Jesus is not the only one from the time of Alfa with God according to the Bible

 

 

The statement in Psalm 2:7 should be understood within its literary and prophetic context. The speaker is not claiming to be God; rather, he is speaking prophetically on God's behalf, conveying God's declaration through divine revelation. The verse states:

"I will declare the decree: The Lord said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have begotten you.'" (Psalm 2:7)

In this passage, David is reporting what God has revealed to him. He is not speaking as God Himself, nor does the text suggest that David possesses a divine nature. Instead, he is communicating God's words, just as the prophets throughout the Bible regularly spoke in the first person while delivering divine revelation.

This style of expression appears repeatedly in Scripture. The prophets often quote God directly, saying things such as, "Thus says the Lord," and then continue in the first person as they relay God's message. No one understands this to mean that the prophet is claiming to be God; rather, he is faithfully transmitting the revelation he has received.

A similar example can be found in Proverbs 8, where Wisdom is personified and speaks as though it were a living person. In Proverbs 8:30, it says:

"Then I was beside Him, as a master workman, and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him."

Some Christians interpret this passage as referring to Christ before creation. However, within the literary context of Proverbs, the speaker is Wisdom, presented through poetic personification. The book does not explicitly identify the speaker as Jesus, nor does it state that Solomon himself is a divine being.

If one were to read the passage literally and conclude that the speaker must be God simply because it speaks of existing with God before creation, then the same reasoning would lead to an absurd conclusion—that Solomon, or the personified Wisdom speaking through Solomon, is also God and therefore worthy of worship. Yet no one argues this, because it is understood that Proverbs is employing poetic language to illustrate the eternal wisdom of God.