# The Answer - Week 6: Why Read the Old Testament?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/the-answer-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/the-answer-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament.md
Podcast: [Awake Us Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481)
Published: 2026-07-01T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/questions-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/awakeusnow/Message_-_Questions_-_Week_6__Why_Read_the_Old_Testament_.mp3?dest-id=246214
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/the-answer-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament
Duration seconds: 1502

## Resource

Today's question, "Why read the Old Testament" is often asked by church going people. It is often stated this way: ⁃ The Old Testament is so hard to understand. ⁃ I like the New Testament better than the Old. ⁃ God seems so angry and mean in the Old. ⁃ Hasn't the New Testament replaced the Old? ⁃ All those animal sacrifices are a huge turn off. Why read the Old Testament? Here are four main themes which Pastor will use to answer today's question: ⁃ Revelation ⁃ Foundation ⁃ Confirmation ⁃ Salvation Revelation: God reveals Himself, the past, the future, His plan, His character: ⁃ All Scripture is God-breathed. God breaths life. The Old Testament is God's Living word, it's Him speaking, His breath - a God-breathed book. ⁃ The Old Testament is for future generations - 1 Corinthians 10:11 tells us, "These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come." The Old Testament is for all generations. It's not out of date and aids us in understanding the time in which we live. ⁃ The Old Testament is for our instruction. Not just the story of people from long ago, it is for our instruction. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." ⁃ The Old Testament is revealing God's character. It shows us what God is like. It's a record of thousands of years and we see His patience with a goal of bringing people back to Himself. Exodus 34:6-7 "And He passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands and forgiving wickedness, rebellion…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/the-answer-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/the-answer-week-6-why-read-the-old-testament.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.