The author Ronald Youngblood observed the preface of the Old Treatment in the book, The Heart of the Old Testament by demonstrating the basic outline of the Scriptures is to trace the development of certain key ideas from one end of the Bible to the other. This book serves a great purpose that lays out nine themes that constitute the heart of the Old Testament. The nine themes are monotheism, sovereignty, election, covenant, theocracy, law, sacrifice, faith, and redemption. Dr. Ron Youngblood has achieved his purpose in an admirable layout before us the heart of the Old Testament in a careful and practical manner. Dr. Youngblood links the key theological strands of the Old Testament to the New in a style that is biblically sound, highly readable,
The movie “The Matrix” and the “Book of Exodus,” have some noteworthy parallels. One of these parallels is that both stories are about humankind being led toward a path of freedom by one man (the hero). In “The Matrix” humans are a slave to Artificial Intelligence, the energy source needed for Artificial Intelligence to thrive. In the “Book of Exodus” the Hebrew are a slave to Egypt, and are used as the energy source to build a great city for the Pharaoh. There are parallels between the two hero’s
Brittney Chow Professor Kinnison Bible 300 14 September 2017 “Analysis of Chapter 4 of Seven Events That Shaped the New Testament World” By the first century BCE, Rome has become a superpower amongst other empires. Rome has made it’s way to one of the top political, military, and economic powers. In 63 BCE, Rome takes control of Judea.
The Heart of the Old Testament is a book written by Ronald Youngblood. Youngblood wrote this book with a goal of showing people that the Old Testament is not any different from the New Testament, and should not be treated or believed any differently. Throughout the course of the book, Youngblood identifies the nine themes that form the foundation of the Old Testament. The nine themes include monotheism, sovereignty, election, covenant 1 and covenant 2, theocracy, law, sacrifice, faith, and redemption.
The stories presented in the reading represent not only an idea of deliverance to the people that read the stories at the time of or shortly after the time of writing, but have relevance to people everyone and everywhere. This is because the stories are manipulated in ways that then present a group as the “good guys” in the story, strengthening their position or cause. This has real-life political and social consequences, and also is indicative of the need to make stories about ourselves, to see ourselves in the “good guys.” One particularly utilized example is the reclamation of the story of Exodus. It repeats itself throughout the Gospel, to the point of Northrop Frye declaring it an archetype.
Aeneas the passionate leader of the Trojans remained resilient when faced with adversity. This epic poem has transformed him from a military leader into an exemplary ruler. The Aeneid is a story that has given us a blueprint for the natural development of a leader. Throughout the trials and tribulations of Aeneas, he overcame his hardships and learned from them. Aeneas’ leadership was never called into question nor was his devotion to his people.
Ronald Youngblood wrote The Heart of the Old Testament. His goal, in this book, was to show the human race that the Old Testament is about the same as the New Testament, and that it shouldn’t be treated differently. There are nine themes that Youngblood names that form the column of the Old Testament. He then talks about these nine themes of the Old Testament and support them with scriptures from the New Testament.
The time period of the story is about the Israelites wandering in the wilderness, rebelling and learning lessons and receiving more laws. Israelites of that time period and modern day people have some things in common. Just like the Israelites rebelled against God so do the modern day people do today, rebelling against God, police and laws.
Have you ever read the Bible and noticed lots of foreshadowing? A lot of times, events in the Old Testament hint towards events in the New Testament. The lives of Moses and Jesus are very similar, especially in the stories of the Brazen Serpent, the Golden Calf, and both of their births. The story of the Brazen Serpent is about the time when the Israelites escaped Egypt and wandered in the wilderness. They only complained and asked God why he was starving them, so God sent venomous snakes to punish them.
Kira Scoma Professor Oliver Schulz Old Testament May 8, 2023 Old Testament Final Essay Throughout the Old Testament, there are many foreshadowing events and verses. These verses give us and the intended audience a glimpse into our Savior. In Genesis, there are many prophecies about Jesus, one of the first is Genesis 3:15.
Here we learn part of the nature of God is that he confronts all evil amongst his people. After all the help God had given the Israelites, they still had sinful nature and rebelled against God. In his judgement he shows humanity that he is a God who loves good and hates evil. In relationship to the first theme, the second theme is God gives hope. For God’s covenant love and premise is more powerful than human evil.
The Bible is separated into two main sections, the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament tells of the time before Jesus Christ comes into the world. On the other hand, the New Testament tells of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many people view the Old and New Testament as being totally separate parts of the bible. The view point of these two different sections may be somewhat true for certain subjects, such as the list of unclean animals and the covenant associated with circumcision.
1. Who, what, where, why questions a. Why did God choose to test the people by feeding them after they had journeyed from Egypt without food? b. What is manna and how much is an omer? 2.
It is in fact related to the immediate return of Christ and the Jewish people which is to take place at the near end of the tribulation period. It is directly connected to His coming and the salvation of Israel as a
All the suffering and destruction to Jerusalem has been brought on by God however he was right to do so as the people did not listen to him. Therefore, they brought it upon themselves. “The Lord has rejected all my warriors in the midst of me; he proclaimed a time against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a wine press the virgin daughter Judah” (Lamentations 1:15). Another key theme throughout the book is sin.
