What Is the Relationship Between Teaching and Signs in the Bible? Part–1

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May the Today Bible verses help you build a spiritual relationship with God. You read this verse and understand what God is telling you and what God wants from you.

In the Hebrew Bible

To further understand the relationship between teaching and signs, let’s get a quick overview of how these words are used in the story of the Bible.

The Hebrew word for sign is ’ot. When we track this word through the Old Testament, we learn that signs are given to warn people, execute divine judgement, and deliver people from oppression (e.g., Israel’s exodus from Egypt). Signs are also given to guide and mark sacred time. For example, they are assigned to each covenant, confirm divine directions, memorialize instances of God’s miraculous protection, and highlight laws that mark sacred days and years (e.g., the Sabbath and circumcision). Lastly, Isaiah prophesies about a sign that would lead to the birth of Immanuel, meaning “God with us,” and another that anticipated a savior for all nations.

So what do all these different kinds of signs have in common? Well, let’s notice how each points people back to God. Through these signs, God intended to teach his people to know and rely on him alone.

( Exodus 7:17–Yahweh says this: "By this you will know that I am Yahweh. I am going to strike the water of the Nile River with the staff that is in my hand, and the river will be turned to blood. )

( Exodus 14:18–Then the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I have gotten honor because of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen." )

( Exodus 29:46–They will know that I am Yahweh, their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt so that I might live among them. I am Yahweh, their God. )

( Deuteronomy 29:6 –You did not eat any bread, and you did not drink any wine or other alcoholic drinks, so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God. )

(Isaiah 45:2-3 –"I will go before you and level the mountains;

I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut in pieces their iron bars,

and I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden away,

that you may know that it is I, Yahweh, who call you by your name, I, the God of Israel.)

In every case, it was never about the powerful signs in and of themselves. Instead, the signs were verified as trustworthy only when they faithfully pointed to.