Pastor Shaun Marksbury

  Old Testament Overview Part 4 - Patriarchs & the Birth of Israel This Session: The Patriarchs The Beginning of Israel I. Introduction Last time, we saw that sin resulted in a real, global flood. This flood affected both geography and civilization. Land formations and archeology give evidence to a global deluge. The reduction of life spans. The flood introduced us to one of the most important themes of Scripture: The Covenant. The Noahic Covenant is unilateral and eternal.  God never flooded the world again! The Abrahamic Covenant is likewise unilateral and eternal.  The Jews cannot lose the land due to disobedience (cf. Gal. 3:17), and it gives all God’s people hope of eternal redemption. II. The Patriarchs Abraham The father of the Jewish nation! Name change to reflect this (Gen. 17): Abram –> Abraham Sarai –> Sarah Each covenant has a sign. Noahic Covenant = Rainbow Abrahamic Covenant = ? Circumcision Even though this was a unilateral covenant, God s...

  Old Testament Overview:  A Twelve Week Trek through the Text Part 1 - Introductions.  This Session: Introducing Bible Study Introducing the Bible Introducing the Torah I. Introduction to Bible Study   Bible study starts with reading it. The best way to know the Bible is to read it through, right-to-left! Not random verses! Not here a little, there a little! Studying the bible includes: Observation, Interpretation, Application (O-I-A Method) Start by reading and noting what the text says in context After all the observations, identify what it means Then move to application! OBSERVATION Observe what’s there! Bible books: Book as a whole  Divisions  Sections  Segments [chapters]  Paragraphs  Sentences [verses]  Clauses  Phrases  Words  Interpretation comes after observation. (“Elementary.”) Good interpretation is based on the Historical-Grammatical Method. That’s considering the history and the grammar of the text. We con...