It is a well-established truth that the Old Testament is emphatically monotheistic. In Deuteronomy 6:4 the Bible declares: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.” Again, in Exodus 20:1–3, Moses records the words of God to the children of Israel:
“And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
The prophet Isaiah reaffirms this in chapter 44: “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
When we turn to the New Testament, we find Jesus making the same declaration. In Revelation 22:13 He says: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” In this, Jesus is revealing that He is the very same God spoken of in the Old Testament.
”Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD
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Hebrews 13:8 confirms His eternal nature: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Likewise, James 1:17 reminds us that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” Unlike earthly things that shift and cast shadows, God is constant, unchanging, and perfectly good. His nature does not fluctuate, and His promises never fail.
God has never changed, and He wanted us to understand clearly who He was, and who He still is today. The Almighty Himself came down from the throne of heaven, robed in flesh, and died on a cross for our sins so that we might take up our cross and follow Him. As He said, “I wish that none would perish, but that all would come unto repentance.”
