One of my Christmas presents from my parents was a copy of Jesus On Every Page by David Murray, a book I had heard about from a few different places this past year and wanted to read. Its focus is in “seeking and finding Christ in the Old Testament,” something many churches, pastors, and Christians have been avoiding.
I’ve felt that the Old Testament was being neglected ever since I got my Reformation Study Bible several years back and was fascinated by the prefaces to each book that were titled, “Christ in [book name.” Adjusting my viewpoint to the one where you read the OT as a witness for Jesus, where Jesus is, indeed, on every page, was quite eye-opening.
I read the first few chapters of this book during devotions today and was encouraged by a couple of verses that Murray points out from John 5:39 and 46:
“You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me […] If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.”
The Bible testifies about Jesus. Moses wrote about Jesus. This should be of great encouragement to study and understand what that testimony and those words are. I’m really excited to read the rest of this book.
Belonging to God 
Sounds like a fascinating read! Too often have I heard, “well, the Old Testament doesn’t apply any more.” The OT is interesting to me because it is (I believe) intentionally colored by the Israelites’ perceptions of who God is. Because of this, it shows the contrast between who Israel thought God was and who he actually is, which is more evident in the New Testament. The Old Testament peeked at the aspects of a loving God and a God who was willing to forgive, but the Israelites were an angry and self-righteous bunch of dudes, and so the aspects of God’s righteous anger and high standards came through more strongly.
I wonder if that is even correct theology, but it makes sense in my head. I will have to check out this book to see if I am right haha!