At Calvary, God poured his wrath upon his only begotten Son. The flood of God's wrath came upon his Son. God the Father shut the door of heaven, as it were, and Jesus was locked out. This inexpressible feeling of being shut out caused Jesus to cry out loudly, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matt. 27:46). Imagine the cries of the people who were locked out in Noah's days. But here's the gospel: at Calvary, God locked his Son out, so that he could open the door of heaven for sinners who will believe in his Son.

This article discusses the Passover feast, the feast of weeks (feast of harvest/Pentecost), and the feast of booths. The author discusses how these three feasts were celebrated in the Old and New Testament and how they point to Christ.

What was the purpose of the Old Testament sacrifices? Do they have any meaning for us today? This article discusses each of the sacrifices given by God for Israel, namely, the sin offering, trespass offering, burnt offering, grain offering, and peace offering, as well as their relevance for us today. It ends by noting how Christ is the ultimate sacrifice.

This article is about slaves and slavery in the Old Testament, and what this means for slavery and the Christian life today.

This article is about the death penalty according to the law of God. What should our perspective on capital punishment be?

The tabernacle symbolized Jesus Christ, God’s dwelling with Israel, and it pointed to heaven. This article draws implications for the believer today on the meaning of the tabernacle.

What is the significance of the objects in the ark of the covenant: the tables of the covenant, the pot of manna, and Aaron’s rod? How do these three objects point forward to the work of Christ?

This article looks at Exodus 28 and Leviticus 16 to discuss the typology of the Old Testament high priest as foreshadowing the work of Christ. The article gives attention to the designation of the high priest, his dress (the ephod, breastplate, mitre), and his deeds (atonement, so described in Leviticus 16).

What is the significance of the Old Testament feasts for us today? This article discusses the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles in detail, showing their meaning for believers today.

This article is about the bronze altar as part of the tabernacle.

This article is about the mercy seat of God on the ark of the covenant, described in Exodus 25:20-22.

This article is about the veil of the tabernacle and the abolishment of this veil through Christ's death.

Is God unjust? Why did God's justice require the annihilation of so many nations in the Old Testament (i.e. the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 15)?

This article is about the golden candlestick in the tabernacle. The author also looks at Exodus 25:31.

This article looks at why it is so important for Christians to believe in Adam as a historical person and Genesis 1-3 as history.

their country. This article is about the doorkeepers/gatekeepers of the Old Testament. They played a big role in guarding the holiness of the tabernacle and temple in reference to those who were coming to worship. The article then moves to discussing the task of office-bearers guarding and protecting what we have in the church today.

This article is about surrogate motherhood in the Old Testament. Genesis 16:1-4 and Genesis 30:1-13 is also discussed.

This article is about the presence of God with his people. The author looks at the relation of temple and church, and the temple and Jesus Christ. A special focus is on the Holy of holies in the tabernacle/temple. Fellowship with God is an important topic of this article, as well as God dwelling with his people.

This article on prayer and the incense offering discusses the position of the incense offering, the aroma of the incense offering, and the rules for the incense offering. Exodus 30 is discussed.

Is it important to believe that Adam was a historical person? This article looks at God's revelation as an unbreakable whole.

This article is about the golden altar of incense in the tabernacle. The author also looks at Exodus 30:1.

This article is about the table of showbread in the tabernacle. The author also looks at Exodus 25:30.

Psalm 88 shows the misery, sadness, and bitter reality of death, while the suffering poet still holds on to the LORD, the God of his salvation. The psalm points us to Jesus Christ, who suffered throughout his life, was forsaken by God, and truly died. At Easter the church proclaims that Christ has risen and that the LORD can work wonders for the dead. The joy of the resurrection receives its true meaning because the One who rose to life really suffered and died.

The article explains that following Jesus means losing your life in order to save it, because true discipleship is a daily battle of self-denial in which Christ, rather than self, determines every part of life and gives believers an unshakable identity. It concludes that following Jesus is a little dying, but only by placing everything under him can believers find their only salvation, keep their lives in balance, and truly live.

This article discusses the calling and function of biblical prophets and how they differed from false prophets.

This article explains the theological imagery and symbol of the Passover. It indicates how Passover is all about Christ.

Understanding the Old Testament laws of uncleanness will promote a proper understanding of Christian baptism.

How should we understand the judgment of the prophets on the rich, and their view of the poor?

The tabernacle was the gospel’s message in the Old Testament. How? This article explains the ministry of the tabernacle as the place of worship, its description, and its position. 

