God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself.
Genesis 22:8 KJV
[8] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Isaiah 43:11 KJV
[11] I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
2 Corinthians 5:19 KJV
[19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Points:
-- God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering --- Genesis 22:8
-- I am the Lord, and beside me there is no savior --- Isaiah 43:11
-- Verily you are a God that hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior --- Isaiah 45:15
-- there is no God beside me, a just God and a savior, there is none beside me --- Isaiah 45:21
-- Look unto me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is none else --- Isaiah 45:22
-- all flesh shall know that I the Lord am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob --- Isaiah 49:26
-- Lord, you are our father, our redeemer, your name is from everlasting --- Isaiah 63:16
-- Blessed be God, for he has visited and redeemed his people --- Luke 1:68
-- John saw Jesus and said, behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. --- John 1:29
-- I and my Father are one. --- John 10:30
-- If you had known me, you should have known my Father also, and from henceforth you know him, and have seen him --- John 14:7
-- he that has seen me has seen the Father --- John 14:9
-- God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself --- 2 Corinthians 5:19
-- God was manifest in the flesh --- 1 Timothy 3:16
-- the great God and our SaviourJesus Christ gave himself to redeem us from all iniquity --- Titus 2:13-14
-- you were not redeemed with corruptible things --- 1 Peter 1:18
-- Jesus was slain, and has redeemed us to God by his blood --- Revelation 5:9
Scriptures:
Genesis 22:8 KJV
[8] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Isaiah 43:11 KJV
[11] I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
Isaiah 45:15 KJV
[15] Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Isaiah 45:21 KJV
[21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Isaiah 45:22 KJV
[22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Isaiah 49:26 KJV
[26] And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 63:16 KJV
[16] Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
Luke 1:68 KJV
[68] Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
John 1:29 KJV
[29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 10:30 KJV
[30] I and my Father are one.
John 14:7 KJV
[7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
John 14:9 KJV
[9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
2 Corinthians 5:19 KJV
[19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
[16] And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Titus 2:13-14 KJV
[13] Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; [14] Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
1 Peter 1:18 KJV
[18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
Revelation 5:9 KJV
[9] And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Commentary
IN OTHER WORDS:
Abraham told his son, Isaac, that God would provide himself as a lamb for an offering.
When John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him, he said, behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world.
John the Baptist restated what Abraham had said, and Jesus fulfilled that prophecy.
Genesis 22:8; John 1:29
Genesis 22:8 KJV
[8] And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
John 1:29 KJV
[29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
IN OTHER WORDS:
God said, I am the Lord, and beside me there is no savior and no other God.
Isaiah 43:11; Isaiah 45:22
Isaiah 43:11 KJV
[11] I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
Isaiah 45:22 KJV
[22] Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
IN OTHER WORDS:
The Bible Says that God was in Christ, reconciling, redeeming, saving, believers to himself.
Those men that have their belief and faith in Jesus would be reconciled to God and saved from eternal death.
Isaiah 63:16; Luke 1:68; John 10:30; 2 Corinthians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; Titus 2:14; Revelation 5:9
Isaiah 63:16 KJV
[16] Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
Luke 1:68 KJV
[68] Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
John 10:30 KJV
[30] I and my Father are one.
2 Corinthians 5:19 KJV
[19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
[16] And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Titus 2:14 KJV
[14] Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Revelation 5:9 KJV
[9] And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;