Continuing our series on the Presence of God, today’s episode takes one more look at God’s presence in the storyline of the Bible as it appears in the Old Testament. In the first portion of the episode, we take a look at the structure of the Old Testament and contrast the layout of our modern, English bibles with the Scriptural framework that 1st century Jewish-Christians would have been familiar with. An important takeaway reveals that the ancient structure actually tells a story, a story that communicates God's unyielding desire to dwell personally among His people. In the second portion of the episode, we illustrate this truth by studying Isaiah 40:1-10. In examining this specific text, God's redemptive program is amplified both nationally for the Jews in Babylonian captivity, as well as spiritually for all of sinful humanity. The prophet dramatically announces that God's presence is about to make an entrance and anyone who has an ear to hear and a heart to obey, should make preparations for His arrival.
Scriptures: Luke 24:44; Psalm 30:5; Isaiah 40:1-10.
Production: Samuel Romano
Music: "On My Way," by Justin Jollie.
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