Scriptural Insights and Commentary: The Old Testament

Find yourself confused by the Old Testament? Feeling dread about cracking open the oldest text of scripture? Then this book is for you. Written by Old Testament scholar Dr. Taylor Halverson, this book is a lively and inviting way to see the gospel afresh. Come see how the creation laid the groundwork for the plan of salvation. See the hand of God at work in the story of Noah. Listen to the story of God’s covenants with the children of Abraham. Follow the Israelites in the wilderness as they seek their God. Learn lessons from the Israelite cycles of faith and faithlessness in the Promised Land. Watch the Israelite political order follow God through righteous kings and then fall into disaster and apostasy. Hear the voice of God as declared by His prophets. And experience again the marvelous prophetic statements in the Bible about the glorious last days. This book will increase your comprehension of and love for the Old Testament as a witness of God’s grace, gospel, and covenants.