Used this way, the legal implications of the Lord’s last words are staggering, and are explained in detail in Colossians 2:13-15. The ex-convict carried this document with him as proof that he had paid his debt to society so he wouldn’t be charged with the same crime again. Upon his release, it was also written across the bill of charges for which a criminal had served time. The Greek word in both cases is tetelestai a legal term in Jesus’ day that usually meant paid in full and was written across a paid invoice, for example. You have to read the Psalm in Greek to get this last tidbit, because in English the last phrase of verse 31 reads “He has done it.” But in Greek it’s is the same word John used in documenting our Lord’s last statement from the cross, translated “It is finished” in John 19:30. Surprisingly, it opens with the first words our Lord spoke from the cross and closes with His final ones. Written by David 1000 years before the fact, it reads like a first person account of the pain and humiliation that form of punishment inflicted upon its victim. Psalm 22 is the clearest description of what it’s like to be crucified anywhere in Scripture and is the most often quoted Psalm in the New Testament. In Psalm 22 we see a picture of the Good Shepherd, giving His life for the flock. ![]() In these three Psalms, we find the three specific roles of the Messiah, cast in terms of the Shepherd’s responsibilities. These four passages present as complete a picture of the Messiah as you’ll find anywhere in Scripture, Old Testament or New.īut my favorite selection of Old Testament Messianic Scripture is the Shepherd Psalm Trilogy, Psalms 22, 23, and 24. Perhaps their most often used passage, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, is actually the last of the four so-called Servant Songs of the Messiah. This is the way Messianic believers convert their Jewish brethren, since Jews don’t recognize the New Testament’s authority as Scripture. Many of these require the insight gained from the New Testament to be recognizable, but a reasonable amount of study will enable most students to give a persuasive presentation of the Messiah using Old Testament passages exclusively. The diligent student will discover glimpses of the Messiah throughout the Old Testament. This novel is a call for the modern church to return to spirituality.Home » Topical Studies » Spiritual Life » The Shepherd Psalm Trilogy In the third novel, God and the Groceryman, Wright makes a plea for God’s presence in all aspects of life and offers a criticism of churches run as morally bankrupt businesses. He battles his conscience about whether to be the spiritual puppet of the church elders or to prescribe a dose of heavy ministry to his ailing congregation. In the sequel The Calling of Dan Matthews, Dan Matthews becomes the new minister of the Midwestern town of Corinth. ![]() The shepherd, an elderly, mysterious, learned man, escapes the buzzing restlessness of the city to live in the Ozarks. The Shepherd of the Hills, originally published in 1907, is Harold Bell Wright’s most famous work. This trilogy gathers together for the first time Wright’s three novels featuring the character Dan Matthews, based on Wright himself. He taught his religious principles through his many novels, which address moral and social problems. ![]() “An amazingly interesting and absorbing story of people you know, the people who live round the corner or up and down your street, and behind it all a message filled with hope and inspiration.”Ī best-selling writer of fiction, non-fiction, and essays during the first half of the twentieth century, Harold Bell Wright was a self-taught man who founded permanent churches in Missouri, California, and Kansas.
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