The Trinity in the Old Testament

About this Lesson

We know the New Testament has clear pictures of the Trinity as in the Baptism of Jesus, where in Matthew 3:16–17 it says, “When Jesus was  baptized, immediately he went up from the water,  and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and  he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove  and coming to rest on him, and behold, a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’”

In this Benediction of Paul, he clearly speaks of the three persons of the Trinity: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of  God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13:14).

And there are many other New Testament passages that do the same. But what about the Old Testament?

In this lesson, you will see how from the beginning the Old Testament talks about the Trinity

Many are familiar with Gen. 1:1“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” where the word “God” is in plural format.

Also with the passage:  Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.” Gen.1:26, NLT, where God is clearly a plurality of persons.

But what about The Shema, where it says, “God is ONE?”

You will have to watch the lesson to find out the answer, but it is fascinating. I also include an extended discussion of the pre-Incarnate appearances of Jesus as the Angel of the Lord.

Included in this Lesson

• An 1080p video
• A PDF of Notes/Transcript of the lesson
• A PDF of Questions on the lesson for individual study or group discussion
• Two digital files of images you can use to promote the topic
• Unlimited reproduction rights of the video and handouts within your church, group, ministry, or business.

In the files below:

• The MP4 file has the video—the name may be a bit odd as the program I’m using automatically sometimes gives it a new name when I save it.
• The ZIP file has the PDFs of notes and question pages, plus the image files.