romans - steve kilgore

Romans

The Transforming Power of the Righteousness of God

Introduction

• New Section—Romans 9-11

God’s Plan

Israel’s Role

The connection to the Gospel

Survey of the Old Testament

Introduction

Presuppositions

• God Exists

• God has revealed Himself in the Bible

• Incremental Revelation

Route 66

Incremental Revelation

• 1,500 years

• 66 books

• 40 generations

and over 40 authors

• 3 languages and 3 continents

• 1 message, 1 God, 1 Lord The Bible was written by real people, for real people, containing actual events and reliable truth.

The Message of the Bible

How would you summarize the message of the Bible?

God desires to glorify Himself

by blessing man.

Man’s appropriate response to God

What does Scripture reveal is the appropriate response to God’s

purpose?

Man can experience God’s blessing by

Trusting and Obeying God.

Application

•God has a plan

The plan comes out of His character

•Man has a need

The need comes out of his character

•The Bible provides the story for how God’s plan meets man’s need

For God’s glory

With Christ as the central figure

The Big Picture

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Old Testament Historical

Books

Jeremiah 18:18 The divisions of the Old Testament

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor the counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophets! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.” NASB

The Structure of the O.T. History (17) Prophets (17) Poetry (5)

Genesis Exodus

Leviticus Numbers

Deuteronomy

Job Psalms

Proverbs Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah Lamentations

Ezekiel Daniel

Joshua Judges Ruth

1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings

1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra

Nehemiah Esther

Old Testament 39 Books

New Testament 27 Books

Bible 66 Books

Hosea Joel Zephaniah Haggai Amos Zechariah Obadiah Malachi Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk

Story Events

Movement

Songs Expressions of Emotion

Mood

Sermons Expectations

Messages

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Malachi

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Zephaniah

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Jonah

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Malachi

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Jeremiah

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Isaiah

Hosea

Amos

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Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Job

The Pentateuch Development of Thought

• Genesis 1–11

Rebellion of creation & plan to bring blessing

• Genesis 12–50

Development of blessing through the choosing of one family

• Exodus 1–18

God reveals His power and sovereignty over nature and history

The Pentateuch Development of Thought

• Exodus 19-Numbers 10

God’s covenant with Israel: how to live and how to worship

• Numbers 11-Deuteronomy 34

Movement from the desert to the promised land with instruction on the way

Brief Summary of the Pentateuch

Book

Genesis Beginnings

Exodus

In Relation to Israel Key Word

Redemption

Deuteronomy

Numbers

Leviticus

Review

Wanderings

Holiness

Election of the nation

Redemption of the nation

Sanctification of the nation

Direction of the nation

Instruction of the nation

The Pentateuch Man’s Appropriate Response to God

Genesis Faith

Exodus Worship & Obedience

Numbers

Obedience

Leviticus Worship

Deuteronomy Love

Genesis What do we learn about God?

• God’s Character—Powerful & Sovereign

• God’s Role—Creator

• Man’s Appropriate Response—Faith

Kingdom and Covenants

New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34 Forgiveness of Sin Indwelling Spirit Knowledge of God

Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 15 Literal Eternal Unconditional

Palestinian Covenant Deuteronomy 30:1-8 Unconditional Ownership Permanent Ownership Occupation based on

Obedience

Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7:14-16 House Kingdom Throne

Blessing

Mosaic Covenant Exodus 19-24 Conditional Temporary Romans 7:4-7

Galatians 3:19-25

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God’s Chosen People, a People with a Mission

• Abraham’s Call—Genesis 12:1-3 1 Now the Lord said to Abram,

―Go from

your country

and your kindred

and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

God’s Chosen People, a People with a Mission

• Abraham’s Call—Genesis 12:1-3

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.‖ (ESV)

• God purpose in selecting Abraham was to

Provide a means of blessing all people

Preamble to Israel’s Constitution

• Exodus 19:4-6, 8

God offers a unique relationship

Exodus 19:4-6 „You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles‟ wings, and brought you to Myself. 5 „Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; 6 and you shall be to Me a kingdom of

priests and a holy nation.‟ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.” (NASB95)


• Exodus 19:4-6, 8


• God’s purpose to make Israel

treasured possession among all peoples,

for all the earth is mine;

and you shall be to me

a kingdom of priests

and a holy nation.


• Exodus 19:4-6, 8


• The People’s Response

Exodus 19:8 All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do!‖ And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord. (NASB95)


• Exodus 19:4-6, 8


• The People’s Response

• Deuteronomy 28-29

Blessing for obedience

Consequences for disobedience


• The offer of the mediatorial role between God’s people and the nations.

