Sometimes we feel overwhelmed as we start this particular year of studies in the Old Testament.

Perhaps it is the sheer size of the book.

Perhaps it is the archaic language and culture.

Perhaps it seems to be so disconnected from us in time. But let us remember how the Old

Testament permeates all the other scriptures. When Nephi says that his soul delights in the

scriptures, he is talking about the Old Testament. When Jesus Christ quotes scriptures to the devil who is trying

to tempt him, he is quoting from the Old Testament. When Moroni came to the young prophet

Joseph and quotes at least 28 passages of scripture with more than 84 verses, more than 90%

of them came from the Old Testament.

When Jesus Christ was talking to his followers during his mortal ministry, he said,

Search the Scriptures, for in them you think ye have eternal life,

and they are they which testify of me.

Jesus here was referring to the Old Testament.

He testified that the Old Testament writings testified of him, and that is the grand key to our

own understanding and enjoyment of this sacred book in our studies this year, we will always be searching for Jesus Christ

in our studies of the Old Testament.

Welcome to Meridian Magazine's new Come and See podcast, where we go right to the heart of the scriptures

to see the Savior Jesus Christ in all we read and study.

We are Scott and Maureen Proctor, and we're excited to jump right into our wonderful

studies of the Old Testament. As Scott just recounted, the Old Testament does strike many as a

formidable, unapproachable, hard to understand ancient book.

The 1,184 pages can seem daunting.

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