Jesus and His God

Isaiah 43:13 - Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? -- American Standard Version. John 10:28 - and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.  -- American Standard Version . These two verses are sometimes put together and offered as proof that Jesus is Jehovah. Evidently, since it is Jehovah, the God of Jesus (Micah 5:4), who is speaking in Isaiah 43:13, what is being imagined and assumed is that Jesus, by his words recorded in John 10:28, was declaring himself to be Jehovah of Isaiah 43:13.  Such evidently overlook the fact that it is the God of Jesus who has given the sheep to Jesus, and it is the God and Father of Jesus (Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3) who has given to Jesus the authority to judge and thus to give life. (Ezekiel 34:2-24; John 5:19,21-23,27-29; 10:11-17,29) Thus, in verse 29, Jesus, in effect, acknowledges that no one can ...

John 10:11 - I am the genuine pastor. The genuine pastor lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:14 - I am the genuine pastor. I know my own, and I am known by my own. Psalms 23:1 - A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my [pastor]; I shall not lack.-- Green's Literal Ezekiel 34:15 - I myself will be the [pastor] my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah. -- American Standard . The above scriptures are presented (and sometimes a few others such as: Isaiah 40:10,11; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 7:17) with the idea of leaving the impression that Jesus is Jehovah, who is presented as "shepherd/pastor" spoken of in Psalm 23:1; Ezekiel 34:15; Isaiah 40:10,11. While Jehovah claims for Himself the role of pastor for His sheep, the prophecy in Ezekiel 34 further shows that Jehovah pastors His sheep by appointing another who is not Himself to perform the actual pastoring. Thus, Jehovah pastors the sheep "through" the ...