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The Old Testament prophets are also quoted hundreds of times in the New Testament. Thus, the main reason we are studying the Old Testament is to understand more about our blessed Savior and be conformed to His image. The Old Testament is the Word of God! It was written by and given to the Israelites (Rom 9:4) but it is written for our ...
God’s solution for sin in the world is to call Abram and his family to be His special people. From Genesis 11:10 – 25:18, God is calling out the family of Abraham who will take His message to the nations. Abraham is a man of faith and God’s friend, even though he is flawed. Isaac is born and continues to follow God.
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- The OT was Jesus’s only Scripture and makes up three-fourths (75.55 percent) of our Bible. If space says anything, the OT matters to God, who gave us his Word in a book.
- The OT substantially influences our understanding of key biblical teachings. By the end of the Law (Genesis–Deuteronomy), the Bible has already described or alluded to all five of the major covenants that guide Scripture’s plot structure (Adamic-Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and new).
- We meet the same God in both Testaments. Note how the book of Hebrews begins: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (Heb.
- The OT announces the very ‘good news/gospel’ we enjoy. The gospel is the good news that through Jesus––the divine, crucified, and resurrected Messiah––God reigns over all and saves and satisfies believing sinners.
It is hoped that this Outline will encourage people to read the OT or to read it with more understanding, and so to understand the New Testament better. Tony Higton Understanding the Old Testament Here a few guidelines: 1. Remember that the Old Testament is an Ancient Near Eastern book, written thousands of years ago by Ancient Near Eastern people.
truths we need to know. But without a grasp of the Old Testament, the New Testament cannot be fully understood or appreciated; and without the New, the Old is left incomplete. • The Old Testament tells us about Jesus Christ. We cannot fully know about Christ and His purpose for coming into our world without studying the Old Testament. It ...
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Unity of the Old Testament For centuries, Christians and Jews alike considered the Old Testament a unified work. Jewish readers thought the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures, were a thorough account of their own faith and history. Christians treated the Old Testament as the natural introduction into the New Testament.
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2 Essentials of the Old Testament 2. The plan of God In the Old Testament the plan of God in its broad overview is revealed. A. Creation The Old Testament speaks of creation throughout, from the original creation of Genesis 1, the ongoing creation of God creating a people for himself, and the promised new creation. B. The Fall
