True Christian Religion (Chadwick) n. 93

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93. Since the angel Gabriel said to Mary, 'The holy thing that shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God,' passages will be quoted from the Word to prove that the Lord in His Human is called the Holy One of Israel.

I was seeing in visions; and behold, a watcher, a Holy One, coming down from heaven. Dan. 4:13, 23.

God shall come from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Hab. 3:3.

I am Jehovah the Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your Holy One. Isa. 43:14, 15.

Thus spoke Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One. Isa. 49:7.

I am Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. Isa. 43:1, 3.

As for our Redeemer, Jehovah Zebaoth is His name, the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 47:4.

Jehovah your Redeemer said, the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 43:14; 48:17.

Jehovah Zebaoth is His name, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 54:5.

They tested God and the Holy One of Israel. Ps. 78:41.

They have abandoned Jehovah, and provoked the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 1:4.

They said, Make the Holy One of Israel depart from our faces; therefore thus spoke the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 30:11, 12.

Who say, Let Him hasten His work that we may see it, and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel come near and be present. Isa. 5:19.

On that day they shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. Isa. 10:20.

Cry out and triumph, inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 12:6.

The word of the God of Israel, On that day his eyes shall look towards the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 17:6, 7.

The needy among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 29:19; 41:16.

The earth is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. Jer. 51:5.

See also Isa. 55:5; 60:9 and elsewhere.

[2] By 'the Holy One of Israel' is meant the Lord as to His Divine Human, for the angel said to Mary:

The holy thing that shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35.

Although Jehovah and the Holy One of Israel are mentioned separately, it is clear that they are one and the same, as is shown also by the passages quoted here, which prove that the Holy One of Israel is Jehovah. There are numerous passages to show that the Lord is called the God of Israel: for example, Isa. 17:6; 21:10, 17; 24:15; 29:23; Jer. 7:3; 9:15; 11:3; 13:12; 16:9; 19:3, 15; 23:2; 24:5; 25:15, 27; 29:4, 8, 21, 25; 30:2; 31:23; 32:14, 15, 36; 33:4; 34:2, 13; 35:13, 17, 18, 19; 37:7; 38:17; 39:16; 42:9, 15, 18; 43:10; 44:2, 7, 11, 25; 48:1; 50:18; 51:33; Ezek. 8:4; 9:3; 10:19, 20; 11:22; 43:2; 44:2; Zeph. 2:9; Ps. 41:13; 59:5; 68:8.


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