IX. THE DIVINE HUMANITY
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WHILE it may seem to some that we have elaborated our idea of the deity of Jesus at great length, it is perfectly proper to say that what has been said upon the subject is in comparison with what might be said upon the basis of the Scriptures, merely the barest outline—a suggestion; for it would be possible to begin "at Moses" and continue through "all the prophets"; indeed, to take the Word from Genesis to Revelation, and show that all things therein relate to the Lord and his incarnation and redemptive work. It would be interesting and profitable to take all the prophecies and all the statements of Jesus himself in the New Testament, as well as the statements made about him, and show that they are all perfectly explained by the interpretation which we have given of him. It would be found to be a key to unlock the Scriptures from beginning to end.
We would see that the "seed of the woman"
