Is Jesus Christ ever referred to as "the Most High God"? In
1 Nephi 11:6 it seems to be referring to Heavenly Father.
This question goes with all the other questions about "which God" is it.
So I used Wordcruncher and discovered that there are 22 instances of the exact phrase "most high God" in the standard works, and I'm also counting Luke 8:28 which has "Jesus, thou Son of God most high."
OT : 9 in Genesis, Psalms and Daniel
NT : 4 in Mark, Luke, Acts and Hebrews
BoM : 6 in 1 Nephi, Alma and 3 Nephi
D&C : 3 in sections 36, 39 and 45
I discovered it's really hard to know exactly which member(s) of the godhead are being referenced. I also was strict, in that I only allowed myself to assign them to one category. These are the categories:
Jesus Christ
Heavenly Father
Holy Ghost
All Three At The Same Time
Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father
Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost
Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
AMBIGUOUS <-- I did not allow any of them to stay in this category, even though that is where I put a lot of them at first.
Here's a list of all the instances of "most high God":
Genesis 14:18 |
Genesis 14:19 |
Genesis 14:20 |
Genesis 14:22 |
Psalms 57:2 |
Psalms 78:56 |
Daniel 3:26 |
Daniel 5:18 |
Daniel 5:21 |
Mark 5:7 |
Luke 8:28 |
Acts 16:17 |
Hebrews 7:1 |
1 Nephi 11:6 |
1 Nephi 11:6 |
Doctrine and Covenants 36:3 |
Alma 26:14 |
3 Nephi 4:32 |
3 Nephi 4:32 |
Doctrine and Covenants 39:19 |
Doctrine and Covenants 45:66 |
3 Nephi 11:17 |
And here is my biased, opinionated judgment about how many times they refer to whom:
Jesus Christ: 11
Heavenly Father: 5
All Three At The Same Time: 6
Reference | Jesus Christ | Heavenly Father | Holy Ghost | All Three At The Same Time | notes | why I think this |
Genesis 14:18 | 1 | | | | priest of the most High God |
Melchizedek priesthood is after the "order of the son of God."
|
Genesis 14:19 | | | | 1 | Abram of the most High God |
reference to a man with the priesthood
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Genesis 14:20 | | | | 1 | delivered thine enemies into thine hand |
could possibly be all three
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Genesis 14:22 | 1 | | | |
the LORD is the possessor of heaven and earth
| |
Psalms 57:2 | | 1 | | | who performeth all things for me is probably Jesus |
who do we cry unto? We cry unto Heavenly Father.
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Psalms 78:56 | | | | 1 | they tempted and provoked the most high God |
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Daniel 3:26 | | | | 1 | who were Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego the servants of? |
reference to men serving God with the priesthood; probably means they had the melchizedek priesthood.
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Daniel 5:18 | | | | 1 |
who gave Nebuchadnezzer a kingdom?
| |
Daniel 5:21 | | | | 1 | who ruled in the kingdom of men? | |
Mark 5:7 | | 1 | | |
Jesus is the son of the Most High God
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Luke 8:28 | | 1 | | |
Jesus is the son of the Most High God
| |
Acts 16:17 | 1 | | | | servants of the most High God | |
Hebrews 7:1 | 1 | | | | priest of the most high God | |
1 Nephi 11:6 | | 1 | | | Jesus is his Son | |
1 Nephi 11:6 | | 1 | | | Jesus is his Son | |
Doctrine and Covenants 36:3 | 1 | | | | say blessed be the name of the most high God |
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Alma 26:14 | 1 | | | | praise him forever | about his name |
3 Nephi 4:32 | 1 | | | | blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty | about his name |
3 Nephi 4:32 | 1 | | | | blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty | about his name |
Doctrine and Covenants 39:19 | 1 | | | | blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty | about his name |
Doctrine and Covenants 45:66 | 1 | | | | saints of the Most High God |
who do we serve? Jesus Christ
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3 Nephi 11:17 | 1 | | | | blessed be the name of the Most High God! | about his name |
Answer: Yes. Here are the other eleven references to Jesus Christ as "the most high God":
Genesis 14:18
Genesis 14:22
Acts 16:17
Hebrews 7:1
Alma 26:14
3 Nephi 4:32 (twice)
3 Nephi 11:17
Doctrine and Covenants 36:3
Doctrine and Covenants 39:19
Doctrine and Covenants 45:66
The Holy Ghost is never referred to as "the most high God."
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