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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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The Old Testament reveals who God is. God doesnt change, he is the same from the days when the Old Testament was written as he is today. I love the Old Testament, it is exciting. Some of my favorite women of the Bible are in the Old Testament, Deborah, Jale, Ruth and Naomi, and Queen Esther. My life verse is Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
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The OT is our foundation. Not only for the NT, but as a foundation in how we should live our lives, and examples of what to do, and not to do.
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It is God’s eternal inspired Word that reveals Himself and which the whole NT is based.
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The reason you should study the old testament is to understand the Lord.
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Because God doesn’t change, we can study the Old Testament and learn who God is and who He says we are. It provides the foundation for the entire Bible and tells us how to live. Because the Old Testament answers questions about how life began, studying the Old Testament is where we should begin to be able to give an answer for what we believe.