1. Terracotta army(1974)
King Tut’s Tomb (1922)
Pompeii (1599/1748)

2. Why excavate? Culture’s priorities How people dressed What they ate
How and what (or who)
they worshipped
How they were ruled
How strong they were
militarily
Man is on a quest of discovery
about his humanity

3. Why dig deeper into the pages of scripture? Because of its “formative
Influence and our national need
to study and
apply its teachings.”
Its claim for itself: is profitable for doctrine, rebuke,
correction, instruction in righteousness to thoroughly equip
man for every good work (2 Tim. 3:16)

4. The call to “rightly divide”
Spare the rod, spoil the child
Money is the root of all evil
Cleanliness is next to godliness
God helps those who help themselves
God moves in mysterious ways
Eve and Adam ate an apple
Jonah was swallowed by a whale
Angels were singing at the birth of Jesus
3 wise men gave gifts to Jesus
Does it
Matter?

5. We must have the proper tools for this digging.
Mentality of Matthew 13:44-46
and Psalm 119: 14, 16, 30,
45, 50, 89, 103, 162
We must be willing to dig
deeper and excavate the
wonders and treasures of
God’s word, His mind
revealed to us!
We must have the proper tools
for this digging.
Honest and eager heart to learn
Full confidence the Bible is God’s
will and the revelation is complete
Persistence in study
Reverence and respect

6. Must dig at the right site
When we dig in the Old testament,
we are uncovering information:
The development of the
Hebrew nation through whom
The Messiah would come
Prophecies about the Messiah
God’s unfolding plan for man’s
redemption
It’s place in the study of the New Testament
3,500 years of human history from the Creation to Jews return from
Babylonian captivity

7. When we dig in the New Testament, we are uncovering information:
About the Messiah and His mission
Fulfillment of OT prophecies about
Jesus and establishment of His Church
His Law and the New covenant
When we dig in this site, we uncover information about:
The kingdom’s priorities- Matt. 6:33/22:37-40
How the citizens dressed- Gal. 3:27
What the citizens ate- Jn. 6:35
How they were ruled- 1 Tim. 6:11-16/Col. 3:15-17
The strength of its army- Eph. 6:10-18

8. Is this excavation effort worth it?
Must take ownership for our discoveries and be willing to put that ownership on display
What do we see in 2 Kings
22 and 23?
Is this excavation effort worth it?
To get one ounce of gold, you have to
move 2 to 91 tons of rock… is it worth
the effort?
Is it worth the effort to dig deeper?
Note Matthew 25:23