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The Story of the Bible in the Old Testament with Dr. Jay Sklar

Journeywomen

Hunter Beless

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, we’re talking about the Old Testament with Dr. Jay Sklar. This conversation is going to help you see how the whole Bible points to Jesus! Dr. Jay Sklar is Professor of Old Testament and VP of Academics at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. His doctoral research was completed under Professor Gordon Wenham and focused on the theology of sacrifice. He recently published a commentary on Leviticus in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series. Here you can find further resources he has put together on Leviticus, including suggestions on how to teach or preach on the book. Originally from Canada, Dr. Sklar met his wife, Ski, in the library at seminary, and to this day encourages any student wanting to be married to study hard.   FULL SHOW NOTES   RESOURCES Casketempty.com List of resources related to Leviticus (Jay’s area of research) including a Bible study on Leviticus, suggestions for a preaching series on Leviticus, a commentary on Leviticus, and audio lectures on Leviticus.   SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Genesis 6:5-7 Genesis 1:27 Psalm 89:14 Matthew 5 John 1:14 Exodus 40 Hosea 11:1 Matthew 3 Matthew 28:16-20   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the importance of understanding what the Old Testament is communicating and what it is pointing us towards? What are some of the ways we see Jesus fulfilling Old Testament images, pictures, and prophecies? What is the benefit of understanding the metanarrative of Scripture, or the big story of the Bible? What did you learn about the character of God as you listened to this week’s episode? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?     FOR MORE Subscribe: iTunes | Android Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook Support the podcast by writing a review *Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Journey Women Podcast.

0:12.7

I'm your host, Hunter Beelis.

0:14.8

Like the journey we were never meant to walk alone.

0:17.2

We all need friends along the way.

0:19.1

On the Journey Women Podcast, we'll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the

0:22.9

seasons and challenges we face on our journeys to glorify God.

0:27.2

Today we're talking about the Old Testament with Dr. J. Sklar, which could not come at a

0:31.7

better time given the fact that we are currently in the Advent season.

0:36.4

If you're like me, you're walking through the big story of the Bible, remembering the

0:40.2

coming of Christ and eagerly anticipating his return.

0:44.5

This conversation is going to help you see how the whole Bible points to him.

0:49.3

So you'll know our guests a little better.

0:51.0

Dr. J. Sklar is professor of Old Testament and VP of Academics at Covenant Theological

0:56.1

Seminary in St. Louis.

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His doctoral research was completed under Professor Gordon Wynem and focused on the

1:01.8

theology of sacrifice.

1:03.6

He recently published a commentary on the Viticus in the Tindale Old Testament Commentary

1:07.6

series.

1:08.6

It is such a treat to get to hear from him today, but before we dive in, I want to tell

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you a little bit about the sponsors who helped make this conversation possible.

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