Deut. 5:6-21; Acts 3:17-26; Matt. 5:17-20 The theological structure of the Old Testament serves to prefigure Christ, Who is the subject of redemptive history. We have begun to see a great redemptive trajectory with Christ as the second Adam. The Fall was the fellowship of the rebellion; “Not Your will, but mine be done.” The […]

Gen. 12:1-3; 14:17-20; Hebrews 7:1-17   I found as a pastor that many people were intimidated by the Old Testament. To introduce folks to the Old Testament is to introduce them to the four key figures of the Old Testament, who are by far the four most quoted figures in the Old Testament: Adam, Abraham, […]

Gen. 1:26-28, 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-25 The Old Testament has such a wide array of books, 39, and hundreds of people, events and stories, such that it is not easy for many Christians to know exactly how or where to begin.  Most people know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the great fish or David […]