There are various ways to prove the deity of Christ from God’s word. One of the ways is to find out who is the King of the Jews? The answer is repeated in various ways throughout the Old Testament. Here are two:
I am the LORD, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King. (Isa 43:15)
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us. (Isa 33:22)
That proves YHWH (God) is the King of the Jews. So, why would Jesus claim the EXACT same for himself, unless it was true?
“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. (Mark 15:2)
Jesus always told the truth. He actually claimed indirectly to be God by saying he was king of the Jews! [A comparison of 1 Tim. 6:15 and Rev. 17:14 shows Jesus is also YHWH because he is the king of kings.] It is too bad so many people miss that fact about Jesus’ identity and don’t rightly worship him, because of his humanity. The humanity of Christ is the point people often stumble over to their own harm. They can’t conceive that the Lord Jesus could be both God and man at the same time. The Bible teaches he is both God and man, just like it also teaches he is both the high priest (Heb. 4:14) and sin sacrifice (Heb. 9:26)! Don’t be deceived by a false teacher. It could cost you your eternal salvation!
