Summary of David Limbaugh's Finding Jesus in the Old Testament

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#1 The Apostle Paul was a staunch Pharisee who was an ardent enemy of Jesus Christ and brutal persecutor of Christians before encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus and undergoing a dramatic conversion. He asserted his innocence to King Agrippa, explaining that he stood 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 to both Jewish people and Gentiles.

#2 The Apostle Paul was a staunch Pharisee who was an ardent enemy of Jesus Christ and brutal persecutor of Christians before encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus and undergoing a conversion. He asserted his innocence to King Agrippa, explaining that he stood 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 to both Jewish people and Gentiles.

#3 The Old Testament is foundational to the New, and our basic understanding of the Old Testament is crucial to our comprehension of how Christ dominates its pages. If you are confused about the historical events recorded in the Old Testament, you will likely be distracted and frustrated as you struggle with its theological messages. But once you grasp the flow of Old Testament history, you’ll be better prepared to dive deeper into the theological concepts.

#4 The Old Testament is foundational to the New, and your understanding of the Old Testament is crucial to your comprehension of how Christ dominates its pages. If you are confused about the historical events recorded in the Old Testament, you will likely be distracted and frustrated as you struggle with its theological messages. But once you grasp the flow of Old Testament history, you’ll be better prepared to dive deeper into the theological concepts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350002270

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

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#1

When he was in Jerusalem, Paul was accused of blasphemy and defiling the Temple by bringing Gentiles into it, which was a capital offense. He was beaten in an ensuing riot, and then arrested by Roman authorities. He ended up standing trial before Governor Felix in Caesarea.

#2

Paul was sent to Rome and placed in custody there, where he evangelized to visitors and wrote his Prison Epistles. The Bible is silent about the ultimate disposition of Paul’s case and his later fate, but the oldest Christian traditions are that he died as a martyr in Rome.

#3

I was excited to write a book on Christian apologetics, but I quickly realized that I couldn’t cover the entire Bible in one book. I had to cover the Old Testament, and I had to demonstrate how each of its books points to Christ.

#4

The Old Testament is Christ-centered, and it is clear that Jesus believes this. He states in the New Testament that the Old Testament is all about him, so if you believe in him and that all Scripture is God-breathed, you must accept that its singular focus is on your Savior.

#5

The Bible is not just a collection of moral stories with colorful characters from whom we can learn and grow. It is a record of God’s revelation of Himself to human beings. It is a chronicling of God’s search for man.

#6

The Bible’s unity is clear: it is Jesus Christ, our Savior. The Old Testament is centered on Jesus Christ, and there are numerous people, events, and symbols in the Old Testament that foreshadow Jesus Christ.

#7

The Old Testament reveals Christ in many different ways, including by His titles, His work as the sustainer of God’s creation, His appearances as Christophanies, the types and portraits of persons, institutions, events, and ceremonies that point to Him, the Old Testament offices of prophet, priest, and king that prefigure His perfect work, and God’s promises and covenants that find their ultimate fulfillment in Him.

#8

The Old Testament is relevant to the New Testament because it was foundational to the Gospel. The New Testament builds on the Old, and Christians would be missing out on deep and rich insights if they didn’t understand the two.

#9

The Old Testament is just as divinely inspired as the New Testament, and it should not be intimidating to study it. It contains many important lessons that can help us understand God better.

#10

The Old Testament is a literary document that includes a written record of redemptive history. It provides a historical account of the legal contract God entered into with the Israelites at Mt. Sinai, which formed the basis of God’s relationship to the nation of Israel.

#11

We should read the Old Testament and the New Testament as an indivisible unit with the same God present in both works. The Old Testament was