by David Gibson<\/p>\n
The New Testament keeps pointing back to the Old. It refers to Abraham, Moses, David, and many other Old Testament characters. It quotes from Genesis, Psalms, Isaiah, and many other Old Testament books.<\/p>\n
On the day Jesus rose, He said, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled<\/em>” (Luke 24:44 NASB).<\/p>\n By reading only four chapters a day, you can complete the Old Testament in less than eight months. The more we read, the greater blessings we’ll find in its pages.<\/p>\n So please, read it all. You’ll be glad you did!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by David Gibson Why It’s so Important! Although we’re not under Old Testament law, there is great value in being familiar with the 39 books that make up three-fourths of the Bible. Reading the New Testament without knowing the Old Testament is like reading a sequel without the original. The New Testament keeps pointing back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[268],"class_list":["post-94771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-old-testament"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23579,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-are-the-first-five-books-of-the-bible-called\/","url_meta":{"origin":94771,"position":0},"title":"What are the first five books of the Bible called?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What are the first five books of the Bible called? 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Deuteronomy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5360,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-we-know-we-have-all-the-bible-with-no-books-added-and-no-books-lost\/","url_meta":{"origin":94771,"position":2},"title":"How We Know We Have All the Bible, with No Books Added and No Books Lost","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Willie Ramsey The Bible is God's plan of salvation for mankind (John 17:17;\u00a08:31-32;\u00a0Mark 16:15-16;\u00a0Romans 1:16). Its place in our lives is therefore eternally important. God warns us that no one is ever allowed to \"add to\" or to \"take away\" (Deuteronomy 4:2;\u00a0Revelation 22:18-19), or in any way to \"pervert\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28988,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-books-would-you-recommend-reading-in-the-old-testament\/","url_meta":{"origin":94771,"position":3},"title":"What books would you recommend reading in the Old Testament?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What books would you recommend reading in the Old Testament? I read Genesis, Leviticus, and Numbers at the beginning of my turn to God and Jesus Christ. I was just haphazardly picking books at random then. Answer: What I would recommend first is reading are the books on practical,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42388,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-many-commandments-are-there-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":94771,"position":4},"title":"How many commandments are there now?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: How many commandments are there 10 or 9 or 11? Could you please confirm, one way or the other, that in the New Testament there are only nine commandments mentioned as commandments? Is that missing commandment is the fourth original commandment \"Keep Holy the Sabbath Day\"? So does this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11817,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-the-most-quoted-old-testament-book-in-the-new-testament\/","url_meta":{"origin":94771,"position":5},"title":"What is the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 27, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What is the second most influential book in the world today? What Old Testament book is the most quoted or referenced in the New Testament? Which book of the Bible is thought to be the oldest in terms of when it was written? 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There’s so much to be gained from these ancient documents. We learn from Noah’s obedient faith, Job’s sufferings, and Esther’s courageous stand.
\nWe see how God was patiently working out His great plan, laying the groundwork for Jesus’ coming into our world to be our Savior.\nWell Worth the Effort<\/h2>\n