Messages That Matter By Dr. Andrew Corbett

In what way is the Old Testament relevant for Christians today? Perhaps, in the same - or least similar - way that it was relevant for the first century believers! The message to the Hebrews cites or quotes the Old Testament in each of its 13 chapters. By doing so, the writer was demonstrating what Jesus told the two disheartened believers on the road to Emmaus - that all of the Old Testament pointed to Jesus the Christ. In referring to the Old Testament the writer was also demonstrating how the interpretative principles of Hillel could be applied appropriately. In this episode those principles are considered and promoted for believers today to better read and understand the Old Testament.