Fit to Represent, Vision for Discipleship Seminar

Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

Christ Is Seen in the OT’s:

Covenant Promise and Fulfillment

Tabernacle, Festival, and Levitical Priesthood

Messianic Prophecy

Salvation Promises

Christophanies

Moral Law

Typology

Matt. 5.17-18

Passage

Gen. 12.1-3

1 Cor. 15.45

John 1.18

Mic. 5.2

Isa. 9.6-7

Heb. 8.1-6

The Promised Seed of the Abrahamic covenant

Melchizedek, as both High Priest and King

The Lord’s Suffering Servant

The Law given on Mount Sinai

Commander of the Lord’s army

Jonah and the great fish

Righteous Branch of David

Example

Israel’s Redeemer and King John and Revelation

The Prophet of God

God’s present Revelation

Antitype of God’s drama

The coming Son of Man

Seed of the woman

Our eternal High Priest

Christ As

Where Illustrated

Luke and Acts

Matthew

Galatians

Matthew

John

Hebrews

To see Christ as fulfillment of the Law

To see Christ as heart of God’s sacred drama As fulfillment of God’s sacred oath

To see Christ as antitype of divine typos As substance behind the

To see Christ as true Messiah

Exegetical Goal

To see Christ as God’s revealer

To see Christ in the Temple cultus

To see Christ as coming King

As the One who will rule on David’s throne God’s resolve to restore his

As full, final, and superior revelation

As the Kingdom made present

How Seen in the NT

As reality behind the rules and roles

As telos of the Law

historical shadows

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God’s ontology: his realm as primary and determinative

God’s anointed servant and mediator Every jot and tittle written of him will occur

Our Response in Worship

God’s presence among us

God’s perfect righteousness

God’s inspired Scripture

God’s veracity and faithfulness

kingdom authority

God’s fulness is revealed to us in Jesus of Nazareth

Evil will be put down, creation restored, under his reign

The Lord has provided a mediator for humankind

God does not lie: he’s true to his word

The Spirit spoke by the prophets

How God Is Vindicated

Jesus fulfills all righteousness