A question that once weighed on my mind was ...

AS WE ARE UNDER THE NEW COVENANT, WHY DO WE RETAIN THE OLD COVENANT IN OUR BIBLE?

The simple answer is because both the Old and the New Covenants are the Word of Elohim (God).

The apostles had no New Covenant, and they fully accepted, and referred to the Tanakh (the Old Covenant) as the Scriptures – the Word of Elohim (God).

Paul wrote to Timothy:

“From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures (The Tanakh) which are able to make you wise in respect to salvation through faith in the Mashiach (Messiah), Yahshua. All Scripture is divinely-inspired - Elohim (God)-breathed, and is profitable for teaching, for conviction and reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of Elohim may be adequate and complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:15-17

That should be enough to convince the believer that the Old Covenant (Testament) is divinely-inspired, and is essential for our understanding and growth in our spiritual lives.

We are indebted to the “Jewish Bible” for important historical records from the creation to the birth of the Mashiach (Messiah), and for valuable background to our faith. But much more! The Messianic prophecies in the Old Covenant confirm Y’shua as the Mashiach (Messiah). The prophecies concerning the endtimes and future are also invaluable. Moreover, our civil law has for centuries been based on the ordinances and precepts of both Old and New Covenants (Testaments). And the promises and blessings in the Old Covenant (Testament) we would never like to discard! So to ignore or downgrade the Old Covenant would simply add to our own detriment.

Another unanswered question in my mind, was …

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