The Hebrew word for “God” in the text below is transliterated ‘ĕlôhı̂ym and it’s a plural form of the word, god. This tells that, in the beginning, a plurality of God created everything.

“In the beginning God [Ělôhı̂ym] created the heavens and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1

Who are these Beings? The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They cooperated in the creation of the earth and they cooperated in making man in “their image”.

“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”” (Genesis 1:26)

Typically, many believe that the Old Testament is centered on the Father. When, in actuality, it’s centered on Jesus Christ, the Son.

Let’s examine a few points of evidence.

  1. In Genesis 1:1, God created the heavens and the earth and in John 1:3 (KJV) Jesus created all things.
  2. God Created the Sabbath in Genesis 2:3 and Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath in Mark 2:28
  3. In Exodus 3:14, God calls Himself “I AM” and in John 8:58, Jesus calls Himself “I AM”.

Here are some other points of evidence that lead us to understand that Christ is the center of all things concerning the Old Testament.

  1. Matthew 1:23 describes Jesus as “God with Us”.
  2. John 1:1 tells us that the “Word was God” and John 1:14 tells us that the “Word became flesh”.
  3. Colossians 1:16 tells us that all things were created “for Him” (Him being Jesus)

Here, we briefly see that Christ was the center Being described as God throughout the Old Testament. But, He stepped down from His kingly throne to become a lowly servant of humanity.

“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”

Philippians 2:5-7

The Spirit of God and the Father are also seen in the Old Testament as well (Gen 1:2, Psa 110:1). However, Christ, the I AM (Exo 3:14; Joh 8:58) was the One who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the promised land.

This reveals the humilty of our Creator. He was God but made Himself a vulnerable human in a poor family that He might communicate to us in a way that we can understand.