Firm FoundationsFirm Foundations

Lesson 49Lesson 49

The Meaning of Christ’s DeathThe Meaning of Christ’s Death

from the Old Testamentfrom the Old Testament

Memory verse: Hebrews 13:8Memory verse: Hebrews 13:8

SignpostSignpost

The Old Testament The Old Testament is a signpost to Godis a signpost to God

Points forward to Points forward to death, burial, death, burial, resurrection of resurrection of JesusJesus

God made clothes for Adam & EveGod made clothes for Adam & Eve

What did Adam and Eve do when they What did Adam and Eve do when they sinned and realized they were naked?sinned and realized they were naked?– Genesis 3:7Genesis 3:7

Did God accept their clothing?Did God accept their clothing?Genesis 3:21Genesis 3:21– God refused their clothingGod refused their clothing– Killed and made animal clothes for Killed and made animal clothes for

themthem

To be accepted by GodTo be accepted by God– Admit he’s a sinner and stop trusting in Admit he’s a sinner and stop trusting in

his own workshis own works– Put his faith in Jesus and His finished Put his faith in Jesus and His finished

workwork

God clothes all believers with the God clothes all believers with the righteousness of Jesus Christrighteousness of Jesus Christ

Cain and Abels’ offeringsCain and Abels’ offerings

Whose offering did God accept?Whose offering did God accept?Genesis 4:1-5Genesis 4:1-5Why did God reject Cain & his Why did God reject Cain & his offering?offering?Cain came to God in his own Cain came to God in his own wayway– Offering from the fieldOffering from the field

Abel came according to God’s Abel came according to God’s wayway– Blood sacrificeBlood sacrifice

Blood sacrifice reminds us of Blood sacrifice reminds us of JesusJesus– John 1:29John 1:29

Noah and the arkNoah and the ark

How were people in How were people in Noah’s time living before Noah’s time living before the flood?the flood?Genesis 6:5Genesis 6:5– Man’s wickedness provoked Man’s wickedness provoked

God to destroy the worldGod to destroy the world

Genesis 6:7Genesis 6:7Genesis 6:8,9,13,14Genesis 6:8,9,13,14– God spared Noah and his God spared Noah and his

familyfamily

Genesis 6:16Genesis 6:16– One doorOne door

John 14:6John 14:6– Jesus is the only saviourJesus is the only saviour

What if you knew the future?What if you knew the future?

PenguinsPenguins

Would you avoid Would you avoid things that could things that could harm you?harm you?

Would you make Would you make choices that would choices that would benefit you?benefit you?

PassoverPassover

All Egyptians lost their All Egyptians lost their firstbornfirstbornGod made a way for the God made a way for the Israelites to escape Israelites to escape punishmentpunishment– 1. A lamb without blemish1. A lamb without blemish

Exodus 12:5Exodus 12:5Just as Jesus was sinless, Just as Jesus was sinless, lambs were without lambs were without blemishblemish

– 2. The lamb had to die2. The lamb had to dieExodus 12:6Exodus 12:6Israelites were not to break Israelites were not to break the bones of the lambthe bones of the lamb

Passover: God made a way of Passover: God made a way of escapeescape

– 3. The lamb’s blood had to 3. The lamb’s blood had to be appliedbe applied

Had to get blood and Had to get blood and applyapply it to it to doordoorExodus 12:7Exodus 12:7Must actively believe in Jesus’ Must actively believe in Jesus’ sacrifice to be savedsacrifice to be saved

– 4. None of the Israelites’ 4. None of the Israelites’ firstborn diedfirstborn died

Exodus 12:27Exodus 12:27God passed over every house God passed over every house with the blood, just as He with the blood, just as He promisedpromisedJohn 3:16John 3:16

The mercy seatThe mercy seat

God delivered the God delivered the IsraelitesIsraelites– Led them through the Red Led them through the Red

Sea, to Mount SinaiSea, to Mount Sinai– Gave His commandmentsGave His commandments– Told them to build a Told them to build a

tabernacletabernacle

Hebrews 9:7, 10:2-4Hebrews 9:7, 10:2-4– Blood of animals could Blood of animals could

never pay for sinnever pay for sin

Mark 15:37-38Mark 15:37-38– Curtain hung in front of most Curtain hung in front of most

holy placeholy place– God showed that Jesus paid God showed that Jesus paid

full price for sinfull price for sin

ConclusionConclusion

B.C. A.D.

believerswho looked

forward to Jesus’death for them

believerswho look

back to Jesus’death for them

believerswho sawJesus’

death for them