Grace through the whole Bible
"The many books of the one Bible are not like the many pennies in the one
jar. The pennies in the jar look the same, yet are disconnected; the
books of the Bible (like the organs of a body) look different, yet are
interconnected... underneath and undergirding all of these, it seems to me, is the motif
of God's grace, his favor and love to the undeserving. Don't we see the
grace of God in every book of the Bible?
Genesis shows God’s grace to a universally wicked world as he enters
into relationship with a sinful family line (Abraham) and promises to
bless the world through him.
Exodus shows God’s grace to his enslaved people in bringing them out of Egyptian bondage.
Leviticus shows God’s grace in providing his people with a sacrificial system to atone for their sins.
Numbers
shows God’s grace in patiently sustaining his grumbling people in the
wilderness and bringing them to the border of the promised land not
because of them but in spite of them.
Deuteronomy shows God’s grace in giving the people the new land 'not because of your righteousness' (ch. 9)."
