00:00Before Jesus ever walked the earth, who did the people of the Bible know God to be?
00:05His name was Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of Israel.
00:13To them, He was the one true God.
00:16He was the Creator, Almighty and Eternal, the One who spoke and the world came into being.
00:23He was the God of the Covenant.
00:26He didn't just create people.
00:28He chose a people.
00:29He made promises, and He remained faithful.
00:33He was the lawgiver, holy, just, and righteous.
00:37He gave His law to Moses to show His people how to live.
00:41But He was not only justice, He was also mercy.
00:46Scripture calls Him slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
00:50He heard their cries in Egypt.
00:52He rescued them from slavery.
00:54He forgave them when they failed.
00:57He was their King, their Judge, their Shepherd, and yes, even then, their Father.
01:04But through Jesus, God would reveal Himself in a new and extraordinary way.
01:10The God who had spoken through the prophets had now spoken through His Son.
01:14And that changed everything.
01:16And that changed everything.
