Old Testament History #262755

One Very definite religious advantage is gained by the careful, persistent study of Old Testament History and Literature. It is the gradual organization and enrichment of personal religious experience. The Very lines of teaching and experience which matured that nation's thoughtful leaders bring maturity and a sense of responsibility and relationship to the Divine to young and Old to-day. A thoughtful study of the Old Testament is in itself a course Of religious training. This course is all the more Valuable because the final expression or at least the most satisfying expression of matured religious experience was given by Jesus Christ. The revelation that preceded his day was at best a helpful introduction to the perfect revelation to which he gave expression of the Divine in relationship with humanity, of the rich possibilities of human religious experience and of a true philosophy of the world of sentient life. Yet one who has trodden the historical pathway which led up to the Christian era is far better prepared to appreciate Christ's outlook over life.