John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Underived means not formed, copied, or developed from something else. It describes something that is original, primary, fundamental, or self-sustaining rather than borrowed or secondary. In addition to these undisputable evidences, Jesus declared that Moses wrote of Him, meaning, that the God you read of in the Old Testament is Jesus Christ, primarily. When it says in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, and when it says he spoke and it was done, that is none other than Jesus Christ being referred to.
That’s the reason why He is called the word of God, meaning that any reference to God saying anything is a direct reference to Jesus. In fact, the offices of the God-head operate this way; anything that has to be spoken will be coming through Christ. Period…..[The Desire of Ages pp 19] By coming to dwell with us, Jesus was to reveal God both to men and to angels. He was the Word of God,—God’s thought made audible.
John 5:46 For had you believed Moses, you would have believed me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if you believe not his writings, how shall you believe my words?…. So, the logical thing to do at this point is to see what Moses has to say of Christ because Jesus is telling us that Moses wrote of Him. As we observe the sacred utterances let us try not interfere with or distort the truth, for it is plain and simple so that a child could understand.
Deuteronomy 3:26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rides upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!