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Teacher Preparation Worksheet
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New Testament quotations of the Old Testament
The Book of Psalms
The Titles of Jesus in the Gospels
Main points for all 66 books of the Bible
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When Jesus quotes what is presumed to be Psalm 82, a Psalm of Asaph in John 10:34, He says it was written in The Law. So I can’t help but wonder if we are mistaken on what he was quoting there.
I can’t think of any place in The Torah that says “Ye are gods”, but in Exodus 7:1 Yahuah does say he will make Moses a God to Pharaoh.
In Numbers 11:16,17 Moses was told to gather 70 elders of the people from each tribe to help him with his work of making God’s will know to the people. These men were called judges (Exodus 21:6) which you will find is the word elohim or god. These men, as representatives of God, could be referred to as gods… Which is why Jesus, as someone bringing Gods words to the people, could call himself the son of God without reproach.
Elohim more literally means the “outspoken word of G_d”. Your interpretation conveys they had authority, but the function they were to perform was to speak the Will of God out. Moses is assigning responsibility not conveying dominion to these men, I would suggest. In the context you suggest regarding Pharao, the nearer understanding of that time period would have come closer to meaning “Master of” Pharao not the God over him. Does this make sense to you?
Yes it certainly make sense to me and i believe the KW Book will healp so incredibly
Elohim(LORD) , These 3 , as representatives of God , visited AbraHam and SaraH in OT , they also appeared on the mount of transfiguration in NT. While these 3 (Moses,JESUS,Elijah) the Elohim in OT stood there on the mount, the invisible G-d YHWH spoke to them from heaven , FROM HEAVEN not standing with them as a man.
It is a terrible mistake that bible translators decided to replace “LORD” in OT to “YHWH” this way they take Jesus as Lord out of the Bible. Isaiah 12 mentions YHWH’s new name
The word “gods” in the old testament and in John 10:32 refers to the people being made judges and magistrates. They were called “gods” only in the sense that they had been given the authority to pass sentence even to point of death sentences over the people. As far as Moses he was made “a god” to Pharaoh in this same sense, a magistrate or judge. God would give Moses the judgements to be given to Pharaoh, and Aaron would be the voice, or prophet to Moses.
Hi. thank you for your blog. I was looking for the following but am unable to find it – Two-Word Summaries of Every Bible Chapter. Is there anywhere I can get a copy of that? Thank you in advance for your work and time. Blessings.
You can find those summaries at: https://www.knowableword.com/2015/07/15/two-word-summaries-of-every-bible-chapter/
Update: Oh, I see what you mean. The linked site is no longer available. Unfortunately, that’s not a site we control, so I’m not sure where to send you. Sorry!
In case it’s still helpful, Internet Archive is our friend =)
https://web.archive.org/web/20161207043441/http://gpfarah.com/category/bible-summary/
I would appreciate how to begin one of your bible studies, however ther is no way to acquire one.
We don’t publish pre-made Bible studies, but provide resources to help ordinary people learn to study the Bible for themselves. You may want to check out the book in the sidebar for purchase.
The list is NT quotes of OT is good but u need to add the book of jonas, jesus name him explicity as pophet in matthew 12:39-41; 16:4, luke 11:29-32.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. But the spreadsheet is listing only direct quotations of Old Testament passages (not references or allusions to OT figures). If I missed a verse from the book of Jonah that is directly quoted in the New Testament, I would be happy to add it.
There is a theory that Jonah and Nahum are the same person, both names are based on the same root. Nahum is the more normal Prophetic book recording exactly what Jonah preached in Ninveh, while the Book of Jonah is the historical narrative providing the context.
That doesn’t change that Jonah isn’t quoted, but it’s an interesting connection I felt like sharing.
Seems like Acts 4:11 quotes Psalm 118:22.
That is clearly an allusion, but not a direct quotation (introduced by something such as “it is written”).
Thank you for your excellent resource. It’s a big help as I prep a Sunday School on Minor Prophets I’m working on.
Did you intentionally leave of 1 Corinthians 15:55-56’s quote of Hosea 13:14? I see that you have avoided allusions, but this one seems like a quote to me.
Great catch! I’m glad you pointed that out. I think I just missed that 1 Cor 15:55-56 was quoting two OT texts instead of one. I have now added this to the data in the spreadsheet! Thanks much for your help.
Is there any reference or quotation of Song of Songs/Solomon? I’m having trouble viewing it as scripture due to the polygamy I perceive. I could be definitely be wrong. But it also bothers me that I don’t recall it being mentioned in the NT – I don’t mind if it’s not directly quoted, but at least mentioned in some way would help give me peace of mind about it.
The Song of Solomon is one of only 10 Old Testament books that is never *directly quoted* in the New Testament. But Lamentations, Ruth, and Esther are not directly quoted, either. I do not believe the Song espouses polygamy, but instead explicitly calls out Solomon’s polygamy as the way *not* to practice romantic love (Song 8:11-12 makes most explicit the contrast between polygamy and exclusive intimacy).
Have a question for you: do you have any books on how to develop a bible study?
Yes. Check out Sowable Word!
https://www.knowableword.com/sowable/