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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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God made man to have fellowship with Him, and when man broke that relationship, because He IS LOVE, He did His best, gave His best to restore us to Him, despite man’s rebellion. This is significant so we can see that God did not give up on man, nor ever will, despite his rebellion. It is also significant to understand that the OT is not just about stories or events in the lives of the people of that day/time, but the most important lesson to be seen/learnt is God’s redemption Plan for man.
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I’m you capitalized “IS LOVE” because people (and sometimes religions) have a view of God that He wants us back only so he can punish us by keeping us feeling guilty about our sinful past. Nothing could be further from the truth! God’s plan of redemption begins in the OT because it reveals the that the roots of our faith began with the Lord God of the Old Testament and ends with the Lord God of the New Testament–and they are both Jesus Christ!
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It proves that God shows mercy and grace to those people and give chance to repent and to turn back to Him.
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Because that is the story of each of us as individuals.
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It is significant because the rebellious people are you and me. God is reaching out the rebuild the broken relationships with us and it’s up to us to choose how to respond to His love.
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It shows his love and discipline.