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Why Was God Silent for 400 Years Between the Old and New Testament?

April 14, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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Biblical Theology

Why Was God Silent for 400 Years Between the Old and New Testament?

25 min

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Biblical Theology

Why Was God Silent for 400 Years Between the Old and New Testament?

25 min

Episode 1206 Show Notes

From the Show

The prophecy in Isaiah 53 about the Suffering Servant foretells Christ coming up like a young plant, like a root out of dry ground.” What was the context of Jesus’s birth, his coming to the world? It’s like a desert. A spiritual desert and wasteland.

– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Why Was God Silent for 400 Years Between the Old and New Testament?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Who did Adam’s children marry?
  2. What is fasting, and why or when should we do it?
  3. Why was God silent during the intertestamental period?
  4. Does the idea for tithing come from Melchizedek in Genesis 14?
  5. Does Revelation 20 teach that Christians will reign for 1,000 years?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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