Here are some other examples of the use of this name of God in the Old Testament:

"How oft did they provoke Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert! Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They remembered not His hand, nor the day when He delivered them from the enemy. How He had wrought His signs in Egypt, and His wonders in the field of Zoan [the most ancient of Egyptian cities]" (Psalm 78:40-43).

"Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward " (Isaiah 1:4).

"And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God" (Isaiah 10:20-21).

"So will I make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let them pollute My holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel" (Ezekiel 39:7).

How do these references to the Lord (Jehovah) as the "Holy One of Israel" fit the apostle Peter's interpretation of the "Holy One" spoken of by David in Psalm 16:10? In preaching the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Peter declared,

"For David speaks concerning Him, 'I foresaw the Lord always before My face, for He is on My right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore did My heart rejoice, and My tongue was glad; moreover also My flesh shall rest in hope: Because Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption'....He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see corruption" (Acts 2:25-27, 31).

Peter was inspired by the Spirit of God to reveal that the "Holy One" of Israel, the Lord (Jehovah) of the Old Testament, was the One who became Jesus Christ! The apostle Paul confirms that the "Holy One" in Psalm 16:10 is Jesus Christ (Acts 13:35). Paul also declared to the Corinthians,

"Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ" (1Corinthians 10:1-4).

The apostles Peter and Paul both testify that Jesus Christ was the Lord God of the Old Testament. The apostle John also testifies that He was the "Word"--the Spokesman for the God of heaven (John 1:1). He was the One who spoke to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and to Moses and Israel at Mt. Horeb. He became the "Holy One of Israel" when He mercifully redeemed Israel from bondage and entered into a covenant with them. As Lord of the Old Testament, He established the Old Covenant with Israel. As Lord of the New Testament, He died to end the Old Covenant and establish the New (Hebrews 10:1-10).

Here are some additional New Testament references to Jesus Christ as the "Holy One":

"The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God [Greek Theos, the Father] of our fathers, hath glorified His Son Jesus; Whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed the Prince of life, Whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And His name through faith in His name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all" (Acts 3:13-16).

"And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, 'Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? art Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee who Thou art, the Holy One of God.' And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Hold thy peace, and come out of him.' And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him" (Mark 1:23-26).

"Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an unction [anointing] from the Holy One, and ye know all things" (1 John 2:18-20).

In verse 20, the apostle John is speaking of the "anointing"--the gift of the Spirit of truth--which comes through Jesus Christ, the "Holy One." In the last chapter of his epistle, John shows that the gift of understanding spiritual truth comes through Jesus Christ. John declares,

"And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life" (1 John 5:20).

The apostle John confirms that the "Holy One" of God is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, sent by the Father. In this same epistle, John points out the testimony that the Father gave concerning His Son. Let us examine the record of that testimony, and we will learn another Scriptural use of the word "one."

"One" Used of the Testimony of God

The inspired record of the testimony of the Father to the Sonship of Jesus Christ is found in the fifth chapter of 1 John. This passage contains a verse that is often quoted by those who hold the Trinitarian view of God. While this verse appears to support the argument for a "three in one" God, these words are actually not part of the inspired Scriptures! This spurious verse was inserted into the text many centuries after the apostle John wrote his epistle.

Here are the actual historical facts concerning this verse, which is printed as 1 John 5:7 in most editions of the Bible today:

"The texts read, 'The Spirit, and the water,' &c., omitting all the words from 'in heaven' to 'in earth' (v.8) inclusive. The words are not found in any Gr. ms. [Greek manuscripts] before the sixteenth century. They were first seen in the margin of some Latin copies. Thence they have crept into the text" (Bullinger, The Companion Bible, p. 1876).

The record of history plainly states that 1 John 5:7 is not found in any of the original Greek manuscripts, yet these words are found in most Bibles today. In order to differentiate the inspired words of the apostle John from the spurious words that were added fifteen centuries later, the words that were wrongly inserted into the text have been printed in italics and enclosed in brackets in the example below.

"Who is He that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record [in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth ], the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one [Greek hen, one in essence; i.e., "the three to the one [point] are" (Berry, The Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, p. 616): all three testify that Jesus is the Son of God]. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son" (1 John 5:5-10).

In these verses, the apostle John is proclaiming the "witness of God"-- the testimony that God the Father gave of His Son Jesus Christ. This testimony was given through "the Spirit, and the water, and the blood." The first public testimony was given at the dedication of the infant Jesus in the temple, where the Spirit of God inspired two witnesses--Simeon and Anna--to testify to His Messiahship (Luke 2:26-38). The second public testimony was given at Jesus' baptism in the waters of the Jordan River, when the Spirit descended like a dove and a voice from heaven testified, "Thou art My beloved Son... (Luke 3:22). The third public witness was given at Jesus' crucifixion, when His blood was shed, and the hand of God the Father shook the earth and split the veil of the temple (Matthew 27:51).

Thus it was that God the Father testified of His Son through "the Spirit, and the water, and the blood." These inspired Scriptures do not reveal God as a Trinity or as a single divine Being, but as two divine Beings--the Son of God, and the Father Who sent Him and testified of His Sonship. Many Scriptures in both Old and New Testaments reveal the eternal existence of these two divine Beings. One Old Testament reference to these two Beings is especially revealing. It is found in Genesis 3:22, where God Himself is speaking. Let us examine this Scripture closely, and we will find additional evidence to verify the true nature of God.