The bible in the book of 2Corinthians 3:14 speaks of the fact that until this days there is always a veil in the eyes of the readers whenever they read the old testament. But that this same viel is only taking away in Christ.
This simply tell us that when ever we are reading the old testament books, there is always a veil in our eyes if we read it from the old testament perspective or from the law perspective or from the account of the letters. But that when we read the old testament, we must read it in Christ to remove the viel that would have cover our eyes ( that which Christ came to remove) from seeing the real thing in the book.
To get the real message that was communicated in the old testament, We must read the old testament books from the account of Christ.
It means to say we must read the old testament books from the event of Christ else we will be reading from a blind folded point of view which will not give us the true account of the event of the old testament.
The reason we must read the old testament books in Christ is because the old testament is written concerning Christ even though it does not unveil Christ openly in the letters.
Everything in the old testament was written about Christ although hidden in the letters of the word.
It is why you are not expected to just read the book of the old testament just the way it is or just the way the letter or the story are arranged as though reading a story book.
It is why we are warn that the letters killeth but that the spirit in the word giveth life_2corinthians 3:6
The letters spoken of here for instance is of the writings of the law. And the law brings death but the spirit of Christ in the word brings life.
The danger of reading the old testament books or story just the way it is, is that it will paint to you an image of a God that can killeth and make alive, it will paint to you a God who can make one poor and make one rich _1samuel 2:6-9
It will paint to you an image of a God who doeth both good and evil.
It will also paint to you a God who can do evil, who can send forth a lying spirit to go be in the mouth of the prophets so that they can lie_1kings 22:22.
Reading the book of the old testament on It own will paint to you a God who is bais, who we will say is the creator of everything and every humans on earth but will rather support a tribe against another and work with them to conquer other nations of the world and yet believing to love every nations and humans on earth equally.
It is why we often tell people that the old testament books aren’t written to be read in isolation.
When you read the old testament books just from the point of the law or for the old testament perspective, or from the writings of the letters, you will think in it is salvation for you just like the teacher of the laws, like the Pharisees were busy searching for Salvation in them.
It why jesus speaking to the Jews, he said to them, “you search the scripture you think in them you have eternal life. But these are they that testify of me. But you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life…….”__john 5:39-47
The scripture refer to here in this bible verse just read is from the book of genesis to the book of Malachi.
It happens that even while Jesus was still with the people, they were busy searching for Salvation or eternal life in the book of the old testament.
As we must all know, while Jesus was on earth the only book written then that was called the scripture and even till today is the old testament books.
So he was telling them that daily they buried their head in the reading of the scripture (the old testament books) thinking they will find eternal life in them but that even in those scriptures (old testament books) are people that spoke of him as the only true way to salvation and to eternal life.
In other words, he was telling them that just as they have been looking out for eternal life from the scripture (the old testament books), which is the only thing to look out for in the scriptures ( in the old testament books) still in those books today is salvation and eternal life. But that the only place they can find it is in him not in the reading of the scriptures from the eyes of the law.
So if they must find this eternal life even in the scriptures, (the old testament books,) they must read from the account of Christ then and only can they truly find what they are looking for in the scriptures (the old testament books) which is eternal life and salvation.
Still to show to them and to us that the only true concern of the scriptures ( the old testament books) is Christ which is the Salvation of humanity and eternal life to them that believe.The bible said in the book of_Luke24:13 That when two brother journey on the road to emmaus and were discussing about what had happened to Jesus in the event of his crusifiction, the bible said jesus after resurrection, appeared and journey with them without them knowing it and told them that alt not all this things that has happend to him alt to have happend to him. And the bible went further to say that starting from the scriptures he expound to them the things concerning himself.
It also the same reason when you read the first book of revelation chapter 1, the first thing to read in that chapter is the revelation of jesus Christ which God gave unto me._ Rev 1:1. Now This John speaking also telling us that the whole book of revelation is about jesus Christ, his church and his works.
So you can see why we often tell people that the bible is not a book of marriage or earthly success, or material success or healing or some deliverance parade or all that but rather the that bible is a book of eternal life. It is a book of salvation. And that salvation is Jesus Christ. So the bible is a book about Christ.
So until you start searching for Christ in the whole of the scriptures and on the new testament books, you have not started reading the bible, rather you are like those teachers of the law who thinks eternal life is what they can get from the letters of the scriptures as they kept on search the scriptures instead of them to come unto Christ that they may have life.
I hope this is clear enough
I called you the reform
Ehigamen kingsley
Writing to reform the mind.
