2 KINGS 16:19 As for the other events of the reign of Ahaz, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? (2 Kings 16:19). We do not have the Annals of the Kings of Judah, but we do have some ancient Hebrew writings that … Continue reading “WHAT ABOUT THE APOCRYPHA?”
VARIETIES OF REVELATION
HEBREWS 1:1–4 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways (Hebrews 1:1). God revealed Himself to the Old Testament prophets in a myriad of ways. Today we want to survey some of the ways God revealed Himself as preparation for this year’s study of the … Continue reading “VARIETIES OF REVELATION”
WORD AND DEED REVELATION
MARK 15:16–39 It was the third hour when they crucified him (Mark 15:25). Radical liberal theologians like Rudolph Bultmann maintain that God is revealed only in events. They claim Scripture is not revelation, there is no revelation in words, and there is no revelation of God in nature. God, they say, is only revealed to … Continue reading “WORD AND DEED REVELATION”
JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
ACTS 17:16–31 What you worship as something unknown, I am going to proclaim to you (Acts 17:23b). The most important reason for studying the Old Testament is that it is absolutely necessary to come to a full understanding of the person of Jesus Christ. The American church culture breeds many spurious “Christian” conversions because of its … Continue reading “JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT”
LIBERAL MARCIONISM
LUKE 4:16–30 And he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21). Today we want to consider a much more self-conscious form of Neo-Marcionism found in some British and American scholarly circles, it also dominates German New Testament scholarship. German scholar Rudolph Bultmann and his followers maintain that … Continue reading “LIBERAL MARCIONISM”
AN OLD HERESY REVISITED
ACTS 7:2–53 “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran” (Acts 7:2). We are living in a time in which there is an explosion of technical studies and new information about the Old Testament. Sadly, however, we … Continue reading “AN OLD HERESY REVISITED”
LAWS AND PROMISES
DEUTERONOMY 28:1–14 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth (Deuteronomy 28:1). In the Mosaic covenant Preamble, the master was Yahweh and Israel was the vassal. In the new covenant, Jesus … Continue reading “LAWS AND PROMISES”
THE COVENANT PATTERN
EXODUS 20:1–21 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Exodus 20:2). The Bible for the early church was the Old Testament because the New Testament had not yet been written. All of the teaching and study that took place was based on the Old … Continue reading “THE COVENANT PATTERN”
VALUE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
2 TIMOTHY 3:10–17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). When Paul wrote to Timothy about the Scriptures, he was obviously referring to the Old Testament. Possibly, he also had in mind those New Testament books that had been written, but the “Bible” for … Continue reading “VALUE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT”
THE OLD TESTAMENT TODAY
PSALM 119:17–24 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law (Psalm 119:18). The Old Testament is currently greatly neglected. Its use has nearly disappeared from the Christian community and from the consciousness of Americans. People today are more familiar with the twelve signs of the zodiac than they are with the … Continue reading “THE OLD TESTAMENT TODAY”