Hebrews 9:11-14; Leviticus 16 In the Old Testament, on the Day of Atonement, one animal was a blood sacrifice for the sins of the people. The other was the scapegoat. The scapegoat bore the sins of the people and took them out of their midst. Jesus did both.

God instructed the Moses to build a Sanctuary that God may 'dwell in their midst.' In the Fullness of Time, when Jesus was born, John tells us that 'The Word became flesh and 'dwelt' among us.' We no longer need a Sanctuary made by human hands. Jesus is our Sanctuary. Exodus 25; John 1

If you are a religious person who trusts in your adherence to following God's Commandments to be justified, then be prepared to follow God's Commandments perfectly. The Good News is that Jesus fulfilled all the law perfectly. When we trust in Jesus, we are justified in God's sight.

Exodus 3-12, We must always remember that God is capable of reversing the curse. In the Passover, we see the foreshadowing of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. The sacrificial lamb of the people of Israel, became the perfect Passover Lamb for us.

Genesis Chapters 50:15-21; Luke 23:39-43, "Do we sometimes forget the forgiveness of God?

Genesis 22-32 - During our journey of growing closer to God, we must learn the practice of being in the presence of God.

Genesis Chapters 16-22 Abraham's sacrifice of his only son, Isaac is a foreshadowing of God's sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus.

Genesis Chapters 12-15. Just believing that there is a god, only qualifies you to be a demon (James 2:19). Abram not just believed in God; Abram believed God. Abram trusted in trusted in God's promises.

Genesis Chapters 1-11, Today we begin a survey of the Old Testament. We will ask the questions, "What's the Big Idea?" and "How does each book of the Old Testament point us to Jesus?" In this study we will see that God's Grace is found throughout Scripture.