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...
Psalm 8:1-2 exalts the majesty of God and His glory in working through the weak and lowly to accomplish His purposes. As we consider these verses in light of Christ, we see how they both prepared Israel for their Messiah and find their ultimate fulfillment in Him, in keeping with Jesus...
Old Testament books 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. Y...
The complex views of Levitical cultic status in the Pentateuch continued to develop in Second Temple Jewish Literature. In several texts (e.g., Chronicles, the Testament of Levi, Aramaic Levi, Jubilees), the status of the Levites vis-à-vis the priests changes and even improves relative to...
“You were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead“--2:12). And Christ is “seated at the right hand of God”. So pursue the above-things. Deliberately think about the above-things. Don’t try to...
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...
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...
Since the concept of revival comes from the Old Testament, this paper analyzes key terms and verses in the Old Testament, and thenanalyzes in which ways and to what extent the New Testament speaks about it. The discussion argues that the New Testament connects revival, restoration or renewal ...
The Christian faith has always struggled with this freedom. The New Testament itself grapples with it. Paul embraces this freedom with a frightening certainty. James seems to be hedging his bets. Has God given us in this freedom a load that is too much for us to bear? Is the water too...
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...