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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Trinity Before the New Testament

Is the Trinity a later Christian invention, or was it hiding in plain sight within the Hebrew Scriptures? Many believe that the Old Testament teaches a strictly solitary, unitarian God, but a closer look at the text—and historical Jewish theology—reveals a multi-personal God appearing in consistent patterns across centuries. In this video, we dive deep into the sources to uncover the "hints" of divine plurality that serve as the foundation for the New Testament revelation. In this episode, we explore: • Linguistic Clues: Why the common names for God—Elohim and Adonai—carry plural endings and what that means for our understanding of the Divine. • The Nuance of the Shema: We break down the famous "God is one" confession in Deuteronomy 6:4. Learn the difference between echad (compound unity, like a husband and wife becoming "one flesh") and yachid (absolute singularity), and why Moses chose the former. • Divine Self-References: We examine passages where God speaks in the plural, such as Genesis 1:26 ("Let Us make man in Our image") and Isaiah 6:8 ("Who will go for us?"). • Yahweh Sent by Yahweh: One of the most mind-blowing patterns in the prophets is the appearance of two Yahweh figures—one speaking on Earth and another sending Him from Heaven (Zechariah 2:6-12; Isaiah 48:12-16). • The "Two Powers in Heaven": We discuss the historical Jewish framework of the Second Temple period where a visible and invisible Yahweh were both worshiped as the one true God—a view only declared heretical in the 2nd century C.E. as a reaction to Christianity. • The Personhood of the Spirit: Evidence that the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force, but a personal agent who can be "grieved" by rebellion (Isaiah 63:10). The Trinity is not a break from the Old Testament; it is the only thing that makes sense of the intricate harmonies found throughout the Tanakh. Join us as we uncover how the "Angel of His Presence," the "Word of the Lord" (Memra), and the "Shekhinah" all point toward the Triune God. Make sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon to stay tuned for our next video on the Divinity of the Messiah in the Old Testament! #TheTrinity #OldTestament #BibleStudy #Apologetics #JewishTheology #TwoPowersInHeaven