But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.  Micah 5:2

The hope for salvation for those in the Old Testament and the hope of salvation for those in the New Testament and the hope of Salvation for us today is Jesus.  It’s always been Jesus and will always be Jesus. 

The way people were saved in the Old Testament is by trusting in the future promises of God and believing in a Messiah to come.  Paul makes this point crystal clear in Romans 4.  He says that Abraham was considered righteous by God through faith alone and so are we.  He was trusting in the future promises of God and believing in a Messiah to come and today we are made right with God by believing in the promises that God has fulfilled and the work that He has accomplished through His Son and by trusting in the Messiah who has come.

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