Is the Prophecy of the Lord Opening the Eyes of the Blind a Prophecy About the Divinity of Christ
Is the Prophecy of the Lord Opening the Eyes of the Blind a Prophecy About the Divinity of Christ?
The Christian Claim
Christians conclude the divinity of Christ from Psalm 146 because it says that the Lord opens the eyes of the blind, and the Gospel of Luke confirms this matter and attributes the opening of the eyes of the blind to Christ, and Christ healed the eyes of the blind.
First Response Even if the Lord Refers to Christ
We assume with Christians that the Lord referred to in the psalm refers to Christ.
So this is not evidence of divinity because the word Lord indicates the humanity of Christ, and the evidence is the Gospel that Christ the Lord died and rose, and God does not die and rise again.
— 1 Corinthians 6:14
If Christ is described as Lord, and yet God raised him, then this does not prove that he is God.
God does not die and rise again.
Second Response If the Lord Refers to Jehovah
Secondly, if we say the Lord in the psalm refers to Jehovah, then what is meant by opening the eyes of the blind is opening them from the darkness of disbelief or healing the blind.
Attributing these actions to Christ is not because he is Jehovah, but because he is a messenger from Jehovah who does all things with a power given to him by God.
So the actions are attributed to him not because he is God who does them with his authority, but because he is a messenger acting by a power given to him by God.
The Actions of a Messenger Are Attributed to Him
The fact that Christ healed the blind does not mean that he is Jehovah.
It only means that he performed these acts by the authority and power that God granted him.
This is the same principle found elsewhere in scripture, where an act may be attributed to the servant or messenger because he carried it out, while the real source of the authority and power is God.
Joshua as Savior
Just as the Torah said about Jehovah, the Savior of the people of Israel, and it said about Joshua the Savior of the people of Israel.
Does this mean that Joshua is Jehovah???
Of course not.
So merely sharing a description or an act with God does not make a prophet or messenger divine.
What Luke Clarifies
What came in Luke clarifies my words, as Christ did not do this except after he was anointed and the Spirit of the Lord descended upon him as it descended upon all the prophets.
He was able to do these things with the authority of God.
“I preach a year acceptable to the Lord, but I do not have it.”
This means he is announcing something belonging to the Lord, not claiming to be that Lord.
That alone destroys the Christian attempt to turn the healing of the blind into proof of divinity.
Scan
This Arabic scan is arguing against the Christian use of Psalm 146 as proof of Christ’s divinity. The highlighted discussion says that even if someone assumes the wordLord in the psalm refers to Christ, this still does not prove divinity, because the New Testament itself says that God raised the Lord, and one who is raised by God is not God Himself. The scan then gives the second response: if the Lord in the psalm refers to Jehovah, then the opening of the eyes of the blind can mean either literal healing or opening people’s insight from disbelief. In that case, Christ performing such acts does not make him Jehovah, because prophets and messengers can perform divine acts by authority granted to them by God. The scan also uses the comparison with Joshua as savior to show that sharing a title or attributed act with God does not make someone God. Finally, it says Luke clarifies that Christ did these things only after being anointed and after the Spirit of the Lord descended upon him, which shows dependence on God and not divinity.
Conclusion
The Christian argument from Psalm 146 fails.
Because:
- If the Lord in the psalm refers to Christ, that still does not prove divinity, since the New Testament says God raised the Lord.
- If the Lord refers to Jehovah, then Christ performing the act does not make him Jehovah, but a messenger empowered by Jehovah.
- Scripture attributes divine actions and titles to servants of God without making them divine.
- Christ acted after being anointed and after the Spirit of the Lord descended upon him, which proves dependence, not divinity.
Therefore, the prophecy about opening the eyes of the blind is not a prophecy about the divinity of Christ.
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