Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!
John 1:49.
This never really occurred to me until today. Whenever the Jews called Jesus the Son of God, what did they have in mind? Where in the Old Testament was the notion of "Son of God" written? Why were people acquainted with the phrase?
I think we'll find that "Son of God" refers to "King of Israel". The promised Davidic King.
"He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"
2 Samuel 7:13-14.
So they were really thinking of: you are the Son of God, the Promised King of Israel!
I guess it's worth mentioning this because many of us have the misconception as we read the bible that whenever someone said "Son of God" they had in mind the person from the trinity.
I think the historical background leaves us with little reason to think so.
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