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    stories in the Old Testament‚ the reader encounters numerous examples of covenants that God creates between Himself and His people as a way of testing their faith. A covenant is a sacred agreement formed between God and humanity‚ except unlike other promises‚ this covenant cannot be broken‚ or God will reap the consequences among those who disobey. In Genesis 15‚ God forms a covenant with Abraham‚ which is one of the first in the sequence of covenants to be made later in the Old Testament. However instead

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    at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical Judaism (teachings based on the writings of early Jewish scholars). Yet‚ Judaism

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    harm. God is one is being known for being merciful but the mercy he show in the old testament versus the new testament are vastly different. It can be seen evidently in the Old Testament in genesis four that god is merciful and forgiving versus in the New Testament depicted in Jerimiah forty four he is more relentless and unforgiving. The Old Testament depicts god as forgiving and trusting while in the New Testament he is more vengeful. His treatment of sinners changes completely whether it’s for

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    The Old Testament is made of 46 Books. The Book of Psalms is the nineteenth book of the Bible. Like all books from the Bible‚ the Book of Psalms is considered Sacred Scripture and given to man through inspiration by the Holy Spirit of God‚ the true author. The Book of Psalms is a collection of writings describing how the Israelites worshiped God. It also foreshadows Christ as the Word of God‚ or also known as the Word made flesh. In this case‚ the word also means the literal words that God gave to

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    The book of I Samuel in the Old Testament of the Bible was written approximately in the year 960 B.C. The book is written in the Historical Narrative‚ yet the book authorship and method of composition is not specifically stated and remains anonymous. The author did however have access to the records and documents from Samuel‚ Nathan‚ and Gad to produce the book. Initially the books of I Samuel and II Samuel were one book‚ but they were separated by the translators of the Septuagint and have remained

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    There are many examples of New Testament writers utilizing Jewish interpretation‚ such as the Targums‚ and Greek rhetorical styles to compose their documents and letters. As James Gregory states‚ “Authors of the New Testament were Jewish and did utilize Jewish exegetical methods‚ they also used Greek rhetorical features when composing their documents” (Gregory). Some examples of Greek rhetoric include‚ “the Sermon on the Mount…deliberative‚ Jesus’ speech and prayer in John 13-17…epideictic‚ and 2nd

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    11/1/12 OT Survey Exegesis Isaiah 6:1-13 Isaiah is considered the Paul of the Old Testament (Orr‚ 1495 Vol. 3). He was the son of Amoz and seems to have belonged to a family with an implied ranking hence the easy access to King Uzziah found in Isaiah 7:3 (Orr‚ 1495 Vol. 3). In Isaiah 1:1‚ Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of King Uzziah‚ Jotham‚ Ahaz‚ and Hezekiah who were all kings of Judah (Orr‚ 1496 Vol. 3). In Isaiah 6:1‚ Isaiah dates his inaugural vision which dates 740 BC‚ which is the

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    to the Old Testament? Introduction. Before the gospels and Pauline epistles‚ early church Christians related to the Old Testament as Scripture and viewed their Christian walk as the fulfillment of the promises made to Israel from the Old Testament‚ which foretold of the coming age of the Messiah. The first New Testament Christians understood the importance of the Old Testament; it was their “Bible” they preached from. Just as in the early church‚ Christians today need the Old Testament

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    The Old Testament Covenants The Old Testament Covenants “A covenant is an unchangeable‚ divinely imposed legal agreement between God and man that stipulates the conditions of their relationship” CITATION Gru00 \p 515 \l 1033 (Grudem‚ 2000‚ p. 515). The essence of the Old Testament Covenants between God and Abraham‚ and subsequently with the Israelites were designed to spiritually inspire the people to reciprocity: God’s promises of His eternal presence‚ love‚ and blessings in exchange for their

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    reality. According to Fee & Stuart (pg 90) “Narratives are stories-purposeful stories retelling the historical events of the past that are intended to give meaning and direction for a given people in the present.” Often‚ Christians misread the Old Testament by virtue of assuming that everything God has said in his Word is a directive specifically assigned to them. They therefore misinterpret the Bible as clear instruction for their individual lives. In actuality‚ the Bible is a resource to be read

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