Jehovah Tsebaoth

The 'fatherhood' of God in the Old Testament

Conclusion

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The covenant between Jehovah and Israel inaugurated at Sinai

I. The idea of the covenant: its history and conditions

II. The moral requirement involved in the covenant

The Decalogue: its contents and characteristics

(1) Religion the foundation of personal morality and social

duty

(2) Absence of directions bearing on worship

3) Moral symbolism of the Mosaic institutions

III. The sanctuary and the sacrifices-

The prophetic idea that underlies them

The description of the tabernacle an idealized sketch

The levitical sacrifices

(1) The sacrifices based on pre-existing customs

(2) The attitude of the prophets towards sacrifice

(3) Was the levitical system ever in actual operation?

(4) The development of piacular sacrifice.

Names and characteristics of the different classes of

sacrifice

General features common to all

Features distinctive of each

IV. Symbolic and typical significance-

LECTURE VI.

PROPHECY AND THE MESSIANIC HOPE.

The use of the phrase 'The Law and the Prophets'
Prophecy, the distinctive element in Hebrew religion

I. The beginnings of prophetism-

An institution common to the Semitic tribes

The work of Samuel

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II. The prophets: aspects of their work—

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(1) Prophetic inspiration: its character. The name Nabhi 274

(2) The sphere in which the gift of prophecy was exercised

Function of the prophets

Social and political conditions of the eighth century

Social influence of the prophets

Their work that of proclaiming judgment

(3) The religious influence of the prophets

The prophets in relation to monotheism and univer-

salism

The teaching of Amos: Jehovah the moral ruler of the

universe

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Teaching of the book of Jonah

III. The Messianic hope: its gradual growth

(1) The promise of spiritual victory—
The Protevangelium

The Blessing of Jacob

The prophecy in Deut. xviii. 15

(2) The hopes connected with David's house

The oracle in 2 Sam. vii.

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Hosea: the prophet of divine love

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Two permanent elements in the prophetic conception

of God

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'Figurative prophecy'

Limitations of prophecy

(3) The self-manifestation of Jehovah-

'The day of the Lord'.

A day of judgment and of salvation

(4) The suffering people of God

Effects of calamity on the Messianic hope

'The servant of Jehovah'

(5) The new covenant

Teaching of Jeremiah and Ezekiel

The apocalyptic literature

Ideal fulfilment of prophecy in Christ

LECTURE VII.

PERSONAL RELIGION IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.

Tendencies of the post-exilic age foreshadowed at an earlier period 323

Circumstances which gave an impulse to the development of per-

sonal religion

The post-exilic age spiritually fruitful

The Hagiographa: their character and contents

The foundation truths of personal religion—

I. The idea of a future life

(1) The Law witnesses to the truth of man's personal

relation to God.

Hebrew conception of death

The dignity of human nature recognized

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(2) The anomalies of life and divine retribution

Doctrine of the Law

The 'era of difficulties': the book of Job

The era of quiescence': Ecclesiastes

II. The idea of a personal providence: the Psalms

Witness of other books: Cantica, Ruth, Esther, Daniel,

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Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

III. The sense of the fruitfulness of suffering

Characteristics of the 'Wisdom literature'

The book of Job

The book of Ecclesiastes

Summary and conclusion

LECTURE VIII.

THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CHRISTIANITY.

The analogy between the incarnate Word and Scripture
I. The New Testament view of the Old-

(1) The Old Testament revelation fragmentary.

(2) Variety of methods in which God manifested Himself 378

(3) Rudimentary character of the old dispensation

The New Testament verdict on the Law

Unique authority of the Old Testament asserted by

Christ

For Him there was 'a Bible within the Bible'

Principles observed by New Testament writers in their

employment of the Old

Existing methods of interpretation: Halachah, Haggadah,

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Contrast between Christ and the Scribes and Pharisees 394

(iii) Messianic use of the Old Testament

II. The permanent function of the Old Testament in the Church

Preliminary questions-

The historical quality of the Old Testament narratives.

The existence of a 'secondary' sense

(1) The sacramental view of the universe.

(2) The organic relation between Judaism and Christianity

1. The Old Testament, a revelation of God's nature and character.
The aim of God's moral government considered
Its methods and laws of action

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3. Function of the Old Testament in forming and training character 421

The 'morality of the Old Testament'-

Theocentric

And altruistic.

4. The Old Testament as a manual for the spiritual life

5. The Old Testament as an instructor in social righteousness

Social doctrine of the Old Testament-

Not based on individualism .

Recognizing moral forces in social progress

6. The Old Testament as an aid in New Testament exegesis

Summary of the lectures

Concluding reflections—

The duty of individual Christians.

Place of Scripture in the system of the Church