1. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
Alec Motyer
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2. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
DEUTERONOMY 13
A THEOLOGICAL TEST
v5 EXODUS TRUTH
v10
v3 YOU SHALL NOT LISTEN
v18 YOU KEEP LISTENING [
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3. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
DEUTERONOMY 18
v14-15 THE PEOPLE OF THE WORD
v15 FUNDAMENTAL REVELATION
v18 EVERY NEXT PROPHET COULD BE THE PROPHET
v21-22 THE TEST OF FULFILMENT
(non-fulfilment)
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4. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
ISAIAH 41:22-24
(a) THE PROPOSED TOPIC (v22a) PREDICTIVE ABILITY
(b) ASPECTS OF PREDICTION i) THE MEANING AND OUTCOME OF EVENTS (v22b)
ii) ABSOLUTE PREDICTION
(v22c)
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5. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
ISAIAH 41:22-24
(c) SIGNIFICANCE (v23) PROOF OF DEITY
(d) CONCLUSION i) (v24)
ii) (v25-26)
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6. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
GOD THE CREATOR
ORIGINATION
bara : ‘to create’
Genesis 1:1, 21, 27 & 2:3
MAINTENANCE
Isaiah 42:5 (participles)
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7. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
GOD THE CREATOR
CONTROL
Isaiah 40:26, 54:16-17, 45:7
Psalm 23:3-4
DIRECTION
Isaiah 10:5-15, 37:29
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8. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
ISAIAH 41:1-7
v1 INVITATION TO MAKE A CASE
v2-3 THE QUESTION TO BE DECIDED
v4 THE GOD WISE BEFORE THE EVENT
v5-7 THE ‘GOD’ WISE ONLY AFTER THE EVENT
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9. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
NEW
TESTAMENT
BETWEEN THE
TESTAMENTS
JUDAISM
ABRAHAM
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THE CHILDREN
OF ABRAHAM
THE CHILDREN
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10. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
MATTHEW 15:13
… plant my heavenly Father has not planted…
GALATIANS 3:29
… if you belong to Christ you are Abraham’s seed…
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ISRAEL
THE ISRAEL
OF GOD
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11. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Lord Jesus “found himself” in Scripture
- in its FORECASTS
Luke 4:14-21
- in its EVENTS
John 3:14, 6:32
And set himself to obey
Matthew 4:12-16, 8:16-17
12:15-17, 26:52-54
John 19:28
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12. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
OBEDIENCE – FULFILMENT
Luke 4:14-21
John 19:28
Matthew 26:52-54
CIRCUMSTANTIAL – FULFILMENT
Luke 2:1-7
John 19:23-24
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13. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
PROLEPTIC FULFILMENT
Matthew 2:14-15
ESSENTIAL FULFILMENT
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14. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
EXODUS
MATTHEW
4:22 – 23
14:10 – 12
15:22 – 17: :24
16:2-3
17:2
32:1
19:1
2:15
3:13 – 17
4:1 – 11
1 – 4 7
8 – 11
5:1 – 2
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15. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE LAND
EZEKIEL 36:28
ISAIAH 25:6-10a
AMOS 9:11-12
ISAIAH 34:5
EZKIEL 35:2
ISAIAH 63:1
ISAIAH 2:2-4
ISAIAH 11:9
ISAIAH 65:17
ISAIAH 18:25
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16. LOVING THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE LAND
LUKE 17:20-21
JOHN 18:36
ACTS 15:14-17
NOT ‘SPIRITUALISING’
BUT
‘REALISING’
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