ciu group 2 presentation

Chapter Two: Jesus and the Old Testament Promise : 

Chapter Two: Jesus and the Old Testament Promise By Group 2 Charlie Butler, Shirley Williams, Yim-Foon Cheung

A Brief Review Of Chapter Two : 

A Brief Review Of Chapter Two “And so was fulfilled” The Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah were fulfilled in Jesus’ life, especially his birth and early childhood. “Not only does the Old Testament tell the story which Jesus completes, it also declares the promise which Jesus fulfils.” (p.56) The promise declared There is a difference between a promise and a prediction. --- A promise involves commitment to a relationship. --- A promise requires a response of acceptance. --- A promise involves ongoing levels of fulfillment. The Promise guaranteed There are five biblical covenants mentioned in chapter 2: The covenant with Noah: proclaims God’s blessing, through the promise to preserve the conditions of life for His creation. The covenant with Abraham: proclaims His purpose of blessing all humanity in and through the descendants of Abraham. The Sinai covenant: promises the national community of Israel that He would accomplished four things: (1) The redemption of Israel from their oppressors (2) The special relationship between God and Israel (3) The knowledge of Yahweh (4) The gift of the promised land. The covenant with David: The scope of this covenant was basically the house of David itself. There would be a house of David continuing on the throne of Israel. However, this promise was by implication a promise of a future for the people of Israel as well. The new covenant: The substance of the new covenant includes: (1) A new relationship with God (2) A new experience of forgiveness (3) A new obedience to the law (4) A new Davidic king (5) A new abundance of nature.

The Related Issue: David To Jesus : 

The Related Issue: David To Jesus The Covenant with David 1. The background 2 Samuel 7:1-6,16 “After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the prophet. ‘Here I am living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.’ Nathan replied to the king, ‘Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you.’ That night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying: ‘Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house (ba’yith) to dwell in? I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.” “Your house (ba’yith) and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.”

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) : 

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) 2. The covenant with David links back to the Sinai covenant and the covenant with Abraham David brought the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem. The ark symbolized what the Sinai covenant meant to Israel. David’s action showed his loyalty to Yahweh. From the covenant with Abraham, we saw that David had first been given all the territory for Israel. The possesion of the land was promised to Abraham by God.

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) : 

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) 3. The scope of the covenant with David The covenant with David was basically the house of David itself. In other words, there would continue to be a house of David on the throne of Israel. However, it was also a covenant for the whole nation because the promise of permanence for the Davidic line was by implication a promise of a future for the Israelites also.

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) : 

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) David to Jesus The next two lists show how the Davidic line is linked to Jesus, the Messiah: The Genealogy of Jesus (Matt.1:1-17) v.1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: v.2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, …… v.6 and Jesse the father of King David.* …… v.16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Jesus Christ. v.17 Thus, there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. * The name of David has three consonants (d, w, d). Each alphabet in Hebrew is assigned a number. In David’s name, we have d=4, w=6. They added together is 14.

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) : 

The Related Issue: David to Jesus (continued) 2. The Events Between David and Jesus Israel asks for a king (1Sam.8) Saul, Israel’s first king (1Sam.9-31) David, God’s chosen king (1Sam.16-2Sam.) Solomon’s death and kingdom split (1King11:12) History of ten tribes of North kingdom (Israel) Fall of Israel to Assyria ---722B.C. History of two tribes of Southern kingdom (Judah) Fall of Judah to Babylon --- 586B.C. Babylonian captivity 605-535B.C. ---Three Exiles (605, 597, 586B.C.) Return from captivity 538-430B.C. --- Three Returns (515, 500, 444B.C.) Silence 400 years Persian Rule (539-331B.C.) Greek Rule (331-143B.C.) Hasmonean Rule (143-63B.C.) Roman Rule (62B.C.-170A.D.) Time of birth of Jesus (“Fullness of Time”)

Discussion Question : 

Discussion Question The Features of Biblical Covenants (pp.78-79) The standard features of covenants are made between God and people. The following is important: God’s initiative God’s promises Human’s responses Question: What role does human response play in God’s promise-plan?

Discussion Question(Continued) : 

Discussion Question(Continued) Wright makes this statement about Biblical Covenants “So once again, we find the same combination, in its ultimate scope, for the blessing of all nations through Israel; and the explicit moral conditions of obedience and practical, social justice, which are here laid as a duty not solely on the nation as a whole as in the Sinai covenant but also on those who were entrusted with leadership and authority within it.” (p.92-93) Question: Why do you think all of the Biblical Covenants had a unifying theme?

Thank You! : 

Thank You!