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Lesson 5

How Israel’s History Accomplished God’s Plan

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Gal 3:19–29; Heb 9:1–15 · ESV for Scripture quotes

In this lesson

The Old Testament and its laws were designed to teach man about sin and to direct people to Christ. Details of worship and ceremony mattered because the lessons were in the details (Hebrews 8:5).

From Exodus through the prophets, Israel’s story—deliverance, law, types and shadows, kings, exile, and return—prepared the world for the coming of Jesus. Ruth introduces David’s line; the prophets warn of sin and foretell the Savior.

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Check your understanding

Fill in the blanks and choose the best answers. Answers are checked against the handout. You need at least 80% to mark this lesson complete.

Question 1. The New Testament says the Old Testament laws were designed to teach about sin and direct people to ________.
Question 2. What are “types and shadows” in the handout’s language?
Question 3. Hebrews 9:22 (as used in the handout) teaches that without the shedding of ________ there is no forgiveness.
Question 4. Why is Ruth important in God’s plan, according to the handout?
Question 5. What lesson does Numbers emphasize when Israel refused to enter Canaan?
Question 6. Israel grew in Egypt from about seventy people to over a ________ people, becoming a nation.

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