08072022 Seeing the Lord in the Old Testament_The Prophets Part 1

The Prophets are God’s authorized spokesmen, to persuade His covenant people to get real and right about their relationship with Him, to warn them of the coming judgment for failure to repent and to give the entire world His promise of hope to one day restore His creation to its ultimate eternal glory. What are some things we must know to unlock the treasures of the Prophets? INTRODUCTION 2 TI 3:16-17; HE 1:1-2 1. THE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE PROPHETS WE MUST DEFEAT A. Being Unfamiliar with the History & Geography THE PROPHETS ARE NOT IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER B. Being Easily Bored or Confused by the Repeated Prophecies JN 14:21 THREE MAJOR THEMES OF PROPHECY: SIN, JUDGMENT & HOPE C. Being Unsure About What Prophecy Really Is EZ 33:11 2. A. B. C. D. E. 3. A. B. C. D. THE WORD FROM THE PROPHETS WE ALL MUST HEAR We All Struggle with the Same Sins They Struggled With We Are All Subject to the Same Judgment We All Share the Same Hope They Had We All Are Waiting for the Same Savior We Now Enjoy a Superior Revelation Than They THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE PROPHETS WE MUST SEE We Must See the Predictions that Jesus Fulfilled We Will See the Problems that Jesus Solved We Will See People in Whom Jesus Was Foreshadowed We Will See the Pattern that Jesus Rendered Obsolete PASTOR MARK DEMIRE THE COMMUNITY OF Grace SEEING THE LORD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE PROPHETS: THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME... AUGUST 08, 2022 Adapted from the teaching series “The Word of The Lord: Seeing Jesus in the Prophets” by Nancy Guthrie PASTOR MARK DEMIRE THE COMMUNITY OF Grace SEEING THE LORD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE PROPHETS: THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME... AUGUST 08, 2022 Adapted from the teaching series “The Word of The Lord: Seeing Jesus in the Prophets” by Nancy Guthrie