The Old Testament is relevant for the Christian life because it is Christian Scripture. We are children of Abraham by faith, so the earlier covenants and redemptive acts of God are part of our history. We need the warnings and exhortations of the Old Testament. We need its songs and prover...
Old Testament Introduction Alternate Names of People and Places Glossary to Wycliffe's Old Testament Endnotes and Conclusion New Testament Introduction ...and I shall give to thee tables of stone, and the law, and commandments, which...
this would have modeled the importance of living with integrity before God and trusting His perfect justice. When read in light of Christ, however, these verses take on deeper significance, pointing to the only truly innocent One and
Here you can find quick, 3-minute guides to every book of the Old Testament. They’re listed in the order they show up in Protestant Bibles. Just click any book’s name, and get a high-level idea of what it’s about. But don’t stop at reading these guides. You’ll miss the be...
June 15, 2024Andrew Sargent101 Most Misunderstood Verses,Old Testament Studies,Politics When God Commanded Israel to Break His Law There is an interesting twist, if you’ll pardon the pun, in the tassel command fromNumbers 15:38-41 when it is woven (sorry I just can’t stop myself) into...
This eBook was produced by Anne Folland, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT By JOHN EDGAR McFADYEN, M.A. (Glas.) B.A. (Oxon.) _Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis,
Therefore, the question is raised about the origins of the wording and the idea of revival in the New Testament church. To what extent is it justifiable to talk about revival? Since the concept of revival comes from the Old Testament, this paper analyzes key terms and verses in the Old ...
as with none of the other texts which have been quilted together to create the first five books of the Old Testament, we can set D in a particular time and place in the past, indeed put it into the hands of a specific type of personality with distinct views and goals, making it unpre...
Both Luther and Calvin explained that Cain did not present his gift by faith. Their interpretation was based onHeb 11:4(cf. 1 John 3:12; Matt 23:35). C. Westermann suggests that the opinion of New Testament writers is based on the Rabbinic traditions of late Judaism: “Abel is ‘the...
The prophet Obadiah, in the shortest book in the Old Testament (only 21 verses), prophesies judgment for and deliverance from Israel’s enemies, and promises that Israel will one day fully possess its inheritance and the true King will reign on earth. “But on Mount Zion will be deliveranc...