Biblical Theology - Lesson 6
The Significance of Jesus' Baptism and Temptation
The redemptive historical significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation has its roots in the Old Testament account of the Exodus.
The Significance of Jesus' Baptism and Temptation
III. The Theological Significance of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Baptism
A. John the Baptist fulfills the first prophetic announcement of Israel’s restoration in Isaiah 40-66
B. Just as Israel had to go through the sea at the Exodus to enter the promised land, and just as the second generation had to do the same thing at the Jordan as a miniature second Exodus, so again, now that Israel’s restoration is at hand through Jesus, true Israelites must again identify with the water and the Jordan in order to begin to experience true restoration.
IV. The Redemptive Historical Significance of Jesus’ Temptation in the Wilderness.
A. The “forty days and forty nights” echo Israel’s forty years in the wilderness.
B. Jesus succeeds in facing the same temptations to which Israel succumbed.
C. The defeat of the devil in the wilderness was Jesus’ first act of conquering the “Canaanites in the promised land” as true Israel, in this case the devil was the ultimate satanic prince of the Canaanites and all wicked nations.
D. After defeating the Devil in the Promised Land, Jesus again is seen as beginning to further fulfill Isaiah’s promises of Israel’s restoration.
V. Jesus as a Latter-Day New Moses Who Leads Israel Back to God
A. One of the first indications of this is the “Sermon of the Mount”
B. Matthew 7:24-27 may be referring to Jesus’ re-establishment of the temple in himself as the “rock”.
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The use of the phrase "Latter Days" in the Old Testament and references where it occurs.
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When the term "latter days" appears in New Testament books, it sometimes refers exclusively to future events.
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The link between 2 Thessalonians and 1 John. Practical implications of biblical theology.
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The "Son of Man" as a beginning fulfillment of the great tribulation. The biblical theology of Jesus in the Gospels.
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Jesus' healings represent the restoration of Israel. Jesus as the Son of Man.
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Jesus' healings continue to indicate his restoration of creation and of Israel. Healings were acted out parables of Jesus’ mission to spiritually heal.
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Two chief characteristics of true membership in the Inaugurated kingdom: repentence over sin and offering forgiveness.
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The apostle Paul's vision of Christ on the Damascus road has similarities to visions of God that people had in the Old Testament.
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Man is now able to fulfill the divine command in Genesis 1:28 by being, "in Christ."
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There is a close relationship in the New Testament of the concepts of reconciliation and eschatology.
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Sanctification is the process of being set apart from the old creation to the new.
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Justification is a declaration of righteousness applied by grace.
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The sinless life of Christ worked out a perfect righteousness for his people.
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The Church is the community of the New Creation.
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The Holy Spirit is the equipper of the Messiah and the eschatological transformer of Israel.
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Human marriage is a reflection of the inaugurated new creation marriage of Christ and the Church.
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Seminary level course on Biblical Theology