The Berean Approach

The Berean Approach Understanding Bible Basics The Bible is 66 different books Written by 40 different people Written over a period of 2,000 years Consist of 2 volumes called the Old Testament and the New Testament Although spread out in 66 different books, the Bible is a single message Written in 3 languages: Hebrew, Aramaic & Greek Can’t learn the depths of the Bible without being a believer in Jesus Christ, and without help from the Holy Spirit.

The Berean Approach Collection of 150 different psalms Psalm = 9&/}/ (mizmor), a masculine noun referring to poems set to instrumental music (#4210) Most (73) written by David 1/3 written by unknown artists The Book of PSALMS

The Berean Approach Psalms of celebration Psalms of praise Psalms of condemnation Psalms of despair Psalms of repentance Psalms of forgiveness Psalms of rejoicing The Book of PSALMS

The Berean Approach NKJ Study Guide: “As you read the book of Psalms, you will hear believers crying out to God from the depths of despair, and you will hear them singing to Him on the height of celebration. But whether despairing or rejoicing, you will always hear them sharing honest feelings with their God. Because of the honesty expressed by the psalmists, men and women throughout history have come, again and again, to the book of Psalms for comfort during times of struggle and distress. And with the psalmists, they have risen from the depths of despair to new heights of joy and praise as they also discover the power of God’s everlasting love and forgiveness. Let the honesty of the psalmists guide you into a deep and genuine relationship with God.”

The Berean Approach Believed to have been written by Asaph Asaph – a musician appointed by David to serve in the Tabernacle (1 Chronicles 6:39) Asaph is credited with writing about 12 Psalms (Psalms 50, 73-83) Psalm 81 verses 6-16 an oracle of God Psalm 81 verses 1-5 call to worship

The Berean Approach 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt I heard a language that I did not know:

The Berean Approach 6 I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket. 7 You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. 8 Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! 9 Let there be no strange god among you; nor shall you worship any foreign god. 10 I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

The Berean Approach 11 But My people did not listen to My voice, and Israel did not obey Me. 12 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, to walk in their own devices. 13 Oh that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! 14 I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries. 15 Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, and their time of punishment would be forever. 16 But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

The Berean Approach 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

The Berean Approach 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. Thought #1Thought #2

The Berean Approach KJV: Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. NIV: Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival NLT: Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival! Holman Christian Bible (HCB): Blow the horn during the new moon and during the full moon, on the day of our feast. NIRV: Blow the ram's horn on the day of the New Moon Feast. Blow it again when the moon is full and the Feast of Booths begins. Booths = #5521: pavilion, tent, or tabernacle.

The Berean Approach 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. What is this ordinance of the God of Jacob?See Chronicles 2:4

The Berean Approach “Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.” What are these set feasts of the Lord our God?See Leviticus 23

The Berean Approach 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. Passover (verses 4-5) The Feast of Unleavened Bread (verses 6-8) The Feast of Firstfruits (verses 9-14) The Feast of Weeks/Shavout (verses 15-22) The Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah (verses 23-25) The Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur (verses 26-32) The Feast of Tabernacles/Sukkot (33-44)

The Berean Approach Celebrating the night the Hebrews were set free from Egyptian bondage after God killed the first born of all who did not have lamb’s blood on their doorpost. The unleavened bread reminded the Hebrews of their affliction from being slaves and the night of hasty deliverance by God. The firstfruits of the Spring cereal grain harvest were offered as a thanksgiving offering to God for the harvest. Thanksgiving for the arrival of the summer crops. Firstfruits were offered to God.

