BOT 525 Week # 5 Reading Question 1: What did I learn about the nature and activity of God? God has continually sought out man throughout history, and He continues to draw them out today. The Israelites were called out to be witness to what God had done for them during the Old Testament time period. The writings of the Israelites Major and Minor Prophets that we use in our Christian Old Testament bears witness to the events in Israelite history which testify to their walk with the Lord. One of the earliest writings considered part of the law “Torah” is Exodus. The DTIB divides Exodus in two main parts. Part one is the exodus of Israel from Egypt. Part two Yahweh gives the law (Torah) which would enable His children (Israel) to realize their …show more content…
The sacrifice that Jesus would make for us is compared to Abraham's offering of Isaac. Even within the offering of Isaac we see that God works on the personal level. I cannot agree with Dietrich Bonhoeffer thought that God did not call us out to an individual relationship with Him, but only as a large collective group within the church. I believe the Old Testament (Genesis 12) proves that God calls people out individually. God has done this throughout the Old Testament and even into the New Testament. He calls individuals out so they can begin an individual relationship with Him. The Old Testament is sprinkled with miracles, and God has used miracles to set his people apart from others. God used Jesus death burial and resurrection (miracle) to set the church apart. God used the Red Sea to separate his people Israel from the Pharaoh's army. God still uses miracles today, but our minds and hearts have been filled with the things of this world which I believe blinds us from the realization of these miracles. According to the Apostle Paul in Romans 8:3 the law that God called the Israelites to follow did not have the ability to save, but it only identified what sin was. I believe this points to the operation of Grace within in the Old Testament text. I think the author of Hebrews knew that many had missed or failed to see the underlying theme of Grace within the Old Testament …show more content…
Routledge looks at our spiritual image, our relationship with God, our authority to rule on behalf of God, and how we reflect the glory of God. He sees these things as being made in the image (Selem) of God (page 139 to 141 Routledge). We understand that human beings were created at the Pinnacle of God's very good creation made for relationship with God made to rule over the Earth and God's behalf and made the reflected Glory of their creator (page 147 Routledge). It would seem that man was the crowning glory of His creations, and I believe this sets us apart from the other things spoke into being by