The Bible Jesus
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A Gospel-Centered Glance at the Old Testament
Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2011–2012
Jason S. DeRouchie, Ph.D.
The NT View of OT
 Jesus saw himself as the fulfillment of Old
Testament hope.
 Matt. 5:17. Do not think that I have come to abolish the
Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill them.
 Luke 24:44. These are my words that I spoke to you
while I was still with you, that everything written about
me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the
Psalms must be fulfilled.
 John 5:46. If you believed Moses, you would believe
me, for he wrote of me.”
 Jesus’ mission was about the KINGDOM of God
 Luke 4:43. I must preach the good news of the kingdom
of God to the other towns as well, for I was sent for this
purpose.
 Acts 1:3. He presented himself alive to them after his
suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during
forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
 The nature of Jesus’ kingdom preaching focused on
his work as Messiah and the global mission
springing from it.
 Luke 24:46–47. Thus it is written, that the Christ
should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,
and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be
proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from
Jerusalem.
 Jesus emphasized that the same “gospel of the
KINGDOM” he preached would be proclaimed to
the whole world.
 Matt. 24:14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be
proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony
to all nations, and then the end will come.
 Paul’s Old Testament preaching was about the
KINGDOM of God climaxing in Jesus.
 Acts 20:24–25, 31. But I do not account my life of any
value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish the
course and the ministry that I received from the Lord
Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. And now,
behold, I know that none of you among whom I have
gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face
again…. Therefore, be alert, remembering that for three
years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone
with tears.
 Acts 28:23, 31. From morning till evening he
expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and
trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law
of Moses and from the Prophets… proclaiming the
kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus
Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
 Paul stressed how this KINGDOM message pointed
both to the Messiah’s death and resurrection and to
the fruit of global mission that would grow from it.
 Acts 26:22–23. I stand here testifying both to small and
great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses
said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer
and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he
would proclaim light both to our people and to the
Gentiles.
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
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God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
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God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
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K Kickoff & Rebellion
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
OT
2. Patriarchs
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NT
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K Kickoff & Rebellion
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
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Instrument of Blessing
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
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NT
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Instrument of Blessing
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
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NT
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Instrument of Blessing
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
NT
5.
6.
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Instrument of Blessing
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
NT
5.
6.
7.
Instrument of Blessing
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
NT
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
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7.
Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
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7.
Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
6. Christ’s Work & the Church Age
7.
Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
6. Christ’s Work & the Church Age
O Overlap of the Ages
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Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
6. Christ’s Work & the Church Age
O Overlap of the Ages
7. Christ’s Return & Kingdom
Consummation
Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
6. Christ’s Work & the Church Age
O Overlap of the Ages
7. Christ’s Return & Kingdom
Consummation
M Mission Accomplished
Instrument of Blessing
NT
OT
God’s Kingdom-Building Program
1. Creation, Fall, Flood
K Kickoff & Rebellion
2. Patriarchs
I
3. Exodus, Sinai, & Wilderness
N Nation Redeemed & Commissioned
4. Conquest & Kingdoms
G Government in the Promised Land
5. Exile & Initial Restoration
D Dispersion & Return
6. Christ’s Work & the Church Age
O Overlap of the Ages
7. Christ’s Return & Kingdom
Consummation
M Mission Accomplished
Instrument of Blessing
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