3 March

Within the scripture, the word “fulfillment” refers to the resolution or coming to happen of the promises prophesized by the prophets. We know that the Old Testament was left with an open end awaiting for the new covenant to come with a new king. In the new Testament, this promise is fulfilled with the birth of Jesus Christ, as he is what God promised. The heir to the throne of David who will bless his people as it was promised to Abraham. Along the scripture, it is important to consider the past moments of God’s kingdom and see in them the pattern of promises to come. The fulfillment within the scripture works as a resolution of God’s love to humanity. In Mathew 2 and in Hosea 11, Jesus is referred as the fulfillment awaited as they say: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Since only God can be king to the humans, it is only his Son, Jesus Christ, who can be king to the Israelites. It is then through God’s son (the elect) that will die and resurrect to save the world from sin and fulfill God’s promises.

Since the New Testament is a continuation and a resolution/fulfillment of the Old Testament, it is only logic to have references to it. In Like, Gabriel says that Jesus will take the house of Jacob, and it had been said before that it was in David’s lineage that the new king would come as well as it was said that only God would be king to the people of Israel. The way in which these two come together to have sense is in that Christ, son of God, is born from the descendant of David, the Virgin Mary. The purpose of the Old Testament is to set up the promises made by God that are later fulfilled by Jesus Christ in the New Testament.