STEPPING STONES BIBLE STUDY GOD S UNFOLDING PLAN OF SALVATION HANDOUTS Free dwnladable NewHpePublishers.cm By Rita Usher, Melanie Stry, and Amanda Thrntn Fr use with Stepping Stnes Bible Study cpyrighted cntent published by New Hpe Publishers INCLUDES: STUDENT LESSON HANDOUTS DRAMAS CHARTS BIBLE VERSES GROUP WORK BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LESSON REFERENCES New Hpe Publishers PO Bx 12065 Birmingham, AL 35202-2065 NewHpePublishers.cm New Hpe Publishers is a divisin f WMU, an internatinal rganizatin that challenges Christian believers t understand and be radically invlved in Gd s missin. 2016 by Rita Usher, Melanie Stry, and Amanda Thrntn All rights reserved. First printing 2016. Printed in the United States f America. N part f this publicatin may be reprduced, stred in a retrieval system, r transmitted in any frm r by any means electrnic, mechanical, phtcpying, recrding, r therwise withut the prir written permissin f the publisher. New Hpe Publishers serves its authrs as they express their views, which may nt express the views f the publisher. All Scripture qutatins, unless therwise indicated, are taken frm the Hly Bible, New Internatinal Versin, NIV. Cpyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permissin f Zndervan. All rights reserved wrldwide. www.zndervan.cm The NIV and New Internatinal Versin are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Scripture qutatins marked (NKJV) are taken frm the New King James Versin. Cpyright 1982 by Thmas Nelsn. Used by permissin. All rights reserved. Scripture qutatins marked (NCV) are taken frm the New Century Versin. Cpyright 2005 by Thmas Nelsn. Used by permissin. All rights reserved. Scripture qutatins marked (NASB) are taken frm the New American Standard Bible, Cpyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lckman Fundatin. Used by permissin.
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Lessn 8 Mses s Stry, Part 2 Passver, the Law, the Tabernacle Passver Old Testament Necessity f animal sacrifice/bld t cver sins Adam and Eve Genesis 3:7, 21 Cain and Abel Genesis 4:3 5 Abraham Genesis 22:7 8, 13 Passver Exdus 11 12 The Law Sin must be paid fr by bld. Animals can be substitutes. The Prphets Nt just a ritual, but frm the heart; Isaiah 53 the Lamb t replace lambs. New Testament Jesus as the Lamb f Gd Jhn the Baptist Jhn 1:29, 36 Paul 1 Crinthians 5:7 Peter 1 Peter 1:18 19 33
Lessn 8 Mses s Stry, Part 2 Passver, the Law, the Tabernacle (cntinued) Jhn Revelatin 5:6, 13:8 The Passver Last Supper becmes The Lrd s Supper, Cmmunin. Matthew 26:26 29; Mark 14:22 25; Luke 22:14 20 It is still a memrial tday. Luke 22:19; 1 Crinthians 11:23 26 Sme f the cmparisns between the Passver Lamb and Jesus Passver Lamb Jesus Chsen (Exdus 12:5) This is My Sn in whm I am well pleased (Matthew 3:17). Unblemished (Exdus 12:5) Jesus knew n sin (2 Crinthians 5:21). Examined (Exdus 12:6) Jesus was questined by enemies and passed every test. Lamb was slain t save lives f Israel Jesus was slain t save us frm sin. Bld n drpsts Bld n ur heart (figuratively) Angel f death passes ver Israel Gd passes ver us in judgment. Bnes nt brken (Exdus 12:46) The sldier des nt break Jesus legs (Jhn 19:33 36). The Law The Law is spelled ut in Exdus 19 31 Leviticus Parts f Numbers Parts f Deuternmy Laws regulate the whle f Israelite sciety wrship, civil, mral, dietary, persnal relatinships, etc. Gd spells ut hw He will be apprached and what it means t be righteus. Gd als freshadws what He will d in Christ. 34
Lessn 8 Mses s Stry, Part 2 Passver, the Law, the Tabernacle (cntinued) The Ten Cmmandments Exdus 20:1 17 The first fur cmmandments cver ur relatinship with Gd. 1. Exdus 20:3 2. Exdus 20:4 6 3. Exdus 20:7 Nte, this ges beynd. 4. Exdus 20:8 11 Nte, wh it applied t: Nte, reference t Genesis 2:3: The last six cmmandments cver ur relatinship with thers. 5. Exdus 20:12 Nte, prmise: 6. Exdus 20:13 7. Exdus 20:14 8. Exdus 20:15 9. Exdus 20:16 10. Exdus 20:17 The Tabernacle Exdus 25 31 Gd begins t lay ut the requirements fr the Tabernacle His directins are very specific. Exdus 25:8 9; Hebrews 8:5 Hw t raise the mney What it will lk like 35
Lessn 8 Mses s Stry, Part 2 Passver, the Law, the Tabernacle (cntinued) Exdus 25 31 Gd begins t lay ut the requirements fr the Tabernacle (cntinued) Hw it is t be riented Which directin it will face Where it will be in relatin t all the tribes in camp Each piece f furniture Materials t make everything with Priests and their garments and their fd Tls and utensils Sacrifices Wrkmen Even names tw fremen: Exdus 35:30 Bezalel Exdus 35:34 Ohliab Exdus 35 39 The mney is raised and all parts f the Tabernacle are cnstructed. Exdus 40 1 33 The Tabernacle is erected. 34 38 The clud cvers the tent and the glry f the Lrd fills it. Why S Specific? Much f it is symblic. It is a picture f heaven. Hebrews 8:1 6 Verse 2 calls heaven the true Tabernacle the Lrd pitched. Verse 5 says the earthly Tabernacle is a cpy and shadw f heavenly things. Hebrews 9:1 5 descriptin f the earthly Tabernacle Hebrews 9:11 14 Christ, the perfect sacrifice brught int the perfect Tabernacle. 36
Lessn 8 Layut f the Tabernacle Reference: Kregel Pictrial Guide t the Tabernacle 37