Christian Understanding of Trinity3

TRINITY : M. M. NINAN
8. God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
Fatherhood is possible only when there is a Son. The Title of
Father to God is applied in the Old Testament in connection with
God’s children who are identified as Mankind. The first born or
the primary elect among the mankind in this connection is
identified as Israel
Israel the Firstborn
"Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD: "Israel
is My son, My firstborn. So I say to you, let My son go that he
may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill
your son, your firstborn."'" (Exodus 4:22-23).
"You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut
yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead."
(Deuteronomy 14:1).
"But I said: 'How can I put you among the children and give you
a pleasant land, a beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?' And
I said: 'You shall call Me, "My Father," and not turn away from
Me.'" (Jeremiah 3:19).
"They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead
them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a
straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father
to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn." (Jeremiah 31:9).
"A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am
the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is
My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who
despise My name." (Malachi 1:6).
Thus jewish prayers were addressed to “Our Father”
Consequently, even before Christ's first advent, Jews prayed to
'Our Father':
"Lord, Father, and Ruler of my life, do not abandon me to the
tongue's control or allow me to fall on its account."
(Ecclesiasticus 23:1);
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