The Berean Approach (Yom Teruah – Day of Blowing of Trumpets.) Today known as Rosh Ha-Shanah – head of the year) marked with the blowing of trumpets and a holy convocation. Atonement was made for the prior year’s sins. Practices included burnt offerings including seven unblemished lambs and a goat sin offering. The most prominent of the Feasts. An 8 day celebration of great joy in remembrance of God’s protection when the Israelites lived in tabernacles (booths or huts) during the wilderness wandering. How does this apply to us today?See 2 Colossians 2:16-17

The Berean Approach “ 16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.” The Message Bible: “All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.” The Amplified Bible: “Such [things] are only the shadow of things that are to come, and they have only a symbolic value. But the reality (the substance, the solid fact of what is foreshadowed, the body of it) belongs to Christ.” NLT: “For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.” The ordinance for the festivals, new moon, and Sabbaths are about Jesus !

The Berean Approach John 5:39 – “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me.” NIV – “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.”

The Berean Approach 1.These festivals belong to the LORD our God - YHWY Elohim 2.They are a shadow of things to come 3.They are about Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus Christ How are the festivals about Jesus Christ? What we have gather thus far??? TANAKHNEW TESTAMENT

The Berean Approach Speaks of redemption. Messiah, the Passover Lamb, would be sacrificed for us all 1 Corinthians 5:7 – “…For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” Jesus Christ was the Passover Lamb.

The Berean Approach Luke 22:19 – “And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." Jesus Christ is the Unleavened bread. Speaks of sanctification. Messiah’s body is the unleavened bread of the holy communion. His body would not decay in the grave.

The Berean Approach Jesus Christ is the Firstfruits. Speaks of resurrection. Messiah would rise triumphantly from the grave on the third day. 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 – “ 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.”

The Berean Approach James 1:17-18– “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” Because of His will, we, the church, are Firstfruits of Jesus Christ. Firstfruits of the second harvest. Messiah would send the Holy Spirit to inaugurate the New Covenant and Church age.

The Berean Approach 1 Corinthians 15: “ 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality” Points to the day when the Messiah returns to rescue the righteous and judge the wicked (the rapture). 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17-“ 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.” Jesus will come for His church at the blast of the trumpet of God.

The Berean Approach Points to the day when Israel repents of her sins and turns to the Messiah for salvation. Luke 13: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it! 35 "Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Jesus will return to the Jews when they repent and cry out for His return.

The Berean Approach Points to the day when the Messiah sets up the messianic kingdom and dwell with us forever. Revelation 21:3 – “And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them…” Jesus will one day dwell with us forever.

The Berean Approach 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, the sweet sounding lyre with the harp. 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt I heard a language that I did not know: Verse 5

The Berean Approach The purpose of the celebration was to proclaim aloud the mighty acts of the Lord in the history of salvation (“Sing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.”) During the feast the congregation remembered God’s mighty acts in Egypt(v.5) and how He dwelled with them in the wilderness. This is foreshadowing God dwelling with us on the new earth after He makes all things new (Rel. 21).

The Berean Approach 6 "I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket. 7 "You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Verse 6 – reference to Israel’s servitude to Egypt. “the waters of Meribah” refers to the time when Israel was thirsty and God provided water from a Rock (Exd. 7:1-7). What is the significant of this event?See 1 Corinthians 10:1-4

The Berean Approach 1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food; 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

The Berean Approach Verses 8-10 is an exhortation to listen: 8 "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! 9 Let there be no strange god among you; nor shall you worship any foreign god. 10 I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

The Berean Approach Verses is God’s judgment on rebellious Israel 11 “But My people did not listen to My voice, and Israel did not obey Me. 12 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, to walk in their own devices.” Sounds familiar? See Romans 1:18-27

The Berean Approach 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

The Berean Approach 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

The Berean Approach Verses 13 is another exhortation to listen: 13 "Oh that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! Verses provides God’s future blessings 14 "I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries. 15 "Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, and their time of punishment would be forever. 16 "But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

The Berean Approach Israel’s Past The psalm recalls Israel’s history during their time in Egypt and during the wilderness wandering. Israel’s Present Verses 8-12 deals with Israel’s rejection of the Messiah and the consequents of this rejection. Israel’s Future Verses deals with Israel’s repentance. As a direct result of Israel’s calamity, they call out in repentance to the Messiah, who will return to them and defeat their enemies.