“Abraham rejoiced to see my day” – Forthright Magazine
▻http://forthright.net/2019/06/23/abraham-rejoiced-to-see-my-day
In John 8, Jesus told them Abraham rejoiced to see his day. The Jews, not believing the statement said, “You are not yet 50 years old and have seen Abraham?” Then Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I am.” The Jews would have stoned the Lord right then and there because they knew he claimed that he was God. As F.F. Bruce wrote, “He was using language which only God could use.”