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Opening Prayer
Introduction
Basic concept introduced few weeks ago - better understanding of OT allows more clarity of Gospel
Importance of progressive revelation
Three lenses to interpret OT (Gentry and Wellum)
Textual horizon - Immediate context
Epochal horizon - where the text lies in God’s unfolding plan
Canonical horizon - understand what the whole Bible says
Provision of Scripture and resources on Faithlife
God and Creation
In the beginning, God created
In the beginning, God created
God created out of nothing - Ex Nihlio
The Trinity was involved
Creation was good - see repetition in
Creation and God
God still involved - God stopping man - , use of Cyrus, denial of Deism
God still in control - flood, parting water, 10 plagues, sun standing still
God still displayed -
Historical progression and formulation
Adam created and placed into position of kingship
Image and likeness -
Dominion
Multiply fill subdue
Work
Keep
Gen 1.26-
Noah given a restatement of same commission -
Noah given a restatement of same commission
Promise to Abraham to make nation
Kings present in early Genesis -
Male, authoritarian figures
Gen 9.1-
Typically fearsome warriors able to protect and guard - person of safety and ability
Also became representative of deity
Person of Melchizedek
Priest-King
When Moses delivered people from kingdom of Egypt
Ten plagues showing that God was superior to the local deities
Brought to Mount Sinai and God’s plan to make kingdom of priests -
shows the provision and description of the king
Time of Judges
There was no king
Constant refrain of evil due to no leadership
Time of persecution by enemies, particularly the Philistines
Pressed for king in Samuel’s time - key phrases “like all the nations”, “he will take”
Saul appointed because of similarity to worldly standards; usurped his position - ; constant warfare against Philistines, and eventually died in battle against them
David appointed as king
He represents the model of kingship
A man after God’s heart
Understood kingship in terms of shepherding -
God made covenant with him to establish an eternal kingdom
Defeated the Philistines - the enemies of Israel
Solomon and Rehoboam
Solomon is a display of the abundance of God’s kingdom
Part fulfillment of covenant in 1 Sam 7
Disobeyed , particularly
Was swayed by many wives, and God promised to take away kingdom
LORD used Rehoboam to remove kingdom , split into two, Israel and Judah
Split kingdom eventually landed in exile for both kingdoms; Exile was ultimate covenantal curse
Exile and Restoration
Exile understood that invading kingdom was greater, and served greater deity -
Time and period of disillusionment and token king
New themes of kingship
Future cosmic king - ,
Suffering servant -
Conquering king - , , ,
Expectation of liberating king
Upon return, kingship limited in power and in Scripture; prophecies not “fulfilled”
OT view of king-God kingdom
Earthly king
pointed to God
fulfilled mandate and acted as mediator to creation
Israelite king extension of God’s heavenly rule
God as king
God’s kingdom is everlasting, present and tangible, and future
kingdom is everlasting
present and tangible
future orientated
not limited to Israel - ; Minor Prophets
Kingdom of peace -
Kingdom of prosperty
Future king
Combination of Suffering servant and Ruling king
Son of God - Messianic title, not deity title
Inherit kingdom of God forever
Application
Creation means that God owns us and establishes our purpose
Creation and kingship means that God is still in control, ruling through providence; we are to trust Him
Kingship means that we are to submit to His expressed desires
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