SUBJECT:  Jesus

QUESTION:  Did the Old Testament patriarchs know that it was Christ that they were encountering or talking to?

ANSWER:

I doubt very much that many of the patriarchs knew much beyond their written statements. However, Daniel's 7th chapter definitely shows that there are TWO members of Divine Elohim. Just how much they knew about the necessity for a Savior is obscure. Otherwise, they would not have practiced sacrifices as they did.

To them, (as in David's prayer in Psalm 51), their sacrifices and prayers went directly to God. They recognized an earthly priesthood, not a Divine, heavenly one. As Isaiah said, "To this man will I look, to him that is poor (humble), and of a contrite heart." They did not have anywhere near the knowledge imparted to the apostle Paul. This shows that the accumulation of KNOWLEDGE and "doctrine" is nowhere near as important as a person with brokenhearted repentance. Witness the 144,000, who will repent in only moments, just as did Saul on the road to Damascus