Who was the other “father” that Jesus talked about in the Gospels? Dead Sea Scroll 4Q37 / Deut 32:8-9 YHWH is not the Most High God, sons of God not sons of Israel. Divine Council (Psalm 82) has sons of the Most High which are also referenced in Deut 32:8-9. YHWH appears as one of the sons of the Most High according to the oldest reading preserved in Dead Sea Scroll 4Q37. The Most High assigned the land borders to the sons of God, and gave YHWH direct contact with the group of people called Jacob/Israel (torn hip Genesis 32:24-32), as YHWHs portion. 1. Exceedingly evil father who gives a snake instead of a fish (Matthew 7:9-11) In reference to YHWH in the desert with Israel (Numbers 11:4-6 and Numbers 21:5-6) 2. John 8:44 — The father who is a murderer and liar "murderer" ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrōpoktonos)- anthrōpos (human being / man) + ktonos (killer / slayer) → YHWH Curses in Eden… What did Jesus say about cursing and anger? Jesus said to LOVE enemies not curse them and that cursing and anger is like murder. → Levitical laws on stoning → The Egyptian Firstborn (Ex 11–12) → Aaron (Num 20:22-29) and Moses (Deut 34:1-8) liar → "the day you eat, you will surely die" -YHWH (Genesis 2:17) What happened after eating the fruit? Adam and Eves eyes were opened. Adam lived to 930 years old. (Genesis 5:5) The Hebrew phrase "mōt tāmût" (מוֹת תָּמוּת) — the infinitive absolute construction meaning "you shall surely die" or "dying you shall die" — as used in Genesis 2:17. Every major biblical occurrence of this specific emphatic Hebrew construction (or very close parallels), it refers to physical death as a certain consequence or penalty, usually invoked by or in reference to YHWH. It does not function as a reference to spiritual death in these contexts. (Genesis 2:17, Genesis 20:7, 1 Samuel 14:44, 1 Samuel 22:16, 1 Kings 2:37, 1 Kings 2:42, 2 Kings 1:4, 2 Kings 1:6, 2 Kings 1:16, Jeremiah 26:8, Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 33:8, Ezekiel 33:14.) 3. John 10:10 — The thief that steals, kills, destroys "kill" θύσῃ (thysē) — the verb form of θύω (thyō)- to sacrifice, to slay (especially in a ritual/sacrificial sense), to immolate, to slaughter for an offering → see Levitical laws on sacrifice “thief/steals” The fact that Lord Jesus uses the word "ransom" in Mark 10:45 to set people free from YHWH's covenants tells what kind of Lord YHWH is. λύτρον (lytron): Neuter noun, accusative singular. It means "ransom," "redemption price," or "price paid for release/loosing." Rooted in λύω (lyō = "to loose, set free, release"). In the ancient world and Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), it referred to money paid to free a slave, captive, or prisoner, or to redeem a life (e.g., Exodus 21:30). Captives of YHWH. “destroys”- YHWH commands genocide (Deut 7:1-2, 20:16-18; 1 Sam 15:2-3; Josh 6:21; 8:24-26; 10:28-40; 11:10-15, 20-21) 4. Same census and the same plague that killed 70,000 people. 2 Samuel 24:1 — Again the anger of YHWH burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” 1 Chronicles 21:1 — Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. Satan is a Hebrew noun meaning adversary, opponent, or accuser (personal enemy, military opponent, or legal accuser). The related verb שָׂטַן (satan) is to oppose, resist, or accuse. YHWH’s accusations against Israel (and Judah) run through large parts of the Hebrew Scripture. The most formal accusations use the Hebrew legal term rîb (“controversy,” “lawsuit,” “charge”) in order to judge Israel. YHWH is accuser and judge. Hear the word of YHWH, children of Israel, for YHWH has a lawsuit [riv] with the inhabitants of the land. Hosea 4:1 Also in Hosea 12:2 (Hebrew 12:3), Hosea 2:2 (Hebrew 2:4), Micah 6:1, Micah 6:2, Isaiah 3:13, Jeremiah 2:9, Jeremiah 2:29. 5. Jesus references Deut (YHWH testing Israel in the desert 40 years) when the devil tempts Jesus in the desert 40 days The same tests that YHWH used, the devil/Satan used: a. Hunger / Bread from stone: Jesus refuses and quotes Deut 8:3 b. Testing YHWH / The Temple jump: Jesus refuses and quotes Deut 6:16 c. Idolatry / Worship for kingdoms: Jesus refuses and quotes Deut 6:13 The term “Serve” is the Hebrew word Avodah (עֲבוֹדָה). It means work, service, labor, and obedience. This word is used in the Shema / Deuteronomy 6:13. It refers to a whole-life service of fulfilling the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants. The term “Prostrate” is the Hebrew word Hishtachavah (הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה). It means to bow down, fall down, or kneel physically. This word is not used in the Shema / Deuteronomy 6. It refers only to a physical posture or ritual act. Key distinction: Serve (worship) is not the same as Prostrate / bow down (worship). Jesus did the Father in Heaven’s will — “hallowed be His name” — to ultimately complete, fulfill and bring to end Mosaic sacrifice and is the personal fulfillment, "seed," of the earthly/flesh Abrahamic Covenant. 