Accurate Head Knowledge Leads to Accurate Heart Knowledge
Grace After His resurrection, Jesus spent time with those whom He had chosen (John 15:16), providing instructions for the new form of the theocratic administration or kingdom (Mark 16:15). The basis of this instruction was the Kingdom now involved both the Jew and Gentile and the Holy Spirit would be with them and all believers (John... Continue Reading →
New Covenant Then Jesus fulfills the New Covenant on the cross. The New Covenant is defined as "a covenant between God and his people that is anticipated in the Old Testament (Jer 31:31) and fulfilled in the New Testament (Luke 22:20; 1 Cor 11:25; Heb 9:15; 12:24). The new covenant involves forgiveness of sin, spiritual transformation,... Continue Reading →
Christ John then continues the same message of “repent” and adds that the Kingdom is near (Matt. 3:1-2). John is the forerunner of Jesus, the Messiah. Jesus is born (Luke 2:10-11) and continues the same message of John: repent; the kingdom is near (Mark 1:14-15). At His baptism (Matt. 3:15) Jesus was recognized by God... Continue Reading →
Prophets Eventually the administration of the kings ended after David and Solomon, and the administration of the prophets began. Deuteronomy 18:18-19 predicts God would raise up a prophet like Moses, having God’s authority. So, in the same way Moses carried the theocratic administration, the prophet was to carry it on. After Solomon’s passing, the kings only had authority... Continue Reading →
Davidic Covenant David was then anointed as king (1 Sam. 16:12-13) and God made a covenant with him. The Lexham Bible Dictionary defines the Davidic Covenant as “the promise made by Yahweh that He would establish for King David a ‘house’ or a dynasty of kings who would perpetually reign over God’s people.” Pentecost adds more to... Continue Reading →
Kings The new form of the theocratic administration was through kings. The first king in this new administration was Saul (1 Sam. 8:22). Saul reigned for a time, but then disobeyed. 1 Samuel 15:28 says “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.”
Judges In between Jacob and the time of the judges, Moses played a key role in the administration program through the Mosaic Covenant and the Palestinian Covenant (Ex. 3:10). Eventually Moses grows old and passes the theocratic leadership on. This brings us to Deuteronomy 34:9 “Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of... Continue Reading →
Palestinian Covenant During this time of the Patriarchs, God makes another major covenant with His people who are about to enter the Promised Land (from the Abrahamic Covenant). In Deuteronomy 30:1-10 God essentially introduces to Israel the principle “obedience would bring blessing and disobedience would bring discipline and possibly even disaster.” The specifics of the... Continue Reading →
Patriarchs One of the promised blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant was a nation or seed. Thus, one can conclude that Abraham would have a child as part of the promise. This also applies to the theocratic administration of the Kingdom program. If the administration were to continue, there needed to be a new administrator. This... Continue Reading →
Abrahamic Covenant The first patriarch, Abram (God later changes his name to Abraham in Gen. 17:5), is introduced in Genesis 11:27-31. God begins the new form of the theocratic administration by making a covenant with Abraham. The Abrahamic Covenant is defined as “God’s promise to the first patriarch, Abraham, which functions as the basis for Israel’s covenant with Yahweh.” The covenant starts... Continue Reading →
