord; however, the Lord Jehovah did make someone else, who is not himself to be "lord", the "one lord" through whom is all. Nevertheless, these scriptures thus present two different "Lords" 1) The Lord Jehovah who is not the "lord" of Acts 2:36 nor the "one Lord" of 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:5, and then 2) the one who is made "lord" as spoken of in Acts 2:36, the "one Lord" of 1 Corinthians 8:6 and Ephesians 4:5.

As far as there being many lords spoken of in the Bible, we have no reason to disagree with the apostle who said there are many lords (1 Corinthians 8:5) nor do we have reason to disagree with the scriptures that speak of these lords who are not "one Lord" of 1 Corinthians 8:6. Forms of the Hebrew word often transliterated as adon are used of many men and of angels; likewise forms of the corresponding Greek word often transliterated as Kurios is used of many men and also of angels.
http://www.studylight.org/lexicons/greek/2962.html
http://www.studylight.org/lexicons/hebrew/0113.html
http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/l/lord.html
http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/kjd/l/lord.html
http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hdn/l/lord-2.html 

Related

Psalm 110:1 – The “Lord” of David
Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13 – Serving Two Masters 

Lord of Glory
The Hebraic Usage of the Titles for "God"


Ronald R. Day, Sr. - Restoration Light Bible Study Services

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