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Psalms “Thy King cometh unto thee: he is just,
The marriage Psalm of the Messiah pic- and having salvation” (9:9). He further
tures the son of David like his “fellows” describes this king as “the LORD … king
– He is a man. God says to this king, “Thy over all the earth” (14:9). Zechariah re-
throne, O God, is for ever and ever” (Psa cords both advents of the King and calls
45:6,7). The man on the throne is called Him Jehovah – this is “the King of the
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ages” (1Ti 1:17 JND).
God – He is divine.
David’s son is also David’s Lord, show- Incommunicable Attributes
ing He is eternal; “The LORD said unto Aseity
my Lord [Adon], Sit thou at my right The Lord Jesus is self-existent, self-suf-
hand, until I make thine enemies thy ficient and absolutely independent of His
footstool” (Psa 110:1; cf. Mar 12:35-37). creation. He has life in Himself (Joh 5:26),
The Psalmist never considered Adon to and, as the I AM, is complete in Himself
be an inferior title to Jehovah (cf. Psa 8:9; (8:58). Further, He is the non-contingent
97:5). The fact that there is a man sitting creator; all things received being through
where only God sits tells us that Christ is Him, meaning He received purpose and
divine. God is a jealous God and cannot existence from none (1:3). The mystery of
give His glory to another. Christ is sitting His person is that the one with life in Him-
in a place reserved for deity – no creature self forfeited it at the cross. It is not that
dares sit there (Heb 1:13). God died, but Christ having become man
died. The self-sufficient one hungered,
Further proof of His deity is seen in the and the uncaused creator, who needed
subjugation of all His enemies. Universal nothing, stooped to purchase a bride as
rule is the preserve of God alone; He is the His fulness.
“King over all the earth” (Psa 47:2); only Immutability
He can be worshipped (Luk 4:8). Since
Christ receives the homage and honour “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and
due to God, it shows He is divine. today, and for ever” (Heb 13:8) parallels
Prophets “I am the LORD, I change not” (Mal 3:6).
The Lord Jesus is Jehovah. In His nature
The prophets believed this doctrine He is changeless, perfect, and does not
too, proclaiming the virgin’s child as suffer or fluctuate. He is not the God of
Immanuel (Isa 7:14). The son given was open-theism, changing His will and suf-
the Mighty God (9:6). They said that a fering emotionally. Entropy is a feature of
messenger would be sent in advance to creation; it perishes, but the Son “remains”
prepare the way of Jehovah (40:3; Mal 3:1). (Heb 1:10,11). Though Son (referring to
Fast forward to the Gospels and John the His divine nature – immutable and impas-
Baptist announces the coming of Jesus of sible), He learned obedience by the things
Nazareth (Mat 3:3). The Synoptics har- which He suffered (5:8). He could only
monize with the prophets, since Jesus of suffer having become man, but such pas-
Nazareth is Jehovah of hosts. sions have made Him “perfect” (2:10) and
Long before the Lord Jesus came to fitted Him to be our merciful High Priest.
Jerusalem on a donkey, Zechariah said, Small wonder we sing of this Priest, “O
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³ Bible quotations in this article are from the KJV Thou who changest not, abide with me.”
unless otherwise noted. ⁴ Henry Francis Lyte, Abide With Me (1847)

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