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- INTRODUCTION TO
- THE OLD TESTAMENT
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- The complete revelation of God’s Person: (Hebrews 1:1)
- “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to
the fathers by the prophets, 2has in these last days spoken
to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things”
- The whole Book is God’s Word: (2 Peter 1:19)
- “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed
as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts; 20knowing this first, that
no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21for
prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as
they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”
- The path to salvation in Christ: (2 Timothy 3:14-17)
- “From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- 16All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be
complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
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- Sacred and not secular history
- Prophecy by words and deeds (St John Chrysostom
- The change in the nature of revelation not the nature of God!
- Continuous themes confirm faith (Monotheism, salvation through blood,
covenant of hope, the Messiah Servant and King)
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- Jewish TANAK = Torah+Nebiim+Ketubim (Matthew 5:17)
- Hebrew Bible: Ezra the scribe after exile (520-450 BC)
- The Septuagint (Greek): Ptolemi Philadelphos in Alexandria (3rd
century BC)
- Canon of Scriptures: (Local councils of Hippo 393 AD, Carthage 417 AD)
- The Vulgate (Latin): St Jerome (5th century AD)
- First printed copy of Gutenbergh 1536 AD
- The Puritans: Deuterocanonical excluded 1611 AD
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- Places of worship:
- - The age of the Patriarchs: Abraham (Genesis 12:6, Jacob Genesis
28:12-13)
- - The Tabernacle: Exodus 25-27/ 36-38, Numbers 11:24-30, Hebrews 9:1-5
- - The Ark of the Covenant: contents and symbols
- - Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 5-8)
- - Divided kingdom: divided worship!
- - Post-exilic Temple of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3-6)
- - Temple of Herod the Great (Matthew 24:13)
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- Genesis 3:21 “Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of
skin, and clothed them.”
- Hebrews 9:22 “And according to the law almost all things are purified
with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.”
- Psalm 51:16 “For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart; these, O God, You will not
despise
- Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself
before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With
calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten
thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O man,
what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to
love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
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- Burnt Offering: Ephesians 5:2
- Sin & Trespass Offering: 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Peace Offering: Ephesians 2:14
- Passover Lamb: Isaiah 53:4, 1 Corinthians 5:7
- Atonement Offering: Isaiah 53:6-8
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- Symbols of Christ in the OT:
(Exodus 16, John 6:22)
- Prototypes of Christ in the OT: (Jonah 1:17, Matthew 12:40)
- Theophanies in the OT: (Genesis 18:1-15)
- Prophecies in the OT: (Zechariah 9:9)
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