What do christians dont understand in this verse: It is I YHWH, there is no other savior than me?

Question

isaiah 43, 11

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Answer 1

I looked at the Hebrew and I can offer you a better translation. How about this:

Even I am the Lord and without me there is no deliverance/liberation/victory.

The translation you are using has a messianic slant to it--the translator is suggesting that this is a prophecy about Jesus coming as God and as savior to the world. The original does not really convey this particular meaning.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I have a Masters in theology, And I don't understand what you are asking ??????...
First
YHWH is God's name not spoken in Hebrew out of respect
YHWH is not used in Christianity
YHWH has nothing to do with Christ.. ( Christ was the Savior sent to us by YHWH
God never called himself the Savior h is the Creator and if you are reading from a Bible that Say's that ...I would chuck it about as far as I could (because it is badly translated) The Hebrew text translated into English from the Torah was mistranslated and if it has not been corrected in the version you read..... well find a better translated Bible. Or misunderstand about half of the Old Testament
YHWH is the Creator not the Savior

Christ never said he was the son of God, He said we ALL the Sons of the Father.
Christians that's believe Christ is God are going to very disappointed when they don't go to heaven....That was a Roman pagan belief and a work of the devil in the Roman Catholic church formed by ex pagans...Of course these are the same people that pray to Jesus on the cross and don't call it a Graven Image (which breaks the second law of God) But hey you can't drive any since into some of the idiots heads Satan has such a hold on them that they Don't care.. They are the only ones that are right...

Answer 3

Two answers. 1) It's a question of time. When Isaiah received and proclaimed the prophecies recorded in Isaiah, Christ had not yet entered the world. As such, God (or, sure, YHWH, to use the Jewish name/spelling) was the only savior.

A second answer. 2) God IS the Messiah. Christians believe in a trinity - God in three persons, or three forms. These forms include the God of the old testament (the Jewish YHWH), God the Messiah of the new testament (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit (God's presence in us). As the three are one and the same, saying that one is the only savior is the same as saying that any of the three are the only savior.

Answer 4

Savior:

Repeatedly the Scriptures refer to God as Savior. At Isaiah 43:11 God even says: “Besides me there is no savior.” Since Jesus is also referred to as Savior, are God and Jesus the same? Not at all. Titus 1:3, 4 speaks of “God our Savior,” and then of both “God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.” So, both persons are saviors. Jude 25 shows the relationship, saying: “God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.” At Judges 3:9, the same Hebrew word (moh·shi′a‛, rendered “savior” or “deliverer”) that is used at Isaiah 43:11 is applied to Othniel, a judge in Israel, but that certainly did not make Othniel Jehovah, did it? A reading of Isaiah 43:1-12 shows that verse 11 means that Jehovah alone was the One who provided salvation, or deliverance, for Israel; that salvation did not come from any of the gods of the surrounding nations.

God: At Isaiah 43:10 Jehovah says: “Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.” Does this mean that, because Jesus Christ is prophetically called “Mighty God” at Isaiah 9:6, Jesus must be Jehovah? Again, the context answers, No! None of the idolatrous Gentile nations formed a god before Jehovah, because no one existed before Jehovah. Nor would they at a future time form any real, live god that was able to prophesy. (Isa. 46:9, 10) But that does not mean that Jehovah never caused to exist anyone who is properly referred to as a god. (Ps. 82:1, 6) Jehovah is referred to as “mighty God,” just as Jesus is in Isaiah 9:6; but only Jehovah is ever called “God Almighty.” Gen. 17:1.

If a certain title or descriptive phrase is found in more than one location in the Scriptures, it should never hastily be concluded that it must always refer to the same person. Such reasoning would lead to the conclusion that Nebuchadnezzar was Jesus Christ, because both were called “king of kings” (Dan. 2:37; Rev. 17:14); and that Jesus’ disciples were actually Jesus Christ, because both were called “the light of the world.” (Matt. 5:14; John 8:12) We should always consider the context and any other instances in the Bible where the same expression occurs.

Answer 5

Christians believe that God is one being revealed in three co-equal, co-eternal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The name YHWH ("I AM") can therefore be appropriately applied to any or all of the divine persons, as the self-existence the name implies is a property of the singular being of God and is not a property or role belonging to only one of the divine persons. Likewise, God's work of salvation is something all three persons participate in -- the Father plans, the Son procures, and the Spirit applies -- which makes it equally appropriate to say "God alone is Savior" without there arising any contradiction to the normative application of the name Savior to the Son alone.

Answer 6

Go back too Chapter 9. You overlooked that one.

In Isaiah 9:6-7, it says, Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And what is the name of this son? The "Mighty God" in the next verse.

JESUS CHRIST IS: "THE MIGHTY GOD"

Isaiah vs 6:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Answer 7

God is speaking to his people about their own doubts of GOD as the one and only true GOD.

Jesus was not here yet, so speaking to them of Jesus Christ as their true savior would have confused them to the point of utter hopelessness.

At this time and place, a savior was promised, but not revealed as to how he was to perform this promise, even though it is revealed throughout Isaiah, how the promise would be carried out, but at that particular moment, he is speaking of false Gods and idols, not of how the salvation would be playing out at a future time.

Answer 8

first - your question is difficult to understand - i presume u mean why don't christians understand this verse " it is i, yahweh, there is no other savior than me" if so, then your questions seems to be about the trinity. examine john 1:1 " in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god and the word was god - and the word became flesh and dwelt amng us." the word referred to the preincarnate Jesus. in addition - genesis 1:2b and the spirit of god was hovering over the durface of the waters this is the holy spirit. our God is 1 god in 3 devine persons. if you re seriously inquisitive, go to christian apologetics research ministry website.

Answer 9

I think you mean Yaweh....and thats just another term for God....thats how they used to say it....being a christian i fully understand it..

Answer 10

We understand it. Jesus is God. Anything else?