Leaving All for Christ

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Let's consider for a few minutes the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 19:29. In the context of the verse, a rich young ruler had come to Jesus asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus had said, “Keep the commandments.” The young man’s reply was, “I’ve done that from my…

The Mosaic Covenant 5: The Law and the Promise

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In Galatians 3:15-18, the apostle teaches us what the law did not do: it did not annul or change the promise of God to Abraham. That promise remained throughout the Old Testament, was fulfilled in Christ, and stands for Gentile believers even today. Justification and the inheritance have never been by the works of the…

The Mosaic Covenant 4: The Law and the Promise

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In Galatians 3 the apostle Paul shows us that the covenant God made with Israel does not annul, replace or change the covenant he made with Abraham. Instead, the law was a schoolmaster to bring Israel to Christ. In this session we look at Galatians 3:1-18, and what the law does not do in regard…

The Mosaic Covenant 3: The Covenant in Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy is the words of God's covenant which he made with Israel before they entered the land of Canaan (Dt 29:1). Its laws relate especially to Israel's conquest of and life in the promised land, and it gives great prominence to the blessings and curses of the covenant. The Lord never broke his covenant with…

The Sabbath in Exodus

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Exodus 24 to 40: A Large Chiasm About the Building of the Tabernacle and the Sabbath This large chiasm in the book of Exodus is a very simple one, but it has one very striking feature; the Sabbath Day plays a very important role in it. Immediately after the instructions for building the tabernacle the…

God’s Covenant with Abraham, Part 5: You and Your Children

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In Genesis 17:7 God promised Abraham, "I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you." He kept this promise throughout the Old Testament. But he also gave the same promise to believers in…

Proverbs 23:15 to 24:22: A Chiasm about Envy

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Proverbs 22:17 to 24:22 comprises the third section of the Book of Proverbs. Section 1 (chapters 1–9) consists of a series of discourses which Solomon made to his son. Section 2 (10:1–22:16) bears the title “The Proverbs of Solomon” (10:1). The third section contains sayings of the wise (22:17). Some think that these were also…

Covenant with Abraham: Part 4

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Hear how God first fulfilled his promises to Abraham when he multiplied Israel in Egypt, gave them the land of Canaan and appointed David as their king. But these were only typical fulfillments. The spiritual realities to which these promises pointed were the gathering in of the Gentiles, heaven and the great king, our Lord…