The Old Testament is a masterpiece of literature. Its constituent parts—its narrative, its themes, its variety of presentation, its complexity, its beauty—all add up to a magnificent whole that points the reader directly to Jesus Christ. He is never far from view. In the first five sessions of this study guide, we have seen Jesus Christ as the pivot point for the Old and New Testaments: as God’s creative “Word”—who was in the beginning with God and is God—became a man;