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CH A P T E R 5

The Kingdom

and the

Old Testament

hus far in this study, most of the scriptural support defining and
illustrating the biblical concept of the kingdom of God has come
Tfrom the New Testament. The Old Testament also has much to say
about the kingdom of God.

The kingdom of God is the overarching theme of the Bible, and the
Bible is the story of redemption. God desires to bring all people into His
kingdom. However, because God’s kingdom is holy and people are sinful,
they are unable to enter. Through redemption, God makes sinful people
holy. He then ushers them into His kingdom as its willing, acceptable,
and useful subjects.

The reign of God as presented in the Old Testament provides the
foundation for the gospel, which Jesus and the apostles preached in the
New Testament.

The phrase “kingdom of God” does not appear in the Old Testament.
The phrase the “kingdom of the LORD” does appear, but only once in
1 Chronicles 28:5. Nevertheless, the Old Testament speaks often of God’s
dominion and rule. David wrote that “dominion belongs to the Lord

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