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172 ♦ Bible Writers'Theology Chapter Seven more Baali" (My Master).
Moreover, one of the greatest facts of Genesis was when God decreed, "Let us make man in our image, after oiu- likeness...so God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him...." (Gen. 1:26-27). Man was intended to be in the image of his creator (iysh) (Romans 8:29;
Ephesians 1:4). However, neither the express image of God nor the perfect man (iysh) had yet appeared (I Corinthians 2:9).
Patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament were kept in expectation until the days of the Son of Man appeared (Psalm 118:19-27; John 8:56). The apostle Peter declared, "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified before hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow" (I Peter 1:10-12). In the meantime, Moses prayed to see His face (Exodus 33:18-20), and prophets saw only visions. Ezekiel spoke of "the appearance of a man, on a likeness of a throne...as the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD" (Ezekiel 1:26-28; Daniel 7:6-22).
But in the fullness of time, God the Father was manifested in His own flesh (Isaiah 7:13-14; Matthew 1:22-23; 1Timothy 3:16), in His only begotten Son bom ofthe virgin Mary, His own Word made flesh (John 1:14; Luke 1:31- 35, Isaiah 35:1). When Jesus called Himself the Son of Man, it was a true indi cation that Jehovah Tsidkenu of the Old Testament had appeared to go forth
as a rrughty man to stir up jealousy like a man of war to prevail against his
ene^es (Isaiah 42:13). Jesus speaking of God the Father's incarnation said, ...he that hath seen me seeth him that sent me" Qohn 12:44-45). "...1 am in the Father, and the Father in me" Qohn 14:9-11). (See Hebrews 1:1-3;
Colossians 1:15.)
His disciples were chosen witnesses. On the Mount of Transfiguration, the Son of Man appeared to Moses and Elijah representing respectively the law and the prophets (Mark 9:1-7). The apostle John declared, "That which
was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word o life, (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was
manifested unto us.)" (1 John 1:1-3). For it was prophesied, "And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation" (Isaiah 25:9). And in Isaiah 40:5, 9-10: "And the glory of the