Jesus in the Old Testament
The Bible is made up of 66 books, but it is one story. If Jesus’ resurrection marks the summit of the biblical story then what does the Old Testament mean? The Old Testament is Christ-centered since Jesus is the crowned character of God’s story and pinnacle of glory. Knowing this, we can read Old Testament Christ-types in a unique light.
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Jesus in the Old Testament: Introduction & The Gospel According to Adam
Speaker: Nick Nye
Genesis 2:7-22; Romans 5:12-21
Adam is an Old Testament Christ type.
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Jesus in the Old Testament: The Gospel According to Abraham
Speaker: Nick Nye
Genesis 22:1-14
Understanding the Old Testament from a messianic perspective shifts the focus of the Abraham and Isaac story from a traditional lesson on obedience to a radical message about Christ. Knowing that Jesus is the only perfect sacrifice, what does this story mean? Lean about the importance of the first-born, the law of primogeniture, and the significance of the ultimate lamb and rethink this story: the gospel according to Abraham.
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Jesus in the Old Testament: The Gospel According to Joseph
Speaker: Nick Nye
Genesis 37-46
Joseph was sold and abandoned for silver. He faced temptation, was stripped of his robe, and then saved a nation. So much of this story parallels what happened to Jesus.
We can learn from Joseph’s reactions to sexual and power temptation.
After seeing where Joseph ends up, God’s quietness throughout this story cannot be confused for His absence. Every seemingly opposing situation in this story sets Joseph up to a position where he can save his family and all of Egypt.
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Jesus in the Old Testament: The Gospel According to Jonah
Speaker: Nick Nye
Jonah
Jonah was called to preach repentance, he was isolated for three days, and then called to carry out the mission to those outside Israel. Jesus also preached repentance, spent three days and nights in the heart of the earth, and then opened the kingdom to all believers. Jonah’s attitude about God rescuing foreigners contrasts Jesus’ forgiveness because Jesus himself suffered for the unrighteous. Baptism is a sign of how we identify with Jesus’ salvation. We’ve been brought through the waters of God’s wrath safely. Baptism isn’t merely a ritual, it’s identifying with Jesus’ wrath.
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Jesus in the Old Testament: The Gospel According to the Temple
Speaker: Brad Snyder
Exodus; Leviticus; Hebrews
The Tabernacle was a gift of grace to his people to provide a way that God could dwell with his people and not consume them in their sin. It was where God’s wrath for sin met his grace for the sinner. The very reason why the Israelites couldn’t be in God’s presence is why the needed him in theirs. Jesus became the temple, the curtain, the light, the bread, and our High Priest.