The Gospel in the Old Testament Hebrews 4:1-4

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The Gospel in the Old
TestamentHebrews 41-4
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Introductory Thoughts

• Gospel defined as
• The bringing of good news
• To announce glad tidings
• Used in the Old Testament to announce joyful
  tidings of God
• Messianic Blessing - Coming of Christ
• Hebrews 41-4
• Abraham responded to the gospel - Galatians
  38 - Genesis 121-2

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Introductory Thoughts

• Used in the New Testament to instruct mankind
  regarding the things that pertain to salvation
• Romans 116-17
• 1 Peter 19-12
• In the Old Testament not as fact, but as a
  promise - Promise fulfilled in the New Testament
• Let's look at the elements of the gospel as
  recorded in the Old Testament

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Faith - Romans 1010-17

• Not just mental acknowledgement, but a
  responsive faith that leads one to action
• Noah - Genesis 6
• Hebrews 117,13
• Abraham - Genesis 12
• Hebrews 118
• Daniel - Daniel 6
• For us Today
• John 824 - Acts 837 - Mark 1616

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Repentance - Luke 2446-47

• A change of mind which leads to a change in
  behavior, resulting in a better course of life
• People of Nineveh
• Jonah 31-10
• David
• Psalm 511-19
• For us Today
• Luke 133, 5 - Acts 238 - Acts 319

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Confession - Hebrews 1113

• To say the same thing as another - To profess -
  To declare openly or speak out freely
• Moses
• Hebrews 1124-26
• Daniel
• Daniel 619-22
• For us Today
• Matthew 1032-33 - Romans 109-10

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Baptism - Matthew 1038-40

• To dip repeatedly - To submerge - To immerse
• Children of Israel
• 1 Corinthians 101-2
• Noah - Genesis 6
• 1 Peter 320-21
• Jews and John's Baptism
• Matthew 31-6
• For us Today
• Galatians 326-27 - Acts 238 -
• Acts 2216 - Mark 1615-16

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Obedience - Faithfulness

• God has always required obedience
• Adam Eve
• Genesis 216-17 - Genesis 3
• Abraham
• Genesis 121-2 - Hebrews 114
• King Saul
• 1 Samuel 153, 9
• For us Today
• Romans 617 - 1 Peter 417
• 2 Thessalonians 17-9

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Applying the Lesson

• Old Testament was a shadow of better things
  written for our learning
• Romans 154 - 1 Corinthians 1011
• Hebrews 1139 - Hebrews 121-2
• Some of the saddest words of Paul's writings are
  found in Galatians 57
• "Who hindered you from obeying the Truth?"