A Biblical Vision, Part II: Mastering the New Testament Witness to Christ

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A B i b l i ca l Vi s i on, Par t I I : Mas ter i ng the New Tes tament Wi tnes s to Chr i s t

(3) Poetry: The Aspiration for Christ

The upward movement of the Jewish nation in their aspiration for the coming Christ

(a) Job – aspiring for mediation, the mercy of God

(b) Psalms – aspiring for communion with God

(c) Proverbs – aspiring for the wisdom of God

(d) Ecclesiastes – aspiring for the satisfaction of God

(e) Song of Solomon – aspiring for union with God

(4) Prophecy: The Expectation of Christ

The forward movement of the Jewish nation to the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning Christ

(a) Hosea, Joel, and Amos (early prophets) – hoping for the national restoration by Christ

(b) Isaiah and Micah – national and global salvation through Christ

(c) Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah – the judgment of Christ upon the sinful nations

(d) Jeremiah – the new covenant coming through Christ

(e) Ezekiel – the coming restoration through Christ

(f) Daniel – the manifestation of the Kingdom of Christ

(g) Haggai and Zechariah – Israel’s restoration through Christ