We must remember that God's revelation of Himself to mankind was progressive - as time went on, man was given more that the successive generation. So, when we teach the Old testament, we must remember what the original readers had in terms of previous revelation. Abraham, Moses, and the prophets did not have the entire Bible - they didn't even all have the amount of the Bible.
Salvation has always been by having faith, but the required content of that faith has changed over time. Adam and Eve needed to have faith in a future unnamed descendant of Eve that would crush the head of Satan, whereas we have to believe in Jesus Christ (who we know a lot about) for died for the forgiveness of our sins.
The new Testament really helps us better understand the Old Testament, so please remember that those living in OT times, did not have the NT. Therefore, their understanding was less complete than ours.
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