No, the title, “Son of God,” is a
Messianic title. They WERE claiming that
they believed that Yeshua was the Messiah, they were NOT saying that he was God.
Let’s explore other places where we see references to the son(s) of God. In
the book of Exodus we see the children of Israel called God’s son.
Exodus 4:22
22 And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says
the LORD, Israel is my son, my firstborn.
23 And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you
refuse to let him go, I will slay your son, your firstborn
The phrase, “son of God,” is found 46
times in the Bible (only once in the Tanakh / Old Testament). The phrase “sons
of God” (plural) is found 11 times in the Bible (five times in the
Tanakh / Old Testament)
The one place in the Old Testament where the
phrase, “son of God,” is used is in Daniel 3:25. This is often used as a
“proof” of Yeshua’s pre-existence. Since Yeshua is called the “Son of God”
in the New Testament, it is reasoned
that this Old Testament reference must refer to him
also. Is that what is being talked about here?
Daniel 3:25
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men
loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form
of the fourth is like the son of God.
In Jewish tradition this fourth man walking
in the fire is an angel of God. The places in the Old Testament where
the phrase “sons of God” is found, especially those in the book of
Job (1:16, 2:1, and 38:7), are also thought to be a reference to angelic
beings. The phrase, however, can also mean followers