Biblical Theology

One of my favorite theological subjects to study and think through is the unity of the Old and New Testaments. One could call this biblical theology. This entails seeing the unity of the Scriptures, seeing the Bible as a whole, as one, seeing the fulfillment of the Old in the New, as well as other things. The desire to be able to see and teach Christ from the Old Testament was one major reason why I went on to seminary. I was giving a greater foundation and better tools there to think through this subject.

My understanding to interpreting Scripture is that Christ and His gospel is central to all and we must read in light of this. It is so cool to see explicit references to Christ like from 2 Samuel 7 where God tells David, "12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." Then there was God's covenant with Abram in Gen. 12 where He says, "2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (see Gal. 3:7-9; Acts 3:25-26) There are so many more references like these that are just a joy to think through in the OT. Some of these include Gen. 9:27 (who does he refer to?); 15:1-5, Is. 53...and so many more. I think the major question is, "How does the NT interpret the OT?" It is a good exercise for us all to look up the original context of the OT Scriptures when they are used in the New. It is quite surprising at times how the NT authors use some of these verses yet it brings much insight into Bible interpretation. We will be learning of God and His ways for eternity!!