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

5. In what ways does the experience of Israel represent an analogy which can help us understand the larger relationship of God with all of the redeemed through Jesus Christ? 6. How does God’s deliverance of his people during the Exodus prefigure specific dimensions of God’s deliverance of his people through Jesus of Nazareth today? Be specific. 7. What is the relationship between the history of Israel’s conquest of the nation of Canaan and their entry into the Promised Land with God’s conquest of the devil and his minions today through Christ? 8. In what sense is God’s restoration of his people after the Captivity a type of Christ’s future restoration of his people, and the promise of their future blessing at the Second Coming? Explain. 9. Explain briefly how the three moments in Israel’s history in the Exodus, the conquest of Canaan, and the restoration of his people after Captivity are the Church’s New Exodus, New Conquest of Canaan , and New Restoration of God , leading eventually to the new heavens and new earth under the sovereign authority of Jesus Christ.

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The Promise Clarified

Segment 2: Jesus as Fulfillment of the Tabernacle, Priesthood, Sacrifices, and Festivals

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

In a real sense, the Tabernacle was a copy or shadow of the true dwelling place of God in the heavenlies, a symbol of God’s presence among his people, and a way for God to reveal through type the one true salvation in Jesus. The description of the Tabernacle’s dimensions and compartments (e.g., the Outer Court, the Holy Place, and the Holy of holies) all illustrate the principle of access to God, and in the same way the Tabernacle provided this access, so Jesus Christ makes access to God final and perfect, available to all by faith through his blood sacrifice. The various articles of the Tabernacle represent distinctive aspects of Jesus Christ and his work. The high priesthood and its sacrifices are a type of the perfect high priesthood of Jesus Christ which is perfectly better than the pattern of Aaron’s priesthood, being of the

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