Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 3
Lesson 11: The Old Testament and the New Testament
The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.
The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.
The Lord is always the initiator in our relationship with Him. God calls man first, and man’s first response is prayer.
Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of prophet by doing God’s will, speaking God’s truth to the people, and revealing God to the people.
Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of king, who was to rule justly according to the law of God. A king was to lead his people into relationship with God and right worship of Him.
The Church is the people of God, whom He calls, experienced as the local community, liturgical assembly, and universal community.
Divine revelation is the body of truths shown to us by God.
The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.
Through Joseph’s story we learn that God can bring good out of evil.
God worked many signs and wonders through Moses to prove to the Egyptians and the Israelites that He is the one true God.
God called Moses and gave him the mission of freeing the Israelites from slavery, even though Moses was imperfect.
The sacrificial lamb was a sign of the Passover that saved the Israelites from the Angel of Death.
Through Moses, God leads the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt by parting the waters of the Red Sea and destroying Pharaoh’s army.
Without faithful leadership and faith in God the people of God continually fall into temptation, sin, and idol worship, and chaos reigns.
God entered into a covenant with David that would be fulfilled by Jesus in the New Covenant.