The Trinity in OT and NT

Introduction to Series

Trinity means Tri-Unity, three persons in total unity.

This term is not found in the Bible, it is a term that humans created.

3 main points

There is one God

Father, Son, and Spirit are each fully and eternally God

The Father, Son, and spirit is each a distinct person

Trinity in OT

There are less indication in OT, but it is still there and implied.

Genesis 1:26 “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness””

Hebrew word for our ‘anah-nu’ is a first person plural ‘us, we’

Isaiah 6:8 “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.””

Another example of God using the plural when referring to Himself

Psalm 45:6–7 “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

The word translated to God is the world Elohim, the world Elohim is used solely to refer to God.

When referring to God, the author refereneces another individual also referred to as God.

This passage is also quoted in Hebrews 1:8

Psalm 110:1 “The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.””

Two persons are referred to here as Lord, David was the King of Israel, who could be his ‘Lord’ other than God Himself.

Unless they admit a pluraility of persons in one God, Jewish interpreters are not able to explain this passage.

Isaiah 63:10 “But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit;”

The Spirit here is referred to as distinct from God the Father.

The Spirit is also ‘greived’, suggesting that the Spirit is capable of emotion.