Six attributes listed in glory of God series
- Faithful
- Loving
- Good
- Just
- Sovereign
- Merciful
Examples of God’s faithfulness in the Old Testament
- Abraham’s promise to have a son
- Moses and the promised land
Examples of God’s love in the Old Testament
- God’s relationship with Moses
- blessings outlined in Deuteronomy
- covenants
Examples of God’s goodness in the Old Testament
- David trusting that God was good while fleeing Saul
- God making unconditional covenants with Israel
Examples of God’s justice in the Old Testament
- Nadab and Abihu
- David’s punishment after committing adultery
- Joseph trusting that God would give him justice with his brothers
Examples of God’s sovereignty in the Old Testament
- Joshua’s conquests
- the Exodus
Pictures of Jesus in Genesis
- the names of the bible: “man appointed mortal sorrow, the Blessed God shall come down teaching that his death shall bring the despairing rest”
- Melchizedek
- sacrifice of Isaac
- trinity in creation
Pictures of Jesus in Exodus
- passover
- the tabernacle
Pictures of Jesus in Leviticus
- sacrifices: signified the need for Jesus’ redemption
- unblemished animal and unleavened bread: free from sin
Pictures of Jesus in Numbers
- bronze snake: look at it and be healed
- Balaam’s prophecy about a scepter rising out of Israel
Pictures of Jesus in Deuteronomy
-Israel in the wilderness vs Jesus in the wilderness
Pictures of Jesus in Joshua
-parallel between Jesus and Joshua as deliverers
Pictures of Jesus in Ruth
-redemption parallel: Ruth vs redemption for Israel
Pictures of Jesus in 2 Samuel
-promise of the messiah to David
Indicator that the angel of the Lord is Jesus in the old testament
If the angel accepts human worship, it is Jesus. No mere angel would accept worship
What does it mean when the scripture says that God “hardened” someone’s heart?
It is not a matter of God hardening someone’s heart against their will; God is simply giving them over to their own desires. If there was mercy in their hearts God would not harden them, but they follow through on their own choices
What is happening in 1 Kings with the old prophet?
The old prophet was a temptation to the man God, showing that even prophets fall prey to sin. However, just because the old prophet wasn’t punished immediately doesn’t mean he was not punished at all. This is an example of prescription vs description.
The seven primary reasons for the reliability of the scriptures
- Overwhelming NT manuscript evidence
- Solid OT manuscript evidence
- Impeccable transmission process
- Internal evidence
- Historical reliability
- It’s endurance
- Our experience
SOM theme verse
“A new command I give to you; Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13: 34-35
Places where the angel of the Lord (Jesus) shows up in the old testament
- Manoah and his wife receive promise and sacrifice to angel
- Joshua bows to angel and is not corrected
- God talks about sending an angel ahead of Moses whose “name is in him”
- angel appears to Hagar in wilderness: “I have now seen the one who sees me”
- Jacob wrestling with an angel
- Gideon
