An Introduction to Old Testament Law and the New Testament Christian
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This is a strong presentation providing an overview of the Old Covenant law in the Bible, its purpose and its relationship with the New Covenant / Testament. It is an introduction to this fascinating topic and is suitable to any theology or Religious Studies student (or an interested layman).
The Old Testament Law and
the New Testament Christian
How should we approach the Old Covenant Law as believers?
Michael Ajose
19th March 2022
,Outline
• Introduction and Welcome!
• The Covenants – an introduction
• What is the Law?
• Purpose of the Law
• Dietary and Purity Laws
• Sacrifices in the Law
• Festivals in the Law
• Controversial parts of the Law
- women
- slavery
• Purpose of the law – in the light of Christ
- Jesus and the Covenants
• Practical Applications
, The Covenants – an introduction
• What is a covenant?
• A binding agreement between persons. In a religious context, a sacred agreement between G
and a person or people. It is brought into being with a ceremony (often a sacrifice).
• Eight main covenants in the Bible:
• Edenic Covenant – Gen 1:27-28 (population, subdue, dominion, work)
• Adamic Covenant – Gen 3:14-19 (judgement on man, woman, Satan, death but promise)
• Noahic Covenant – Gen 9:1-17 (re-population, diet, death penalty, no global flooding)
• Abrahamic Covenant – Gen 12:1-7, 13:14-17 (a son, a great nation, being blessed, a blessing -
circumcision)
• Mosaic Covenant (our focus) – Ex 20:1-Deut 28:68 (Law, diet, Sabbath, sacrifices, punishmen
• Land Covenant – Deut 29:1-30:20 (land to the people, their disobedience but in gathering)
• Davidic Covenant – 2 Sam 7, 1 Chr 17:10-14 (Solomon, discipline of him, Messiah from lineage
• New Covenant – Messiah, new hearts, indwelling spirit, regeneration, forgiveness of sin.
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