Scripture Chp 9 Old Testament Fulfilled in Jesus

Scripture Chp 9 Old Testament Fulfilled in Jesus and How the Old Testament Promises Came to be Fulfilled

Who Was Jesus?

• The disciples still had questions about the identity of Jesus and his mission while Jesus was alive.

• Example: Road to Emmaus story (after Jesus' death and burial) "....But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel..."

Multiple Select

After which event(s) did the Apostles boldly proclaim that Jesus was the Messiah, the Christ?

• the Crucifixion

• Pentecost

• Jesus's birth

• Resurrection

Resurrection and Pentecost

The disciples memories and experiences of Jesus and their faith in him began to make sense in the light of the Scriptures often referred to by Jesus. So they spread the Good News!

Jesus Christ is the New Covenant and Everlasting Covenant promised in the Scriptures of ancient Israel!

Multiple Choice

For the Jewish people, why are all the books of the Old Testament unfinished as they stand?

• Because the ran out of sofers

• Because God lies

• They still await the coming of the Messiah

• The 2nd coming of Christ has not occurred yet

Multiple Choice

For Christians on the other hand, the New Testament ___ what was begun in the Old Testament.

• starts

• delays

• inspires

• completes

Multiple Choice

What's more, Christians refer to the Jewish, or Hebrew, Scriptures as the ‘Old’ Testament because they believe that God made the ___ with humankind in Jesus.

• New Covenant

• Great Commandment

• Salvation Destination

• Divine Revelation

Review

• God made the New Covenant with humankind in Jesus.

• Jesus is the fullness of God’s Revelation

• Letter to the Hebrews, "Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds." (Hebrews 1:1-2)

In Jesus...

'Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth' (John 1:14)

Reveals the depth of God's love for humankind and the love that is the 'heart' of striving to live the way of Jesus.

Multiple Choice

The greatest promise and sign of God’s fidelity to his people and to the Covenant was the promise to send the Messiah, whom the prophets said would be a descendant of King David.

• True

• False

The New Testament—As Fruit from the Seeds of the Old - Promises Fulfilled

• Isaiah speaks of the deaf being able to hear, the blind able to see, the lame able to walk, liberty to captives and release to prisoners. (Isaiah 29:18-19; 35:5-6; 61:1-3)

• Fulfillment: Jesus performs miracles throughout the Gospels!

The New Testament—As Fruit from the Seeds of the Old - Promises Fulfilled

• Moses tells the Israelites that God will be with them always. (Exodus 3:12)

Multiple Choice

How does Jesus fulfill that Old Testament promise made from Moses?

• 'I'll love you forever'

• ‘I am with you always, to the end of the age.’

• 'Be humble, sit down.'

• 'I will never leave you'

Promise Reminder - the prophet Isaiah

"A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples..."

I will not leave you orphaned...

Jesus told his disciples that their fidelity to him and the mission he entrusted to them would be challenged; they too would suffer for being his disciples.

Still, the Risen Christ is with us today, in our good times and especially in our bad times!

Open Ended

Based on the last two sections and today's chat, explain your understanding of the connection between the Old Testament and the life of Jesus. In other words, how are the Old Testament and Jesus connected to each other? Give a specific promise example.