That's true, the proof is in the beginning and the nature of Christ is revealed in the OT. Jesus said to the Pharasees, who knew the OT well, that if they didn't believe the Prophets (Jesus was using the Prophets to establish his legitimacy), then they should believe the works that he did. So, he reminded them that:
1. No man can serve two masters.
2. No man could do the works that he did if he were of the devil.
But to show that Christ is God we have to start with, for example Isaiah, who said that the Messiah was going to be the Emmanuel or God with us in the flesh. Some of the other verses already posted are also on the right track. But how else do we show this? Well, we have prophecies that delineated aspects of the Messiah that when fulfilled would attest to his legitimacy. Then there is the character of God, the Elohim or plurality of God. That in itself is not sufficient but, like a puzzle, it helps in conjunction with other pieces. What else can be said?
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