Read the Old Covenant of the Law Through the Lens of Grace
Here is a word of advice if you are attempting to study the Old Testament books yourself.
When you read them, don’t go in like a sponge that absorbs everything you read without any filter.
You may ask me, “Huh, why? I thought it’s in the Bible?”
Yes, but you must realize that not everything is written for you to apply under the New Covenant of Grace.
The Bible is also like a historical record, showing what God did, does, and will do throughout time.
It would be a mistake to try and apply something that was only meant for people who were living in a dispensation that is already over.
“You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;” (Colossians 2:13-14 WEB)
The Ten Commandments were written by the hand of God and they were nailed to the cross, crucified with Jesus.
So when you read books like Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, don’t read it like you are trying to learn what to do and what not to do under the Old Covenant of the Law.
Instead, go in and hunt for revelations of Jesus hidden in the types and shadows. Every offering, every detail about the Tabernacle, was designed to reveal truths about God and Jesus Christ.
“Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:27 WEB)
As Jesus Himself said, the five books written by Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy), and the books of the prophets thereafter in the Old Testament, actually hint truths about the coming Messiah (Jesus Christ).
The truths in the New Testament could not be plainly written, if not the devil would know God’s plan of salvation for mankind and try to sabotage it. Therefore, these truths were hidden in hard-to-understand prophecies, types, and shadows.
“But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory, which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.” (1 Corinthians 2:7-8 WEB)
Even though readers under the Old Covenant did not fully understand what was to come, they knew enough pieces, and they were expecting their Messiah to come and save them. It was enough to assure Israel that God will never abandon them.
The New Testament was given to us after the cross. The devil cannot undo the redemption that Christ purchased for us at the cross. The devil is also doomed, and time is just ticking until he eventually burns in the lake of fire with all those who reject Jesus Christ.
Today, we can read the Old Testament in a new light since we already know God’s plan of salvation. We can read it and say things like, “Oh, so God was hinting about Jesus through this portion of Scripture about the Law. I see it clearly now!”
I would love to show you what I learned from the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These books contain certain difficult pieces of Scripture that some have twisted to make people fearful and in bondage to the Law. Reading “Understand the Four Gospels Through the Lens of Grace” will free you from much wrong believing. I hope you get it and enjoy the eBooks: https://bit.ly/understandeveryparable
