Firm Foundations Lesson 49 The Meaning of Christ’s Death from the Old Testament Memory verse: Hebrews 13:8

Signpost The Old Testament is a signpost to God Points forward to death, burial, resurrection of Jesus

God made clothes for Adam & Eve What did Adam and Eve do when they sinned and realized they were naked? –Genesis 3:7 Did God accept their clothing? Genesis 3:21 –God refused their clothing –Killed and made animal clothes for them To be accepted by God –Admit he’s a sinner and stop trusting in his own works –Put his faith in Jesus and His finished work God clothes all believers with the righteousness of Jesus Christ

Cain and Abels’ offerings Whose offering did God accept? Genesis 4:1-5 Why did God reject Cain & his offering? Cain came to God in his own way –Offering from the field Abel came according to God’s way –Blood sacrifice Blood sacrifice reminds us of Jesus –John 1:29

Noah and the ark How were people in Noah’s time living before the flood? Genesis 6:5 –Man’s wickedness provoked God to destroy the world Genesis 6:7 Genesis 6:8,9,13,14 –God spared Noah and his family Genesis 6:16 –One door John 14:6 –Jesus is the only saviour

What if you knew the future? Penguins Would you avoid things that could harm you? Would you make choices that would benefit you?

Passover All Egyptians lost their firstborn God made a way for the Israelites to escape punishment –1. A lamb without blemish Exodus 12:5 Just as Jesus was sinless, lambs were without blemish –2. The lamb had to die Exodus 12:6 Israelites were not to break the bones of the lamb

Passover: God made a way of escape –3. The lamb’s blood had to be applied Had to get blood and apply it to door Exodus 12:7 Must actively believe in Jesus’ sacrifice to be saved –4. None of the Israelites’ firstborn died Exodus 12:27 God passed over every house with the blood, just as He promised John 3:16

The mercy seat God delivered the Israelites –Led them through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai –Gave His commandments –Told them to build a tabernacle tabernacle Hebrews 9:7, 10:2-4 –Blood of animals could never pay for sin Mark 15:37-38 –Curtain hung in front of most holy place –God showed that Jesus paid full price for sin

Conclusion B.C. A.D. believers who looked forward to Jesus’ death for them believers who look back to Jesus’ death for them believers who saw Jesus’ death for them