Bible Discussion Thread

where to find Jesus in the old testament

Hi Paul, Jesus is in the OT. John 1:1-3 tells you He was the Word in the beginning with God and He was God and verse three says nothing was created without Him and Hebrews 1:10 clears that up well. Elohim is the plural in Genesis and they created them (Adam and Eve) in their image. But the best verse I like is 1 Corinthians 10:4 (which is about them moving around in the wilderness) and the Rock that led them was Christ. You can also know that it was He who led them by the pillar of fire and by cloud was Him also. It all points to that saving relationship that He put into place for all of this creation and it's inhabitants. Hope this helps. Cissi

Jesus is literally everywhere , he is in every book . That could actually be a cool thing for you to do if you have never read the Bible . Start at Genesis , read right through the old testament and make a note of anything or one that in any way reminds you of him . The more times you read it the more you will see him . I'm still finding him now and I've been reading every day for a long time now . I just realised that he is the door that the Israelites sprinkled the blood of the Passover lamb on in Exodus . Enjoy .

Where not to find him once you know how to look. Genesis Iis foundational to seeing Him and the New Testament interpretations that point out Christ should be given considerable weight. Virtually all Bible characters reveal Him in both similarities and contrasts, beginning with Adam. Roman 5 shows both the points if similarity and dissimilarity meant to highlight Christ's superiority.

Christ is revealed in His preincarnate appearances particularly to Abraham and Jacob with obvious supernatural characteristics. Melchizedek is a mysterious revelation of Christ that suggests Christ would be able to latter appear and act in a clearly human form.

Joseph is a clear Christ figure with very few flaws that can be pointed out to contrast with Christ. Moses with the bronze serpent and the entire Levitical sacrificial system is a study in Christology. Joshua is in many respects portrayed as a Christ figure and again encounters preincarnate appearances of Christ Himself. David also has Christ like qualities and contrasts. When David or any believer falls and is shown grace, Christ is at the foundation of that mercy according to promise in the Old Testament, and clearly proclaimed in the New. And of course all saving revelations in prophesy and messianic psalms all find fulfillment in Christ.

To be worth preaching all sermons at some point need to show Christ in any passage either by way of revealing Him directly, revealing Him indirectly through obvious contrasts to Him or revealing Him in how He impacts and divides believers and unbelievers.