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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Genesis 48:15, 16

Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, / the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Genesis 32:24–30

So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Hosea 12:3–5

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God. / Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD is the God of Hosts—the LORD is His name of renown.

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Judges 6:22–24

When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!” / But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.” / So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Judges 13:21, 22

And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD. / “We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

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Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Acknowledged by Old Testament Saints Job 19:25–27

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

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