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Old Testament Mentality

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Thinking -
Facts don’t stand alone in an O.T. Mindset, I can trust God, He is absolute.
Ideas & Events -
• Deut. 6:4-9
Ways into His presence
Works, Holiness, being in creation (Moses)
Traveling, By spoken word & written word.

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The Sublime

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“Upraised, lofty, exalted, an awakening, an uplifting emotion.”

  • It’s not a thing or a quality, it’s a happening - An act of God.
  • You can’t manufacture the sublime
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Wonder

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Miracles of God.

  • You can’t love your life anticipating the next wonder.
  • there’s a danger in thinking you can figure out everything, and in that there’s no sense of wonder.
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Mystery

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  • There’s no worship without mystery

- Why would you worship something you can explain?

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Awe & Glory

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Awe - a way of understanding, great fear & honor for God
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Glory - Isaiah 6:3, (both concealed and revealed)

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Source Materials

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Old Testament - Well written history

Archeology - Climate has preserved artifacts

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Importance of Israel

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Law Code

Prophets - great thinkers, excellent writers, social change agents, revealed what God said

Location - Was one place without oil, had a pathway to go from north to south (trade?)

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7 Dimensions of Old Testament Israels History

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1) Patriarchal
2) Egyptian
3) Wilderness conquest
4) Judges
5) United Monarchy
6) Divided Monarchy
7) Exile & Post- Exilic

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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Patriarchal Division

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  • Time period of promise & Covenant
  • Abraham’s Birth Year: 2166 BC
  • Promise given to Abraham
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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Egyptian Division

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  • When Jacob took his family Egypt

- A time of Preservation & Slavery

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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Wilderness & Conquest

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  • Moses led them to Promise Land, Joshua brought them into it.
  • A time of the presence of God & Proclamation (Law)
  • Tabernacle, feasts, The Law
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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Judges

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  • A nation but without Central Gov’t

- A time of preparation & probation

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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

United Monarchy

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  • They don’t want judges, they want a king

- A time of power (greatest empire in the world at this time!)

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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Divide Monarchy

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  • Between North & South (Samaria & Judea)
  • A time period of problems & of prophets
    (The farther they move away, the more he tried to bring them back)
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(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)

Exilic & Post- Exilic

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  • They’re brought again into slavery

- A time of punishment & protecting & yet restoration

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(3 Different Roles)

Leadership

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Prophet - Stay in, or come back to covenant relationship
Priest - Sacrifices & Teaching the Law
King - Bring people to obedience with God’s rule (ideal purpose)
(Samuel was all three at some point!)

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3 Themes

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1) Covenant
2) Sacrifice
3) Obedience

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What is Sacred?

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  • Where we get our word “Sanctuary.”
  • Set apart for God
  • “Safe from attack or from ridicule” (def.)
  • (can be a) Place
  • (can be a) Time: particular to OT feasts, fasts, jubilee, sabbath, etc.
  • Events
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Pattern

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  • (Start with) one Man/ Woman

- Then goes to Whole Race (Abraham)

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Patriarchal Background

Abraham

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Date of Abraham - 2166 BC

Abraham’s Country - 3rd Dynasty of Ur-Nammu, Classic time of Sumaria

Religion - Worshipped moon God “Sin”, had flat top pyramids

Living Conditions - Most advance city of time

Call to Leave: why?

  • Leave ungodly place
  • leave bad influences
  • HAS to trust God, (faith)
  • Spiritual Development

Departure - Father dies in Haran

New Land - Builds Tent & Altar

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Covenant With God 5 Times

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  • Gen 13:14-18
  • Gen 15
  • Gen 17:1-22
  • Gen 22: 15-18
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3 Areas of Promise

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1) I’ll give you a land
2) Family = Great Nation
3) Blessing to Others

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Family Tree

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(Look at notes)

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6 Characteristics of Religion during the Patriarchal Period

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1) Simple Faith in God
2) Father is priest of family
3) Revelation (God reveals himself to those who follow him)
4) Covenant promise
5) Tithes (notice; started before the law)
6) True obedience to God & Proper ethical conduct required

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Covenant

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  • Solemn relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc.
  • May be between equals or where one is superior than the other
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3 Types of Covenants

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1) Suzerain- Vassal: One party is superior, other can accept or reject terms
2) Parity: (Jonathon/ David) or Marriage
3) Royal Grant: royal blessing, no terms or conditions

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Stages in the Covenant Process

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1) A sovereign Offer
2) Acceptance
3) Trial Period
4) Ratification (3&4 possibly can switch)

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Elements in the Covenant Form

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1) Preamble (intro)
2) Historical Prologue
3) Stipulations (Terms)
4) Sanctions (Conditions)
5) Provision of a copy (kept in temple)
6) Witnesses

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Covenant Acts

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1) Cutting of Animals & laying of pieces
2) passing between pieces
3) NAME change (Abraham)
4) a sign, to remind them of the covenant (circumcision)
5) A covenant meal

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Moses

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Family & Faith 
- Parents from Tribe of Levi
- 3 Children: Moses almost killed
Killing, the call, the covenant
- Moses flees, receives call, & Cov'nt
Contest & Compromise 
- 3 times pharaoh asked for compromise
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Passover (Exodus 12)

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  • Escaped death through obeying God
  • unblemished lamb
  • 10th day of month, killed on 14th
  • Blood sprinkled with Hyssop
  • Eat unleavened bread between evening. (3pm- sunset)
  • ready to evacuate
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Passover (now)

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  • observed annually to remember
  • later excludes gentiles but not proselytes
  • originally historical event
  • becomes recurring institution
  • prohibition of leaven (originally due to haste) (sin)
  • later, dedication of first born (belongs to God; spared first)
  • Later exchange for levites

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