KINGDOM, COVENANTS, AND CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
STUDY GUIDE 1.3
Lesson 1: Why Study the Old Testament?
Section 3: Application to Us

OUTLINE FOR TAKING NOTES

III. Application to Us

A. Challenge

B. Connections

  1. Same God

  2. Same World

  3. Same Kind of People

C. Developments

  1. Epochal

  2. Cultural

  3. Personal

Summary


REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. According to Dr. Pratt, what can we do to overcome the distance between us and the Old Testament?

2. What three key things do we have in common with the original audiences of the  Old Testament?
       
3. In what sense is God unchanging?
       
4. What is the difference between God’s “covenant promises” and His “threats and offers” in the Old Testament?
       
5. In what way is David parallel to Jesus in his role?
   
6. What are the three major tendencies people exhibit when comparing the OT to the NT and making epochal adjustments? Which approach does Dr. Pratt suggest for analyzing the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
   
7. Explain Paul's analogy in Galatians 3:24. How does it help distinguish between God’s people in the OT and God’s people in the NT?
       
   
APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. Has this lesson changed the way you view the differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament? In what ways?

2. What practical difference does it make to you that God is unchanging?

3. What are the most important insights you have gained from the study of Lesson 1?