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The Old Testament is the story of God reaching out in love to a rebellious people. Why is this significant?
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This show us how enormous God’s love for us is and how much He desires to be in a loving relationship with us, even in the mist of our rebellion.
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Often, as we live in the flesh and situations arise our immediate desire is a fleshly response. Many of us tend to be reactive instead of thinking through the long term thoughts of what is God doing in our lives so that we can see the bigger picture. Learning from the Old Testament people allows us to hold our place in God’s greater plan and be content in the here and now that God works all things for good. God is reaching for us just as He did for them. He is faithful.
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When people read the Old Testament, many simply see God as a God of anger, vengence, and a source of consequences for our sins and the sins of those in Old Testament times. It is really a book of love made up of smaller books to guide us in a righteous walk with Him, in it He also demonstrates His love, forgiveness for our sins
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It is significant because it shows us how much love God has for his people. Through different stories they have proved how much he forgives us and gives us a chance to get it right
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It is significant because it shows the love God have for us. God is committed to help His creation find our way back from our fallen state.