Session 4: The Biblical Vision of Justice and the Nations
Isaiah 11:1-10
Preparation Resources
1) Tim Keller sermon: Healing From Decay
Discussion Topics
In this session, we are trying to summarize the Old Testament vision of justice and the nations and how it is adopted and adapted in the New Testament.
1) Tim Keller sermon: Healing From Decay
Discussion Topics
In this session, we are trying to summarize the Old Testament vision of justice and the nations and how it is adopted and adapted in the New Testament.
- NT Wright traces the OT view of justice through three passages in Isaiah (chapters 2, 4, and 11). Can you summarize this view in your own words?
- We then go to the Psalms (2 and 72) to discuss how this vision of justice is associated with the coming king. How does this work?
- However, as of the end of the Old Testament, this justice has not been realized. What is God’s plan for this? (Psalms 96 and 98)
- How has modern Christianity adopted (or failed to adopt) this vision? Have we lost the connection between Isaiah 53 and 54/55?
- Can you summarize the OT view of justice and the nations?
- How did the early Christians adopt and adapt this vision?