The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG09

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T H E O L D T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

The Ram upon Mount Moriah, the Ladder from earth to sky, The Scarlet Cord in the window, and the Serpent lifted high, The Smitten Rock in the desert, the Shepherd with staff and crook, The face of the Lord I discover, where ever I open the Book. He is the Seed of the woman, the Savior virgin-born He is the Son of David, whom men rejected with scorn, His garments of grace and of beauty the stately Aaron deck, Yet he is a Priest forever, for he is Melchizedek. Lord of eternal glory Whom John, the Apostle, saw; Light of the golden city, Lamb without spot or flaw, Bridegroom coming at midnight, for whom the virgins look. Where ever I open my Bible, I find my Lord in the Book.

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Now is the time for you to discuss with your fellow students your questions about your own grasp and application of the concepts of progressive revelation and the promise-fulfillment motif. What you must do is ask pointed, direct, and open questions about your own understanding and mastery of these principles, and seek the ways in which you might need to apply this material directly to your own spiritual journey today. The questions below seek to anticipate some of the particular questions you may have in light of the material you have just studied. * What is my relationship to the Old Testament material–do I know all the books of the OT, have I read through the OT at least once, and do I have a steady habit of reading and applying the OT in my life and ministry today? * Did you have any grasp of the principle of progressive revelation before this module of study, and if so, how did your knowledge of this actually influence the way in which you read and applied both the Old and the New Testaments?

Student Application and Implications

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