bible narrative part 5 40 days in the word. genesis introduced good – choosing the other choosing...
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Bible Narrative Part 5
40 Days in the Word
Genesis Introduced • Good – choosing the other Choosing God and
neighbor before self• Evil – choosing self Choosing self before
God and neighbor
In the Beginning
Former Days
Creation
Noah’s Covenant
Flood Covenant
The Covenant Line
Abraham’sCovenant
Covenant of Circumcision
Everlasting
Conditional
Family
Unconditional
Not-everlasting
Birth of God’s Rescue Plan(Genesis 12, 15, & 17)
Abraham’s Promise / Covenant• Great Name
• Great Nation
• All the Earth Blessed
• Children / Land / Kings
• Relationship Conditional Sign = Circumcision
In the Beginning
Former Days
Creation
Noah’s Covenant
Flood Covenant
The Covenant Line
Abraham’sCovenant
Covenant of Circumcision
Everlasting
Conditional
Law Covenant
FamilyNation
Unconditional
Not-everlasting
Growth of God’s Rescue Plan(Exodus 19-24)
Moses' Promise / Covenant• Covenant of Law
• Ten Commandments• Religious Law • Dietary / Health Law• Civil Law
Condition = Keep the LawSign = Ark of the Covenant
In the Beginning
Former Days
Creation
Noah’s Covenant
Flood Covenant
The Covenant Line
Abraham’sCovenant
Covenant of Circumcision
Everlasting
Conditional
Law Covenant
FamilyNation
Unconditional
Not-everlasting
David’sCovenant
Leadership of God’s Rescue Plan(2 Samuel 7:5-16 & 2 Samuel 23:5)
David’s Promise / Covenant• Covenant of Kingship
• Great Name• Offspring to build Temple• Line of Kings to last forever• Kingdom to last forever
Sign – none specifically given (ongoing kingdom?)
Matthew 1:1 (NIV)
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV)
“I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
In the Beginning
Former Days
Creation
Noah’s Covenant
Flood Covenant
The Covenant Line
Abraham’sCovenant
Covenant of Circumcision
Everlasting
Conditional
Law Covenant
FamilyNation
Unconditional
Not-everlasting
David’sCovenant
Is there still Hope in Abraham, David, & Moses’
Covenants for God’s Rescue Plan?
Isaiah 11:1-3 (NIV)
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord — and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
Daniel 7:13-14 (NIV)Before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Jeremiah 31:31 (NIV)
“The time is coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.”
A New Covenant
What is God Up To?1. The Abraham Plan was
Failing and A New Rescue Plan is Needed
OR2. The Original Rescue Plan
Always Included a “Show Down” on a World Stage
The Great Pressures of Jesus’ World
The People of the Covenant
Jerusalem
The Promises • Chosen People (Ethnicity)
• Land (Canaan)
• Law (Moses)
• Temple (God’s Presence)
• Kingship (David’s Line)
The Great Pressures of Jesus’ World
The Roman Mission
The People of the Covenant
Jerusalem
An Alternate NarrativeRome
• 300 Years to World Power
• The Rule of the Caesar's– Julius – Divine
– Augustus – son of god
• A Story of Restoration was told throughout Rome
An Alternate NarrativeRome
Good news!
We have an Emperor!
Justice, Peace, Security, and Prosperity are ours forever!
The Son of God has becomeKing of the World!
An Alternate NarrativeRome
The Great Pressures of Jesus’ World
The Roman Mission
The People of the Covenant
The Making of the New Covenant
Jerusalem
John 1:1-2 (NIV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:14 (NIV)
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
Mark 1:1 (NIV)
The beginning of the gospel (Good news) about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
What does the word “New” mean in the
story?
Final Thoughts• A Change is Taking Place
of Epic Proportions
• Clearly, Good/Evil are Heading for a Showdown
• Which will win, where will it all go?
Bible Narrative Part 5
40 Days in the Word