Did the great prophets before the faith of Paul believe in the Trinity, that God is three in one? And where is the evidence? Please, I want your answer with Biblical texts.
The Answer:
We believe in one God, and this is what all the prophets of God believed, as stated in the Holy Bible:
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5) “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”
And this one God, “who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:1-2).
So, after the era of the prophets ended, God spoke to people through His Son, “God manifested in the flesh.”
Notice what Solomon says in Proverbs 30:2-4: “Surely I am more stupid than any man, and do not have the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom nor have knowledge of the Holy One. Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?” It is clear that this text speaks of the Almighty God.
Now compare that with what is mentioned in Exodus 3:13-14: “Then Moses said to God, ‘Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?’ And God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ’Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
And now, have you realized the identity of the one the two texts are talking about? I know you might say no.
So, I want you now to compare the above with what is written in John 3:13: “No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.”
How could the prophets give us what they had not seen?!
Do you know how? Through prophecy about the Messiah. All the prophets of God mentioned Him, depicting His image, character, righteousness, and piety, as well as the place of His birth, His death, and His suffering for us. All of this they documented, so that the New Testament was already written in the folds of the Old Testament. But the curtain was not lifted until the symbols turned into realities, and the Son, the Word, was born, lived among us, and we saw Him and knew Him. Then He died, rose, and ascended.
Finally, after the Son ascended to heaven, He sent us His Holy Spirit: “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you” (John 16:7).
This is simply what happened. This is called the gradual revelation. God is still one, but He appeared to us in human form during a specific period to accomplish a mission — to save all mankind. Afterward, He sent His Holy Spirit to dwell in those who believe in Him, and this is what the prophet Jeremiah spoke of when he said, “says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (Jeremiah 31:33). The prophet Joel also alluded to this: “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions” (Joel 2:28).
التثليث والتوحيد فى فكر العهد القديم
هل كان الأنبياء الكبار قبل ديانة بولس يؤمنون بالتثليث وأن الله ثلاثة في واحد؟ وأين الدليل؟ رجاءً أريد إجابتك بالنصوص التوراتية.
الإجابة
نحن نؤمن بالله الواحد وهذا ما يؤمن به كل أنبياء الله
وما هو وارد في الكتاب المقدس
(سفر التثنية 6: 4, 5) “اِسْمَعْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ: الرَّبُّ إِلهُنَا رَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ فَتُحِبُّ الرَّبَّ إِلهَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ نَفْسِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ.
وهذا الله الواحد “بَعْدَ مَا كَلَّمَ الآبَاءَ بِالأَنْبِيَاءِ قَدِيمًا، بِأَنْوَاعٍ وَطُرُق كَثِيرَةٍ، كَلَّمَنَا فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ الأَخِيرَةِ فِي ابْنِهِ، الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ وَارِثًا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، الَّذِي بِهِ أَيْضًا عَمِلَ الْعَالَمِينَ” (عبرانيين 1, 2)
إذاً فبعد انتهاء حقبة الأنبياء كلم الله الناس من خلال ابنه “الله الظاهر في الجسد.
لاحظ ماذا يقول سليمان في سفر الأمثال 30: 2-4 ” إِنِّي أَبْلَدُ مِن كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَلَيْسَ لِي فَهْمُ إِنْسَانٍ، وَلَمْ أَتَعَلَّمِ الْحِكْمَةَ، وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ مَعْرِفَةَ الْقُدُّوسِ. مَنْ صَعِدَ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَنَزَلَ؟ مَنْ جَمَعَ الرِّيحَ في حَفْنَتَيْهِ؟ مَنْ صَرَّ الْمِيَاهَ في ثَوْبٍ؟ مَنْ ثَبَّتَ جَمِيعَ أَطْرَافِ الأَرْضِ؟ مَا اسْمُهُ؟ وَمَا اسْمُ ابْنِهِ إِنْ عَرَفْتَ؟” من الواضح أن النص يتحدث عن الله القدير
الآن قارن ذلك مع ما يرد في سفر الخروج 3: 13-14 ” فَقَالَ مُوسَى ِللهِ: «هَا أَنَا آتِي إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَقُولُ لَهُمْ: إِلهُ آبَائِكُمْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ. فَإِذَا قَالُوا لِي: مَا اسْمُهُ؟ فَمَاذَا أَقُولُ لَهُمْ؟» فَقَالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «أَهْيَهِ الَّذِي أَهْيَهْ». وَقَالَ: «هكَذَا تَقُولُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَهْيَهْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ».” والآن، هل أدركت هوية الشخص الذي يتحدث عنه النصّان؟ أنا أعلم أنك ستقول كلا
لذلك أريدك الآن أن تقارن ما سبق مع ما جاء في يوحنا 3: 13 “وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَعِدَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ إِلاَّ الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ.”
فكيف للأنبياء أن يعطونا ما لم يشاهدوه؟!.
هل تعرف كيف؟.. بالنبوة عن شخص المسيا.. تلك النبوة التي ذكرها أنبياء الله جميعاً ورسموا صورته وطباعه وبره وتقواه, ومكان ميلاده وموته وانسحاقه لأجلنا, كل هذا دونوه حتى صار العهد الجديد مكتوباً في طيات العهد القديم, ولكن لم ينكشف الستار إلا بتحول الرموز إلى حقائق, وولد الابن الكلمة, وعاش بيننا, ورأيناه وعرفناه. ثم مات وقام وصعد.
وأخيراً بعد أن صعد الابن للسماء أرسل لنا روحه القدوس “لكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمُ الْحَقَّ: إِنَّهُ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ، لأَنَّهُ إِنْ لَمْ أَنْطَلِقْ لاَ يَأْتِيكُمُ الْمُعَزِّي، وَلكِنْ إِنْ ذَهَبْتُ أُرْسِلُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ” (يو 16: 7).
هذا هو الذي حدث ببساطة. وهذا يسمى تدرج الإعلان, الله لا يزال واحداً ولكنه ظهر لنا في شكل بشري في فترة الفترات لأداء مهمة وهي إنقاذ البشر جميعاً, وبعدها أرسل روحه القدوس لكي يسكن فيمن يؤمن به، وهذا تكلم عنه النبي أرميا قائلاً “قُولُ الرَّبُّ: أَجْعَلُ شَرِيعَتِي فِي دَاخِلِهِمْ وَأَكْتُبُهَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَأَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلهًا وَهُمْ يَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا” أرميا 31: 33) وأيضاً ينوه عن هذا الأمر النبي يوئيل قائلاً “وَيَكُونُ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ أَنِّي أَسْكُبُ رُوحِي عَلَى كُلِّ بَشَرٍ، فَيَتَنَبَّأُ بَنُوكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ، وَيَحْلَمُ شُيُوخُكُمْ أَحْلاَمًا، وَيَرَى شَبَابُكُمْ رُؤًى.” (يوئيل 2: 28)