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Lesson OneIntroduction to the Old Testament6 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoOld Testament: Beginnings Through Settlement5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeOld Testament: Kings Through Exile5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourIntroduction to the New Testament6 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveNew Testament: The Gospels and Acts5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixNew Testament: Letters and Revelation5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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Some of the reasons to study the Old testament is to learn about God, ourselves, and Jesus. Also, to gain a better understanding of the New testament.
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Some reasons to study the Old Testament are to learn about Israels History and why it is the way it is today.
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It shows God’s character. It shows God’s earliest relationships with people. It prophecies about our salvation, Jesus Christ. Without the foundation of the Old Testament, the New Testament could not be understood.
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It tells of how evil came into the world and points to our savior, Jesus Christ.
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To be familiar with the characteristics of God and to understand how Jesus was the plan all along and that we cannot reach salvation without Him
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Why would a lack of knowledge of the Old Testament weaken our understanding of the New Testament?
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A lack of knowledge of the Old Testament would be like building a house upside down. The Old Testament is the foundational record of everything the Lord God does from creation and its fall to the redemptive work of Christ. Through the Old Testament, we repeatedly see how as humans we fall short of God’s greatness and goodness, how apart from him we are nothing and can truly do nothing. We see David, a man described as after God’s heart even falling short repeatedly winding all the way up to murder his friend and get his wife pregnant. The Old Testament shows us how much of a need for God we truly have, with the Old we cannot fully appreciate and understand the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross in the New. Without the Old we may be fooled into thinking that we can do things on our own.
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Christ came to fulfill what was started in the Old Testament. If you do not know the beginning,, how can you truly under the ending?
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Because the OT is the foundation and where all began. Understanding the OT will ease the comprehension of the NT
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Like the video said the old testament is a core foundation of understanding God and people. Without this understanding the magnificent truths brought forth in the new testament wouldn’t carry the weight they do without this understanding.
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The Old Testament teaches us about God and his nature, and about people and their nature and their need for a Savior. Without understanding of the fundamental problem, knowledge of Jesus would not be needed.