Does this sound familiar? It's what Jesus read from the scroll many years later in the synagogue, this verse that was all about him. The people weren't expecting it to be about Jesus -- they'd probably read it so many times, they'd forgotten that it was pointing forward towards an actual person. They never expected they would meet him in the flesh.
The Old Testament is constantly pointing forwards to Jesus, and Jesus is referencing the Old Testament. If you think the Old Testament doesn't matter, then you're not listening to Jesus. He is rooted in the Old Testament, because it's all about him. Every verse is singing his name, in some way or another. It's pointing forward, just as he is pointing back towards the amazing things God has done, and he's pointing forwards to the amazing things God will do, and he is an amazing thing God is doing. History is wrapped up in God, and God is in the midst of it all, reminding us of God's constant presence.
So dive in the Old Testament, and find Jesus there. Read the New Testament, and realize what the Old Testament was all about. Sink into it, and you'll find more depth than you can ever imagine.
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