Biblical Hermeneutics
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PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN<br />
(Schofield, The New Schofield Study Bible NIV, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN<br />
1989.)<br />
The Theophanies of the Old Testament are Christophanies where the Lord God and the Angel<br />
of the Lord are Pre-incarnation Jesus. The title "Angel of the Lord" occurs 52 times in the Old<br />
Testament and 27 times the appearance of the Lord is recorded by the phrase "the LORD<br />
appeared."<br />
In fact the 72 elders who dined with Yahweh saw God in human form which evidently could<br />
not have have been anyone other than Jesus the preincarnate deity.<br />
"And Moses went up, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And<br />
they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of a<br />
sapphire stone, and as the essence of the heavens for clearness. And upon the nobles of the<br />
sons of Israel He did not lay his hands. Also they saw God, and ate and drank. "<br />
(Exo 24:9-11)<br />
Salvific history of mankind is centered in Christ. This is because salvation is essentially made<br />
available through the incarnation wherein the Deity shared the humanity with humans. This<br />
was certainly pre-planned and essential for the ultimate communication between Man and<br />
God. Without communication how can Man know the Way?<br />
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