Section 2: Short Answer (5 pts. ea.) Please answer the questions below in 1 or 2 sentences.
1. What is the typological significance of the supper of the lamb in Exodus 12:8-11?
The typological significance of the supper of the lamb is that of Christian sanctification. The character of the believer is to align with the character of God, and to “eat” of the lamb in its entirety means to establish a “complete” relationship with Christ, the Lamb of God.
2. How would you answer the apparent tension between the character of God in the Old Testament and the character of God in the New Testament?
There is no such tension or change of character in God if one analyzes both testaments in their historical setting: in the Old Testament, God’s righteousness and goodness can be seen as he sets up a geo-political …show more content…
3. Explain the Christological significance of the Davidic covenant.
Christ was recognized as the “Son of David” or belonging to the “House of David.” David’s covenant established the greatest earthly ruler of Israel as the precursor of the ultimate and permanent supreme ruler and savior of the universe: Jesus Christ. Both David and Jesus were kings under God’s blessing. God made seven promises to David as part of his covenant (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17, and Psalm 89) but four of them would be fulfilled after his lifetime:
1. David is promised an eternal seed. This promised was fulfilled in the Resurrection of Christ.
2. David is promised an eternal kingdom. This kingdom’s advent with Jesus will be fully established in Christ’s return in glory along with the New Heavens and New Earth.
3. David is promised an eternal throne. As David’s rightful heir, this refers to Jesus’ throne as he seats at the right side of the Father and permits his children to seat with him and rule forever and
1. What is the typological significance of the supper of the lamb in Exodus 12:8-11?
The typological significance of the supper of the lamb is that of Christian sanctification. The character of the believer is to align with the character of God, and to “eat” of the lamb in its entirety means to establish a “complete” relationship with Christ, the Lamb of God.
2. How would you answer the apparent tension between the character of God in the Old Testament and the character of God in the New Testament?
There is no such tension or change of character in God if one analyzes both testaments in their historical setting: in the Old Testament, God’s righteousness and goodness can be seen as he sets up a geo-political …show more content…
3. Explain the Christological significance of the Davidic covenant.
Christ was recognized as the “Son of David” or belonging to the “House of David.” David’s covenant established the greatest earthly ruler of Israel as the precursor of the ultimate and permanent supreme ruler and savior of the universe: Jesus Christ. Both David and Jesus were kings under God’s blessing. God made seven promises to David as part of his covenant (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17, and Psalm 89) but four of them would be fulfilled after his lifetime:
1. David is promised an eternal seed. This promised was fulfilled in the Resurrection of Christ.
2. David is promised an eternal kingdom. This kingdom’s advent with Jesus will be fully established in Christ’s return in glory along with the New Heavens and New Earth.
3. David is promised an eternal throne. As David’s rightful heir, this refers to Jesus’ throne as he seats at the right side of the Father and permits his children to seat with him and rule forever and