The tabernacle was the gospel’s message in the Old Testament. How? This article explains the significance of the furniture in the tabernacle, focusing on the tabernacle’s candlestick and its significance. 

The tabernacle was the gospel’s message in the Old Testament. How? This article explains the significance of the furniture in the tabernacle, especially the significance of the golden altar of incense and the tabernacle veil. 

The tabernacle was the gospel’s message in the Old Testament. How? This article explains the significance of the furniture in the tabernacle: in particular, the significance of the ark. 

Why did God instruct the building of the tabernacle? This article looks at the curtain in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 26:31-33. It shows how Christ through his suffering opened the way to God.

Why did God instruct the building of the tabernacle? This article looks at the covenant ark in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 25:10-22.

Why did God instruct the building of the tabernacle? This article looks at the incense altar in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 30:1-10 and Exodus 37:25-29. Its message is that of prayer and propitiation.

This article looks at the golden lampstand in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 25:31-39 and Leviticus 24:1-4. It explains that the lampstand pointed to God as the Lightgiver and Lifegiver.

Why did God instruct the building of the tabernacle? This article looks at the bread of Presence in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 25:23-30 and Leviticus 24:5-9. The author explains that the bread was for God, from God, and represented fellowship with God.

Why did God command the building of the tabernacle? This article looks at the bronze basin in the tabernacle as it is explained in Exodus 30:17-21. It pointed to the cleansing required and how God provided for such cleansing.

This article looks at the altar in the tabernacle. It shows that the message of the altar was sanctification, support, and salvation.

This article introduces the importance of the tabernacle by pointing out that God gave it to his people to teach them about himself, but also that the tabernacle carried a prophetic message.

Leviticus 25-Leviticus 26 provides instruction on the Year of Jubilee. This article explains its OT setting, its gospel significance, and its relevance for today. It explains this in light of the five solas of the Reformation.

This article explains how the furniture in the tabernacle points us to Christ.

There a huge difference between biblical slavery and slavery as it was practiced in the Western world. What is that difference? This article answers that question.

The need for the High Priest in the Old Testament illustrated the need for a Mediator. This article explains the clothing of the High Priest and shows how it points us to Christ.

The need for the High Priest in the Old Testament illustrated the need for a Mediator. This article explains how the consecration of the High Priest, the duties of the High Priest, and the regulations of the High Priest pointed to Christ.

This article shows how the Old Testament can be of practical use for Christians today provided they take it as it is, because it reveals the work of God with his people in Christ.

Looking at the prevalence of wisdom in the Bible and in the ancient Near East, this article shows how wisdom was gained through tradition, experience, and revelation.

Through the eyes of the Council of Nicea, this article looks at the struggle between Christianity and Judaism, that the desire for Christianity to develop its identity away from Judaism has impacted the understanding of Old Testament feasts. Sabbath and Passover are used as examples.

This article discusses the words “clean” and “unclean” in the Old Testament and the purpose of God’s law on cleanliness and purity.

How does one become a false prophet? This article shows that you become a false prophet when you speak only what people want to hear and leave out things that are important to talk about. The article applies this to preaching and shows that true prophecy speaks what is of God, through God, and to God.

After surveying the biblical evidence on prophecy, this article shows that biblical prophecy is not mainly about foretelling the future. The prophet is a mouthpiece of God who for the most part spoke about the work of Jesus Christ.

The Old Testament prophets were men who are called and sent by God to speak his message to God's people in the context of covenant culture, and call God's people to turn their hearts to God. This article looks also at the nature of the calling of prophets.

This article looks at the ark of the covenant in the tabernacle.

This article is about the bronze laver in the tabernacle. The author also looks at Exodus 38:8.

Is the Bible a book full of violence? This article shows that indeed, the Bible abounds with stories of violence. It also explains that this is more bothersome to today's Christians than it was to earlier generations of Christians.

What did God create the moon? This article explains four reasons why God created the moon, from Genesis 1:14-18. 

In Exodus 28:30, we read about the Urim and Thummim. What were they, and what were the Urim and Thummim used for? 

This article looks at the reasons the Passover Feast was celebrated with unleavened bread. It draws implications for the church in its celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and considers whether it is proper to use bread or matzos.

When did the exodus take place? There are two theories: an early date and a late date. In answering this question this article looks first at the date of the conquest and the burning of Jericho, Ai, Hazor. After examining the archaeological claim for a later date based on Palestinian artifacts, the article concludes that such a claim has no grounds.