6. YHWH in Hosea 13: 4-8 / Beast in Revelation 13:2 7. Father in Heaven "No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father." - Jesus, John 6:46 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. John 1:18 ≠ YHWH “It is because I saw [YHWH] face to face, and yet my life was spared.” Genesis 32:30 (Jacob/Israel) YHWH also seen in: (Ex 33:18-23, Ex 34:5-8, Ex 24:9-11, Ex 33:11, Gen 18:1-2, Gen 18:22) 8. Christianity worships the same god as the Jews who rejected Jesus. Christianity would rather follow the “Church Fathers” over Jesus’ words, even when Jesus says, “Do not call anyone on earth your father” (Matthew 23:9). The Pharisees knew YHWH. They worked and profited from his religion. They wanted to stone the adulteress and Jesus because of YHWH’s laws. Jesus said to the Pharisees of YHWH’s religion who were challenging him: “You do not know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” — Jesus, John 8:19 9. Jesus says HIMSELF in HIS own words (John 8-10): your father (to YHWHs Pharisees) vs. My Father (Abba Father of Jesus) 10. Moses was the ONLY person that YHWH would speak to face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Moses died by YHWH’s direct decree. Deuteronomy 34:5–7 So Moses the servant of the LORD [YHWH] died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD [YHWH]. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. Jude 1:9 But Michael the archangel, when he was disputing with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against him, but said, “The Lord (Greek: Kyrios) rebuke you!” Jesus is Lord. “No one is able to serve two lords/masters (Greek: kyriois, plural of kyrios)” -Jesus, Matthew 6:24 11. 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord [Jesus] is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” ≠ YHWH directly: about 370,000 numbered deaths (plagues, fire, the earth opening, the angel, sudden strikes). Others acting at YHWH’s command: about 2.4 million numbered deaths (executions and wars he ordered or is said to have given into Israel’s hand). 12. The Greek Ἰησοῦν is used for both the Yehoshua and Yeshua names in the Greek Septuagint. The angel of the Lord in Matthew 1:20-21 defined Jesus’ name in Greek (Ἰησοῦς) as the short form Hebrew/Aramaic: Yeshua, which means “he saves / salvation.” Matthew 1:20-21 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” The angel of the Lord DID NOT refer to Jesus’ (Ἰησοῦς) name as the long form Hebrew: Yehoshua, which means “YHWH saves.” The shortened form has “YHWH / Yeho-” dropped from it. The name Yeshua is closer to the original name Hoshea which means “he saves / salvation”, before Moses prefixed the theophoric “YHWH” element into it, turning it into Yehoshua. “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 (Isaiah 7:14) El is the proper name of the high god in Canaanite religion, often titled El Elyon — “God Most High.” The El-YHWH merge was the process in which the Canaanite high god El (with Melchizedek, the Canaanite being a Priest of the Most High) and the national deity YHWH were gradually merged, with YHWH absorbing El’s key attributes such as creator status, patriarchal authority and titles. 13. Resurrection, Mark 12:26-27 "But concerning the dead, that they rise... (resurrection) have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how [YHWH] spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead... (so concerning the dead YHWH does not raise them, the Father in Heaven that Jesus reveals does) but the God of the living... (the god of this age who deals with the current living people) You are therefore greatly mistaken." 14. In antiquity, many regarded the Temple in Jerusalem as the primary and necessary site for authentic worship, much as people once viewed the public library as the essential place for access to books and learning. This applied to both Israelites and Gentiles. Israelites traveled to the Temple for YHWH’s religious sacrifices, observe the required festivals, and participate fully in the rituals centered there. Gentiles, though limited to the shared prayer space of the outer Court of the Gentiles, likewise came to pray and join in the communal setting without necessarily adopting the specific understanding of God held by most Israelites. Jesus only cleared out the Court of the Gentiles in Matthew 21:12–13. A court for all nations, including Israel, to pray and worship. 15. Jesus Fulfilled Israel's Covenant Laws. The Shema's demands include hear, love, bind, serve and TEACH. Some of the Deuteronomy passages that define how to serve "avodah" by teaching include: Deut 6:4–9, Deut 31:12–13. Jesus’ life on earth was that of a Jewish teacher in Israel. He completely fulfilled Israel’s covenant Law and taught what was required of Him, including identifying the two greatest commandments in Mark 12:28-31. 16. In Scripture, a person’s name is not just a label. It commonly represents their character, reputation, essence, authority, or nature. In Hebrew (shem) and Greek (onoma), “name” often stands for the whole person—what they are like and how they are known. Jesus came in the name of His Father in Heaven, but does not pronounce a proper name. “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” - Jesus, Matthew 7:16 "I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another should come in his own name, that one you will receive." - Jesus, John 5:43