Ep. 174 || Let’s Just Skip This

Moms know that you don’t start reading a storybook in the middle! If you skip the first half, your kids miss important aspects of the plot and the character development. Instead, you start at the very beginning and view all of the parts as a whole. But for some reason, when it comes to the Bible, we often toss that concept aside and go straight for the easier-to-understand New Testament books. In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss the importance of reading the Old Testament, citing eight reasons why it really matters! Processing the entire Bible in light of the cross is critical for us (and our kiddos) to rightly understand God's epic redemption story.

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Mentioned on the Show:

• The Abide Method

• R|M Bible Study Tools

• Amazon Smile

• Donate to Risen Motherhood

• The R|M Shop

• Show Them Jesus - Jack Klumpenhower

• Cross Talk: Where Life and Scripture Meet - Michael Emlet

• Ep. 63, Jen Wilkin: Growing in God’s Word as a Mom of Little Ones

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RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT

Related R|M Resources:

• Ep. 04, Teaching Our Children About Jesus

• Ep. 15, When Quiet Times Aren’t Quiet: How Moms Make Time to Study God’s Word

• Ep. 79, She Reads Truth: God’s Word Everyday, in Every Season

• “Why Should a Mom Read Leviticus?” Christa Threlfall

• “Helping Children See Christ in Scripture” Nana Dolce

• “You’re a Theologian...But Are You a Good One?” Amy Gannett

• “Why Should I Teach My Children About the Bible?” Emily Jensen

• “Raising Treasure Hunters” Stephanie Grayum

• “20 Ways God Used Moms in the Bible” Eric Schumacher

Around the web:

For Adults:

• Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament - Nancy Guthrie (this is a whole bible study / book series)

• Teaching Theology to Children - Nancy Guthrie interview with Marty Machowski 

• Women of the Word - Jen Wilkin

• A Christian's Pocket Guide to Loving the Old Testament - Alec Motyer

• A Peculiar Glory - John Piper

• From Garden to Glory - Courtney Doctor

• “God's Glory, Illustrated for Kids” - Ask Pastor John

• “Is the Bible Too Violent for Kids?” - Trevin Wax

• Show Them Jesus - Jack Klumpenhower

For Kids:

• The Gospel Project for Kids - A Video + Curriculum and resources

• The Biggest Story - Kevin DeYoung

• The Jesus Storybook Bible - Sally Lloyd Jones

• The Big Picture Story Bible - David Helm

• The Gospel Story Bible - Marty Machowski

• The Garden The Curtain and The Cross - Carl Laferton

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We’re grateful to Christian Standard Bible, a Bible translation for everyone, for making this week’s show possible. Whether reading to a child, teaching in your women’s ministry, or using for personal study, the CSB will be accurate, readable, and shareable. Find your Bible at csbible.com.

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R|M Apply Questions:

1. What is your experience with reading and studying the Old Testament? What has drawn you to it or kept you away from it?

2. Jen Wilkin has said that “the heart cannot love what the mind does not know.” How might thinking of the Old Testament as a way to know God more fully encourage you to read and study it?

3. Think back to Old Testament stories you may have been taught as a child, or that you may be reading to your kids in a children’s story Bible. How can you see God working through normal, sinful people in his redemptive plan?

4. Consider how you approach the Bible. Do you tend to use a shopping cart approach, only pulling out the parts that feel good and are easy to understand? How did this episode help you understand the importance of engaging the whole story of the Bible?

5. As you consider various ideas for engaging the Old Testament discussed in the show (just start reading it, do a Bible study on an OT book, check out resources on understanding and applying the OT, serve in children’s Sunday School), what’s one practical step you can take this week to start digging into the Old Testament?

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