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'''Question''': Why, in the Old Testament is the existence of a Son not even mentioned in the same context as is in the New Testament? | '''Question''': Why, in the Old Testament is the existence of a Son not even mentioned in the same context as is in the New Testament? | ||
'''A CHILD BORN/A SON GIVEN''' | |||
A CHILD BORN/A SON GIVEN | |||
:Isaiah has been called the evangelist of the Old Testament. This is due in part to the second half of Isaiah’s prophecy, which emphasizes salvation rather than judgment. But the primary reason Isaiah is called the evangelist of the Old Testament is that his book is filled with images and prophecies concerning the coming Savior. One of the clearest and most powerful of these prophecies is found in Isaiah 9:6 and 7. | :Isaiah has been called the evangelist of the Old Testament. This is due in part to the second half of Isaiah’s prophecy, which emphasizes salvation rather than judgment. But the primary reason Isaiah is called the evangelist of the Old Testament is that his book is filled with images and prophecies concerning the coming Savior. One of the clearest and most powerful of these prophecies is found in Isaiah 9:6 and 7. | ||
:The Savior, while born into this world as a child, was more than that. Isaiah 9:6 titles Him a | :The Savior, while born into this world as a child, was more than that. Isaiah 9:6 titles Him a “'''Son… given'''.” This title clearly calls to mind John 3:16: | ||
::''For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. | ::''For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. | ||
There are many other references to Christ in the Old Testament: | |||
ANOINTED ONE (MESSIAH) | ANOINTED ONE (MESSIAH) | ||