34. v. That the full unition of the Divine and the Human in the Lord was effected by means of the passion of the cross, which was the last temptation, has been established above in its proper chapter, where it has been shown that the Lord came into the world in order to subjugate the hells and glorify His Human, and that the passion of the cross was the last combat, by means of which He fully conquered the hells, and fully glorified His Human. Now as by the passion of the cross the Lord fully glorified His Human (that is, united it to His Divine, and thus made His Human also Divine), it follows that He is Jehovah and God as to both the Divine and the Human. And therefore in many passages in the Word He is called Jehovah, God, and the Holy One of Israel the Redeemer, Savior, and Former. [2] As in the following:
Mary said, My soul doth magnify THE LORD, and my spirit hath exalted in GOD MY SAVIOR (Luke 1:46, 47). The angel said to the shepherds, Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people; that there is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10, 11). They said, This is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world (John 4:42). I Jehovah God will help thee, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 41:14). Thus saith Jehovah thy Creator, O Jacob and thy Former, O Israel for I have redeemed thee. I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior (Isa. 43:1, 3). Thus saith Jehovah your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King (Isa. 43:14, 15). Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Former (Isa. 45:11). Thus saith Jehovah thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 48:17). That all flesh may know that I Jehovah am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 49:26). Then shall the Redeemer come to Zion (Isa. 59:20). That thou mayest know that I Jehovah am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob (Isa. 60:16). Jehovah thy Former from the womb (Isa. 49:5). Jehovah my Rock, and my Redeemer (Ps. 19:14). They remembered that God was their Rock, and the High God their Redeemer (Ps. 128:35). Thus saith Jehovah thy Redeemer, and thy Former from the womb (Isa. 44:24). As for our Redeemer, Jehovah of Armies is His name, the Holy One of Israel (Isa. 47:4). With mercy of eternity will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer (Isa. 54:8). Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of Armies is His name (Jer. 50:34). Let Israel hope in Jehovah, for with Jehovah there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities (Ps. 130:7, 8). Jehovah is my Rock and my fortress; the horn of my salvation, my Savior (2 Sam. 22:2, 3). Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, Kings shall see and stand, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee (Isa. 44:7). Surely God is in thee, and there is none else, there is no God. Verily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior (Isa. 45:14, 15). Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer Jehovah of Armies, Besides Me there is no God (Isa. 44:6). I am Jehovah, and besides Me there is no Savior (Isa. 43:11). Am not I Jehovah? and there is no God else besides Me; and a Savior, there is none besides Me (Isa. 45:21). I am Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt know no God but Me, and besides Me there is no Savior (Hos. 13:4). Am not I Jehovah, and there is no other God besides Me; a just God and a Savior, there is none besides Me: look unto Me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth for I am God, and there is none else (Isa. 45:21, 22). Jehovah of Armies is His name, and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole earth shall He be called (Isa. 54:5). [3] From these passages it may be seen that the Lord's Divine called "the Father" (and here "Jehovah" and "God"), and the Divine Human called "the Son" (and here "the Redeemer" and "Savior," and also "the Former," which means the Reformer and Regenerator), are not two, but one. For not only is mention made of Jehovah, God, and the Holy One of Israel the Redeemer and Savior, but the expression "Jehovah the Redeemer and Savior" is used, and even "I am Jehovah the Savior, and there is none besides Me." From this it is very evident that the Divine and the Human in the Lord are one Person; and that the Human also is Divine. For the Redeemer and Savior of the world is no other than the Lord in respect to the Divine Human, and this is what is called the Son. Moreover redemption and salvation are an attribute proper to His Human, which is called merit and righteousness; for it was His Human that endured temptations and the passion of the cross; and therefore it was by means of His Human that He effected redemption and salvation. [4] As, therefore, after the unition of the Human with the Divine in Him, which was like that of the soul and body in man, they were no longer two but one Person (according to the Doctrine of the Christian world), it follows that the Lord is Jehovah and God as to both the Divine and the Human. And this therefore is why it is said on the one hand that Jehovah and the Holy One of Israel are the Redeemer and Savior, and on the other that the Redeemer and Savior are Jehovah, as may be seen from the passages that have been quoted. Thus it is said, Christ the Savior (Luke 2:11; John 4:42). God and the God of Israel the Savior and Redeemer (Luke 1:47; Isa. 45:15; 54:5; Ps. 78:35). Jehovah the Holy One of Israel the Savior and Redeemer (Isa. 41:14; 43:3, 11, 14, 15; 48:17; 49:7; 54:5). Jehovah the Savior, Redeemer, and Former (Isa. 44:6; 47:4; 49:26; 54:8; 63:16; 50:34; Ps. 19:14; 130:7, 8; 2 Sam. 22:2, 3). Jehovah God the Redeemer and Savior, and besides Me there is none else (Isa. 43:11; 44:6; 45:14-15, 21-22; Hos. 13:4).