The Old Testament Reveals Christ

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The Old Testament reveals Christ.

  1. It points to Christ.
    1. The Genealogies of Matthew 1 and Luke 3 firmly plant Jesus in the Old Testament and as the Promised Messiah. He has the correct lineage.
    2. The Christophanies (or Theophanies) in the Old Testament reveal that God comes down to be with his people at crucial points in human history. Who walked with Adam (Gen. 3:8)? Who appeared to Abraham after he rescued Lot? Melchizedek, but who is Melchizedek? (Gen. 14:17-24) Who appeared to Abraham before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 17-18)? Who did Jacob wrestle with (Gen. 32:22-32)? Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush (Ex. 3)? Who did Moses meet with on Mt. Sinai (Exodus 24:9-11)? In the Tabernacle (Ex. 33:7-11)? Who appeared before Joshua (Jos. 5:14-15; cf. Rev. 19:10)? Who appeared before Samson’s parents (Jud. 13:17-22)? There are more, but I think you get the point.
  2. It instructs believers concerning the person and work of Jesus, the promised Messiah.
    1. Luke 24:13-48
    2. John 5:39, 46-47; cf. Num. 21:9; Deut. 18:15
  • Messianic passages in the Old Testament
    1. 2 Sam. 7
    2. Isaiah 9:6-7
    3. Psalm 2:2; 16:8-11; 18:5-7, 16-17; 21:1-5; 22:6-18; 49:15; 69:20-21, 25-26; 109:3-7; 118:22; 138:7-8; Isa. 26:19; 50:6; 53:3-5, 7-8; Hosea 6:1-2; Micah 5:1-4; Zechariah 9:9-10; 12:10; 13:6-7
    4. The concept of the Messiah as an intermediary – Gen. 22 – Moses – Christ – Job 9
  1. The “I AM” Statements – Jesus uses Old Testament truths to reveal who he is.
    1. Absolute Statements
      1. John 6:20; cf. Matt. 8:23-27; Ps. 107:29
      2. John 8:24, 28, 58
      3. John 18:5; cf. Ezek. 1:28; 44:4; Dan. 2:46; 8:18
    2. Metaphorical Statements
      1. John 6:35, 51; cf. 6:30-34
      2. John 8:12, 9:5
      3. John 10:11, 14; cf. 1 Sam. 17:34-37; 2 Sam. 5:2; Ps. 78:70-72; 37:24; Micah 5:4
      4. John 10:7, 9
        1. Go in and out – Deut. 28:6; Num. 27:16-17; cf. Joshua in Heb. 4:8
        2. Find pasture – Ps. 23:2; 118:19-20; Isa. 49:9-10
      5. John 11:25
      6. John 14:6
      7. John 15:1
    3. It provides the context of what it means to say that Jesus kept all the Law.
      1. The fulfillment of Holy Days and the Law
        1. Passover and The Day of Atonement (Col. 2:16-17)
        2. The Law (Rom. 10:4; Gal. 3:6-29; cf. Gen. 15:1-6
      2. Jesus’ testimony in Luke 24.

 

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