Understand the main message of Scripture, threaded from
Genesis to Revelation, is God’s plan of redemption through His Son Jesus
Christ. Every time you sit down with the Word, this is the lens of context we
need to see through (I.e. ‘box-top of a puzzle’). Jesus pointed out this very
thing to some strangers along Emmaus Road: And beginning with
Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the
things concerning himself. — Luke 24:27, 44
The Bible makes much better sense when
you understand this foundational truth.
Do a study on these passages:
• The Rock in the wilderness was Christ —1 Cor. 10:4, Exod.
17:5-6, Num. 20:7-13;
• Abraham sacrificing Isaac on Mt. Moriah is a picture of God
sacrificing His Son Jesus (Gen. 22)
• Jonah
pictures Christ’s resurrection Matt. 12:40;
• The O.T. manna of the Israelites wilderness
wanderings pointed to Christ Exod. 16; John 6: 47-51
• The bronze serpent on the pole prefigured Jesus on the cross, and how
we are saved by believing in His substitutionary death John 3:14-15; 1 Cor.
10:9-11; Numbers 21:8-9
• Joseph’s
life pictures aspects of Christ’s life — Genesis 37-50;
• The O.T. feast days, festivals and Sabbaths were
only “shadows” whose purpose was to point to Christ Colossians 2:16-17
• The O.T. sacrificial system was pointing to
Jesus all along Hebrews 8-10
Others: Zechariah 4; Isaiah
52-53; Genesis 3:15
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