Only the person who understands that the cross is the center of all human history can understand the Old Testament. Through the lens of the gospel, the Bible truly becomes one book telling one story: the story of sinful man, a holy God, and His plan of salvation through the substitution of Himself for His people. ~ C.J. Mahaney
Once we truly grasp the message of the New Testament, it is impossible to read the Old Testament again without seeing Christ on every page, in every story, foreshadowed or anticipated in every event and narrative. ~ Michael Horton
Jesus Christ is the link between the Old Testament and the New. God’s revelation reaches its climax in the New Testament – and this climax is not a new teaching…but a Person, God’s own Son. The Old and New Testaments are related, therefore, not as law-gospel but as promise-fulfillment (a Person). ~ Sindey Greidanus
Related Old Testament Resources
- An Introduction to the Old Testament by Tremper Longman III & Raymond B. Dillard
- The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made by Mark Dever
- Old Testament Explained and Applied by Gareth Crossley
- Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament by Christopher Wright
- Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament by Christopher Wright