And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure:
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;
As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed;
But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.'

The rays of the sun reach and affect everything upon the face of the earth, but their contact with these objects does not change the nature of those rays. Dare any one then define the limits of God's wisdom, power, love, and kindness, and say: 'It is impossible to believe that the Word of God was incarnated in Jesus Christ, because my intellect refuses to accept such a doctrine, since it seems to me to be derogatory to God and to imply change in the unchangeable?' Surely it would better become a wise and reverent and pious man first to inquire what God has taught us by His prophets and apostles upon this most important subject, and then to accept what He who is the Truth has taught. God's wisdom, power and goodness are limitless, but the human understanding is confined within very strict limits. The boundless ocean cannot be contained in a teacup, neither is man's intellect the measure of God's gracious plans and doings.

In the final section of the second chapter of this book it will be shown, please God, that the self-manifestation of the divine nature in the Lord Jesus Christ is quite consistent with God's mercy, justice, love and holiness.

We must now consider the testimony of the Old Testament to the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in order to see whether the words of the prophets of olden times agree in this matter with the teaching of the Word of God (كلمة الله) Himself and with that of His Apostles upon this subject.

SECTION III

TESTIMONY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT TO THE DEITY OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The chief aim and object of the revelation of God given in the Old Testament was to prepare the way of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hence it bears witness to Him and is full of messianic prophecies, announcing beforehand the time and place of His appearance and the nature of the salvation which He was about to offer, with very many particulars as to His work, sufferings, death, and resurrection,¹ so that the true seekers for the truth might recognize and serve Him when he should come. Thus it is that an Apostle says: 'Christ ² is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.' Accordingly it was fitting that the Old Testament prophets should bear witness to the