Commentary on "The Second Generation: Admonitions"

STEVE PITCHER

 

Day 7: Friday, December 18, 2009

 

The final lesson for the week refers to an important passage from 1st Corinthians. 1 Cor. 10:11 says:

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

It is important to note here that these examples were not for the “second generation” of Israelites after wandering in the wilderness. They were “written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.” We have been in the end of the age since the time of the Apostles. This instruction is for us today. Now that Christ has come, we have the fullness of the teaching of the Gospel message that was hidden for ages past.

The lessons of ancient Israel are for the Christian Church today. We benefit greatly from these stories, but in every case, we must go to the New Testament to determine the full meaning for the people of God. Do not be satisfied with the Old Testament alone. In doing so, one is simply performing the religion of the Jew. We must always interpret the Old Testament in light of the complete revelation of God’s will in Jesus Christ, as taught by the Apostles in the New Testament.

 

Summary

1. The stories of ancient Israel, recorded in the Old Testament are for the benefit of the Church.
2. Since the time of the Apostles we have been in the “end of the ages.”
3. The New Testament contains the complete revelation of much of the teaching of the Old Testament. After reading the historical accounts, we must see what Christ and his Apostles taught for the edification of the Church in the New Testament.

 

 

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