четверг, 10 мая 2018 г.

The Foreshadowing Of Christ As Explained In The Old Testament

By Mark Thompson


The gospel books that comprise the bible explain the life of the foretold Messiah. Different aspects which happened in the Old Testament explains the life of the Messiah. This means that the coming of Christ was known to happen even during the creation of the earth. The following are biblical aspects that explain the foreshadowing of Christ.

The demise of Abel. Abel death is a perfect description of Jesus Christ. He was a shepherd just like how He is described in the gospel books. Also, the used to sacrifice burnt offering to God which is considered as a sweet fragrance. Jesus is described as the perfect sacrifice of God as well. Also, the death of Abel foreshadows the death of Messiah.

Abraham attempt to sacrifice to his son. The event of Abraham and Isaac has a perfect relationship with the agony of Jesus before He was crucified. Isaac carrying firewood for the unknown sacrifice is an indication of the time that Christ carried His own cross to be crucified. Also, it took three days to for God to provide an alternative sacrifice which implies the three days that Jesus took to raise from the dead.

Prophecy of the birth of Jesus Christ. There are a lot of prophecies that explains the birth of Jesus. To start with, God tells Jacob that He will bless his nation through his offspring. Jesus is born along the Genealogy of Jacob and this statement was meant to describe Him. Also, David is promised that his offspring will have an everlasting kingdom which signifies Jesus in the book of Mathew.

The life ministry of Jesus. There are a few aspects explaining the foreshadowing of Jesus ministry. To start with, sacrifices made during the Old Testament era were supposed to be free from blemish which is the same explanation given about Jesus in Hebrews. He is described as a person who is free from mortal sins and from this we become righteous.

The bronze snake in the wilderness. The Israelite faced the wrath of God in the wilderness by being bitten by snakes. God showed mercy to them and asked Moses to make a bronze snake which they could heal if they looked at it. This implies Jesus who is the sacrifice of every sin. By calling upon the name, sinners are freed from their sins just like how the Israelite were healed by looking on the bronze snake.

Prefigure in Daniel chapter six. Daniel was a righteous man who was sought by many people to be persecuted. King Darius who was the kind of Babylon at that time signed a decree which prevented anyone from praying. Daniel went on and prayed and was bound to be persecuted. This is similar to Jesus when he was about to be persecuted. Pontius Pilate did not see anything worth persecuting Jesus but he had to do it since he had to comply with the law.

The similitude of the life of Elijah and Elisha. Elijah fed one hundred people with twenty loves which indicate the feeding of a multitude of five thousand people done by the Messiah. Elisha is documented to have raised a young boy which is similar to Jesus and healing the sick as well.




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