THE OLD TESTAMENT

The Old Testament is about God. Although the history is there. Although names of nations or place or people is there. Through The Old Testament God spoke to man. It is the revelation about Himself. It is made Him known. It is made Him experienced by man. The Old Testament shows us that God initiates to be known and to has relationship with man because He loves us. He wants to bless us and give the best to us. His promises. His kindness. He wants to save us and lives with us in heaven eternally.

Let see God reveals Himself through The Old Testament:
• God is needed in the life of man (GENESIS)
• God able to redeem man (EXODUS)
• God gave rules and foreshadows (LEVITICUS)
• God knows what is best and still taking care (NUMBERS)
• God cares (DEUTERONOMY)
• God promises and energizes (JOSHUA)
• God punishs and expects (JUDGES)
• God loves and chooses non Israel too (RUTH)
• God chooses leader; God sees heart (1 SAMUEL)
• God forgives (2 SAMUEL)
• God is wise and the source of wisdoms (1 KINGS)
• God has blessings and curses (2 KINGS)
• God did more on the good than negative things (1 CHRONICLES)
• God has direct blessings and understandable rationally and consequently (2 CHRONICLES)
• God returns and rebuilds (EZRA)
• God returns and rebuilds (NEHEMIAH)
• God also works silently and behind the scene (ESTHER)
• God blesses those who faithful (JOB)
• GOD is praised with songs or poems (PSALMS)
• GOD is wise and the source of the wisdoms (PROVERBS)
• God makes life meaningful (ECCLESIASTES)
• GOD teaches holy and pure relationship (THE SONG OF SONGS)
• God knew and prophesied the future (ISAIAH)
• God spoke faithfully through His prophet (JEREMIAH)
• God feels sorrow (LAMENTATION)
• God restores and rebuilds (EZEKIEL)
• God knew every secrets (DANIEL)
• God wants a better relationship and wants to bless His people (HOSEA)
• God expects repentance of His people (JOEL)
• God does not play favorites (AMOS)
• God will win over the things of the world (OBADIAH)
• God calls (JONAH)
• God pleads His people to repent and return to His ways (MICAH)
• God angers to those who does not repent (NAHUM)
• God advices man and gives them solution (HABAKKUK)
• God warns His people (ZEPHANIAH)
• God is the first priority (HAGGAI)
• God promises about Messiah (ZECHARIAH)
• God reminds His people (MALACHI)

It is also confirmed by His Word in the Bible on Hebrew 1: 1 as mentioned below:

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,…

Once again, God wants us to know Him therefore He revealed Himself. If God wanted to revealed Himself to the people in the Old Testament era, He also wants us to know Him today. In another words, He will protect His Word through many ways. Through many people and many situations. Can the Old Testament be accepted as The Word of God? Yes.

Is The Old Testament 100% revelation of God and from God? Yes. Jesus Christ accept The Old Testament 100%. It had been complete and existed in Jesus era. Also the apostles read, taught and quote the Old Testament written and spoken.

The Old Testament can not be taken out from the Bible and also can not be inserted or added with another writings except with The New Testament.

THE OLD TESTAMENT + THE NEW TESTAMENT = THE BIBLE



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