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I hear some say that the truths and teachings given in the Old Testament were ONLY for the Jews. I read that recently when someone posted the familiar verses from Chronicles that spoke of a nation who humbled themselves before God, repented of their sin and prayed, that God would forgive them and heal their land. I started thinking of the different Psalms where we derive a great deal of comfort and encouragement as well as other Old Testament verses that speak to our hearts. Are they not meant for us today??? Then I think God brought to my mind a few verses that said, “God will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusts in Thee.” and “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths.” God has also said he is no respecter of persons, so I can be assured that the promises that he gave others so many thousands of years ago are just as relevant and every bit full of the same promises today as back then. God never changes, he is the same yesterday, today and forever. Praise his name!

I hear some say that the truths and teachings given in the Old Testament were ONLY for the Jews.

Some would also relegate them to moral stories as well. But our Lord Jesus said that the Old Testament was written specifically about Him.

I think the issue is really that people find it difficult to relate the God of the Old Testament to the God of the New. It makes them uncomfortable simply because they choose not to understand the very nature of God. Personally, I have always been a great fan of the OT simply because I have felt that it reveals God/man true interaction. It you want theology, the start of the Christian church, or to know the life of Christ you will find it in the New Testament. If you want an example or a principle of our fallen state and the way God redeems us and cares for us, you will find it in the Old Testament.