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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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To see who we are really created to be. To see that God always redeems and restores. To see that all of the things Man did to restore fellowship with God, nothing satisfied causing on-again, off-again relationship. To see how God put his Plan of Redemption in place through the words of the prophets.
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First, to know the beginning of everything. It is the foundation of our hope. How can we explain why Jesus came and died on a cross? We need to know how sin came into the world. Through the story of the Israelites, we get to know God, His character, His will, how He takes care and protects His people, and how He deals with disobedience. It sets the stage for the New Testament. You cannot start to read a book in the middle and expect to understand its content: you need to start at the beginning.
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To know God’s story. The story He created from the beginning of time. To see how He has been calling His people to be in relationship with Him and is constantly giving them and us another chance and another chance and another… It’s a story of a Father’s love for His children, and the means of which He will take in order to bring them home.
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It tells else how life began, where we came from and who God is. It also fulfills prophecies to show God is true to his Word.
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It lets us get to know about God, Jewish people, it lets also see how in the past satan how works and to take note for things that are coming to pass warning us for the end times