Jesus said: "Before Abraham was I AM"
Why didn't other prophets worship him too?
Was Jesus referring to YHWH which (translates into I AM)?
2006-09-05 10:20:33 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some replies justified it that Jesus (pbuh) was not manifested then. So why only God was manifested to Abraham (pbuh)?
Another replies justified it as Jesus was not born at that time. So how do they understand Jesus saying "Before Abraham was I AM"?
2006-09-07 13:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Weaam 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Abraham worshipped Jesus' father, but he also knew that the "seed" by which all men would be blessed (Jesus) would come through his line.
Jesus was referring to the fact that, as the firstborn of all creation (see Colossians chapter 1), he came into existence before Abraham did.
YHWH translates into God's personal name, but the true pronunciation was lost when the Jews stopped using it in fear of breaking the commandment given at Exodus 20:7. We do have modern day versions of it, but some refuse to use it, because they are unsure of the pronunciation. But, there are several ways to pronounce a lot of people's names, but you still try. Do you really think that God would be insulted if we pronounced his name wrong? Or in the fact that we did not even try to have the personal relationship with him, by calling him by his name, albeit mispronounced?
2006-09-05 10:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by grammy_of_twins_plus two 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Jesus did not come into the world until much after Abraham, although he did co-exist with God, Abraham did not know him. As for other prophets, neither could they worship Him before He was manifested, but they did prophesy about Him as the Holy Spirit led them to, especially Isaiah, who prophesied of Christ's birth, death, resurrection, etc.
2006-09-05 10:25:10 · answer #3 · answered by beattyb 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus existed as did the holy spirit however it was God who was holding the reins at that particular time in the bible. Jesus had yet to be made flesh. So no, Abraham did not worship Jesus. That does not mean he will never make it to heaven. The dead who perished before the new covenant was made will be judged by their works according to Old Testament laws. I doubt Abraham will be found lacking.
2006-09-05 10:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus is one third of the Trinity. The father(God) the son(Jesus) and the Holy spirit. Abraham did worship Jesus, when he worshiped God. He just didn't know about Jesus, since Jesus had not yet been born. The same is true of the prophets. I have often explained the trinity as , water, ice and steam, You can freeze water and have ice, boil it and have steam, All three are the same and yet have their different characteristics.
2006-09-05 10:28:04 · answer #5 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jesus wasnt "Jesus" before He became human... In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word WAS GOD (John 1:1) Jesus was not in the flesh yet, He was The Word of God which Abraham did worship.
2006-09-05 10:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Do you know that Abraham didn't?? How do you know?
The Lord revealed Himself to Abraham and Abraham worshipped and believed in Him.
Jesus' statement essentially confirms that He (Jesus) lived and existed prior to Abraham being born; it is a statement of His being around from everlasting to everlasting.
The prophets worshipped the Lord as He revealed Himself to them.
Jesus may have been referring to YHWH.
2006-09-05 10:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jesus is God as God the Father and the Holy Spirit are God. Confusing as it is Abraham did worship Jesus as his God--he just didn't know it. Jesus wasn't born until much later.
2006-09-05 10:24:27 · answer #8 · answered by CatholicMOM 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Abraham had no knowledge of Jesus. If Jesus were God, Abraham definitely would have known him, but no, Abraham only knew the only TRUE God, Jehovah.
There is NO such thing as a trinity, and the Bible supports ONLY that Jehovah is God alone, that Jesus is a created being of God's (Colossians 1:15 and Revelation 3:14 make that abundantly clear), and as such Abraham's worship went ONLY to Jehovah God, as it rightfully should have. The Bible does NOT teach the idea of the trinity and it does NOT state that Jesus is God.
2006-09-05 10:23:56 · answer #9 · answered by X 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Did Abraham Worship Jesus?
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oooh very very good point
as christians claim that "before abraham was, i am",,, it should mean that abraham must have worshipped jesus,, but he didnt'
good point
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2006-09-05 20:31:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
JESUS WAS MAKING A DECLARATION OF HIS PREHUMAN EXISITANCE.
The Jews wrongly concluded he was blaspheming. Jesus statement was not a declaration of being God, but a declaration that he knew Abraham the father of the Jews because he witnessed his entire life in his prehuman form.
This should also explain why other prophets didn't worship Jesus.
Also why Jesus was not stating he was YHWH.
Read the account not the single verse... it is clear.
2006-09-05 16:20:46 · answer #11 · answered by icyuryy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