5. Which prophecy of the first advent of Jesus reveals Him as our God, our everlasting Father, but also as One who has adopted human nature to Himself? Isaiah 9:6.
NOTE: ‘In taking our nature, the Saviour has bound Himself to humanity by a tie that is never to be broken. Through the eternal ages He is linked with us. “God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son.” John 3:16. He gave Him not only to bear our sins, and to die as our sacrifice; He gave Him to the fallen race. To assure us of His immutable counsel of peace, God gave His only-begotten Son to become one of the human family, forever to retain His human nature. This is the pledge that God will fulfil His word. “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder.” God has adopted human nature in the person of His Son, and has carried the same into the highest heaven. It is the “Son of man” who shares the throne of the universe. It is the “Son of man” whose name shall be called, “Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6. The I AM is the Daysman between God and humanity, laying His hand upon both. He who is “holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners,” is not ashamed to call us brethren. Hebrews 7:26; 2:11. In Christ the family of earth and the family of heaven are bound together.’ Christ glorified is our brother.’ Desire of Ages, page 25.
COMPILER’S NOTE: The meaning of a ‘daysman,’ in Bible terms, is one who could act for both parties in a dispute without bias, and was trusted by both sides. The daysman would place his hand on the head of each as he worked to bring them to the point of reconciliation. Now read the following quotation, seeing how Jesus works to bring us into reconciliation with His Father after our rebellion. ‘In assuming humanity Christ took the part of every human being. He was the Head of humanity. A Being divine and human, with His long human arm He could encircle humanity, while with His divine arm He could lay hold of the throne of the Infinite.’ Selected Messages, book 1, page 252. This was to bring us again into harmony with the ways of God.
6. When Jesus came to dwell with us, how did He express His relationship with the Father? John 10:30.
NOTE: ‘Christ, the Light of the world, veiled the dazzling splendour of His divinity and came to live as a man among men, that they might, without being consumed, become acquainted with their Creator. No man has seen God at any time except as He is revealed through Christ. “I and My Father are one,” Christ declared. “No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him.” John 10:30; Matthew 11:27.’ Testimonies, volume 8, page 265.