Christ in the Old Testament (184)
  1. This text is chosen for Maundy Thursday and involves eating and drinking with God—in His presence, real presence. This is only possible with the shedding of blood.
  2. In this text, Isaiah is quite explicit and reflects the suffering and disgrace this Servant will suffer as He faithfully does the will of God.
  3. This misunderstood story is not a moralistic tale about bald prophets and child-eating bears, designed to teach youths to honor their elders and preachers. Rather, it's a brief glimpse into the age-old war that began in a garden and ended at an empty tomb.
  4. He is no sweet and sappy, romanticized and Disneyfied, cartoonish Christ. He is ferocious, free, untamed, and heaven-bent on not leaving the battlefield until the war is won and he makes his enemies a footstool for his feet.
  5. Mary’s virginity has to do with the story of a jackass king, two growling enemies, a young lady, and a big, bad Assyrian dog.
  6. Scott and Caleb are joined by Chad Bird to talk about the Old Testament.
  7. Far too many Christians read the Bible as if a dam has been built between the waters of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
  8. Jesus and the New Testament—good. Yahweh and the Old Testament—not really so good. So goes the popular, but largely whispered, dichotomy.
  9. Some of the last words our Lord spoke were addressed to a man who stood on the precipice of eternity.
  10. Blood is the thing. In the Scriptures, sin must be covered or "atoned for" as it's called, by blood.
  11. At the Passover, when Jesus said, "Take, eat, this is my body... take, drink, this is the New Testament in my blood, which is given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins," he wasn't inventing a "new" thing.
  12. The sweet aroma of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ overpowers the icy winds that seek to destroy.
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