• Conditional covenant, notice the ―if.‖

• God is setting up a theocracy—God ruling through people.


• Kingdom of Priests

Responsibility of representing God to the nations

Duties of priests •proclaiming God’s word

• interceding for people

•and making provision for people to find God through atonement

Review

• The Pentateuch―Foundation Covenants

Tabernacle •Life centered around God

The Law •Makes Israel a ―unique‖ nation •Courses and Blessings •―Clean and Unclean‖

Division of the Old Testament Historical Books

Pentateuch Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Theocratic books Joshua, Judges, and Ruth

Monarchial books Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles

Restoration Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther

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Old Testament Poetical Books

The Structure of the O.T.

Poetical (5)

Job Psalms

Proverbs Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Songs Expression of Emotion

Mood

Heart response to “The Law”

Poetical Books

•Types of Books

Wisdom Literature

Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and some Psalms

Poetry

Psalms and Song of Solomon

Wisdom Literature

•Features

Advice given from a wise man based on experience and observation

Vertical Wisdom for Horizontal Living

•When reading Proverbs Don’t Rush—Ponder the truth

Poetry

•Features Touch the emotions To assist retention

Poetry

•When reading Psalms Don’t Rush—See the beauty Each Psalm accents one

attribute of God Try to determine the central theme What questions and answers does it give or seek? What does the poem say about man and God? What emotions and imagery does the poet use?

The Praise of a Nation

• Psalm 67

Prayer 1-2

•Refrain 3

–Worldwide Praise of God Blessing will awaken 4

•Refrain 5

Effect of Answer 6-7

The Praise of a Nation Psalm 67

• Prayer 1-2 1 May God be

gracious to us

and bless us

and make his face to shine upon us,

2 that your way may be known on earth,

your saving power among all nations.


• Refrain 3-4 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you!

4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

for you judge the peoples with equity

and guide the nations upon earth.


• Refrain and Answer 5-7 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you!

6 The earth has yielded its increase;

God, our God, shall bless us.

7 God shall bless us;

let all the ends of the earth fear him! (ESV)

"If a psalm was ever written round the promises to Abraham, that he would be both blessed and made a blessing, it could well have been such as this. The song begins at home, and returns to pause there a moment before the end; but its thought always flies to the distant peoples and to what awaits them when the blessing that has reached 'us' reaches all."

Derek Kidner

Old Testament Prophetical

Books

The Structure of the O.T. Prophets (17)

Isaiah Jeremiah

Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel

Sermons Expectation Messages

The Prophets of “The Law” Hosea Habakkuk

Joel Zephaniah Amos Haggai Obadiah Zechariah Jonah Malachi Micah Nahum

Prophetical Books

• What is a Prophet

A Spokesman for God

Deuteronomy 18:18 „I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. (NASB95)

1. Difference between a priest and a prophet Priests were people's representatives

to God, while prophets were God's representatives to people

2.Prophets’ ministry was both forth-telling and foretelling Preaching Predicting

3. The Prophets’ primary message concerned human sin and God's righteousness Priests were people's representatives to

God, while prophets were God's representatives to people

4.The Prophets’ ministry fits into three major sections of Jewish History The preexilic period The exilic period The postexilic period

The Prophets and the Law

5 Themes of the Prophets

• Warning of sin

• Call for repentance

• Warning of judgment if there is no repentance

• Encouragement for the righteous remnant

• Assurance of the fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham, David, and others.

Division

• Why do we have Major and Minor Prophets? Relative size

Extent of messianic prophecies

• The major prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah {Lamentations}, Ezekiel, Daniel) are longer and speak more about the coming of Christ than the minor prophets

400 Silent Years

Old Testament New Testament

Ends 400 B.C. Time Begins 6-4 B.C

Persian Empire Government Romans Empire

Hebrew & Aramaic Language Greek & Latin

Semitic (Eastern)

Culture Hellenistic (Western)

Fertile Crescent (Mostly East of Palestine)

Geographic Center

Mediterranean (Mostly West of Palestine)

What had the 400 years of silence created?

• When God breaks into history to announce the coming of His Son, Israel in many ways, was a shell of what God intended.

Had their history, rich in God’s actions on their behalf become only a legend?

So often, history becomes legend, and legend become myths. Had that happened to some in Israel?

What had the 400 years of silence created?

• Some were still eagerly waiting their Messiah. But others had institutionalized their religion. No longer (or ever) had they gasped that they were to be a witness of and for God.

Some did understand

Luke 2:27-32 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 ―Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.‖ (ESV)

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