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The purpose of studying the Old Testament is to understand God and his redemptive work more fully. However, this goal is complicated by the fact that it was transmitted through a very different language and culture from our own. A Survey of the Old Testament provides an indispensable guide for undergraduate students and other readers by exploring the literary, historical, and theological issues...

the oppression and slavery of his descendants (Gen. 15:12–16) and Moses’ prosaic forecast about a prophet who will appear in Israel (Deut. 18:17–20; ultimately fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth according to John 1:45). Examples of poetic prophecy in the Pentateuch include Jacob’s patriarchal blessing, which connects kingship with the tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:8–12), and Moses’ lyrical pronouncements over the tribes of Israel (Deut. 33).
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