10:9 When was Christ tempted by the ancient Israelites?
10:9 When was Christ tempted by the ancient Israelites?
(CP Nu 21:4-9). The Lord here who sent the fiery serpents among the Israelites is Jehovah - God. Paul teaches in 1Cor 10:9 that this is Jesus, whom the Israelites tempted. (Tempted here means doubting God's power and aid).
This proves that Jesus was not eternally the son of God as so many in the church believe - He was an equal member of the Godhead from all eternity (CP also Isa 6:1-5 with Jn 12:37-41).
We learn from what John says here that The Lord Isaiah saw sitting upon the throne in Isa 6:1-5, was also Jesus, which is further proof that Jesus was not eternally the son of God - He was God (CP Psa 45:6-7; Mic 5:2; Jn 1:1-2; 3-13; 8:56-58; 17:5; Ac 20:28; Ro 9:5; Php 2:5-8; Col 2:8-10; 1Ti 3:16; Tit 2:13; He 1:8-12; 2Pe 1:1-2; 1Jn 1:1-2; 3:16; Rev 1:8, 11, 17-18; 2:8; 3:14; 21:6; 22:13).
These scriptures all clearly refute the teaching in the church that Jesus was eternally the son of God. He became the son of God at His incarnation - when He took on human form (CP Gen 49:10; Nu 24:17; Psa 2:7; Isa 7:14; 9:6-7; Mt 1:18-25; Lu 1:26-35; 2:11; Jn 1:14; Ga 4:4; Php 2:5-8; He 1:5-6; 5:5).
These scriptures are not exhaustive but representative of the many proving that Jesus was not eternally the son of God. (See also comments on Lu 1:35B, Jn 12:41, Ac 20:28, 1Ti 3:16 and 2Pe 2:1-2 and author's studies Jesus - Eternally God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 1),
Names and Titles of Jesus, The Doctrine of the Trinity and Jesus in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2)).