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What are some reasons one should study the Old Testament?
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The Old Testament gives us the context for the New Testament. If we ignore this we ignore the rich History of Israel, plus we miss out on all of the covenant blessings that God provided.
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To understand how God created us and the rules he wants us to follow. Also the stories he thinks are important lessons to live by.
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The Old Testament shows that life is God’s story, that He is the main character, the One who reached out to man, He loved us first. And I am so very glad that He has not changed. So the lessons learned by people in the Old Testament are relevant and applicable to me today – wow, this is very cool.
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By studying the Old Testament, we learn that all things had their beginning in God. Also, we see all the characters and events that point to the coming of Christ. The Old Testament is filled with the intimate accounts of man’s interactions with God and His involvement in the situations of daily life.
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We should study the Old Testament because it tells who God is and how everything began. It tells about humans and how the same issues they had then we still struggle with today and it is important to study and see how God worked through those issues then to help us understand how he may work through them today.
