Jesus in the Old Testament: Redemption (Chris)

“Redemption” relates to second chances.  It is about restoration and putting things back the way they are supposed to be.  In the Old Testament, redemption applied particularly to debt and to broken patterns of inheritance.  In the New Testament, Christ redeems all sinners (including us) from our fate by paying our debts on the cross and substituting our rightful inheritance of death for the gracious inheritance of eternal life.  This lesson explores redemption in the Book of Ruth.  It is both a beautiful story of human kindness and love and also a prophesy of the mission and meaning of Jesus.

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Jesus in the Old Testament: The Promise (Randy)

Edmund Clowney, in his book The Unfolding Mystery, wrote, “The story of Jesus, then, does not begin with the fulfillment of the promise, but with the promise itself.”  God originally made the promise to Abram and ratified it with an oath.  He kept his end of the bargain, but we did not, and so God was torn to pieces – through Jesus on the Christ.  By understanding the promise and its cost, we can begin to respond in faith.

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