I remember getting this idea at Sukkot. Sure, everyone knows the stories of Creation, of Noah, of Joseph, of the Exodus, Joshua, Samson, and so on. How many actually study the meaning behind these stories and the text surrounding them? Those of us that were raised in church were taught many of these stories in Sunday School. Taught in a way that makes them children's stories, rather than events that actually happened. Then, as we get older, we are told that the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. Something that pretty much declares the Old Testament is no longer needed. If a puzzle has a solution printed with it and everyone just studies the solution, why try to put the puzzle together? You already know how to do it.

However, the Bible never tells us the OT is a puzzle or something that needs to be revealed. This idea comes from verses taken out of context like 2 Corinthians 3:14-16, which is using the events of Exodus 34 as a simile of those who read Scriptures, but reject the Messiah. It is not making new commentary about the OT.

I will tell you from experience, that when you read your Bible in context and keep the front of the book in mind when reading the back of the book, so many things become revealed. So many things make so much more sense. You see things like Paul using Exodus 34 as a simile, instead of coming to a conclusion he is saying the OT is something veiled. Context is important.

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