1. Jesus Typified and Prophesied The Amazing Word of God

2. The Common Thread Genesis to Malachi A Person Who Will Save US is Coming

3. Old Testament Written Long Before Christ

• Fact:

• • Jews agree that OT scriptures were written before the 1 st century

• • Dead Sea Scrolls verify this, and that the OT Scriptures were unchanged

• • Septuagint = Greek translation given 200 years before Christ

4. From Paradise to Sin

• The Walk with God Impaired

• • Sin is the poison of heart, mind, and soul

• • A wall of separation created by the tempter and the tempted

• • God will begin the repair program

• • • Which envisions a serious blow to the tempter and his power over the tempted 3:15

• • • Which envisions a great blessing to a sin-cursed world 12:1-4

5. The Care to be Factual

• Real people

• • But, not perfect gods

• • • Not people made out to be more than human

• • Genealogies with purpose

• • • Keeping accuracy unchallenged and uncontestable

• • • The record builds with time to present the credentialed Messiah of prophecy

6. Shadow Before Reality

• Old Testament =Jesus Concealed

• • But darkly foreshadowed

• New Testament = Jesus REVEALED

7. The Pre-illustrated Plan

• Sacrifice for sin

• • The Lamb of God Gen.22

• • The sacrifices on the Altar

• The Tabernacle & furnishings illustrating the heavenly things

• The Prophet -revealer

• The Priest mediating for sinners

• The King ruling and leading

8. Pre-Illustrating Events

• Abrahams only Son, Isaac Gen.22

• Isaac carries the wood of his sacrifice

• The intervention of God in the provision of a ram for the offering is a foreshadowing of the sacrifice of Jesus.

• God will provide Himself a Lamb Gods only Son

9. Pre-Illustrating Events

• Ex. 15:22-27

• Bitter waters of death are certain unless you throw in the tree

• The tree will provide healing and refreshment

10. Pre-Illustrating Events

• Ex. 17:8-15

• Failure to hold up the Rod = defeat

• Supporting the banner (rallying point) = VICTORY

11. Pre-Illustrating Events

• Serpents inject the poison of death

• Only a representative of evil sacrificed can heal

• Must look to the brass (alter) serpent on the pole

12. Pre-Illustrating Events 2 Cor.3:14 -But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

13. The Prophesied Plan

• A Greater Prophet Deut.18:15f

• A Greater Priest Psa.110

• A Greater King Psa.2

• A Greater Temple Isa.2; Hag.2

• A Greater Kingdom Dan.2

• A Greater Covenant Jer.31:31f

14. Various Authors Over Time

• Yet, one common hope

• One common theme:

• • Gods holiness and mans sinfulness

• • Believers will be remedied in the coming Messiah

15. Human Wisdom

• COULD NOT write these things

• • So many detailed prophesies

• WOULD NOT write these things

• • Terrible stories about Israel

• • Even the lack of belief and rejecting the stone

16. The Plan Will Unfold

• The Mystery will be revealed

• It is amazing how God said a lot, without fully disclosing the plan

• • Too much information gives the enemy too much power to counter-act the plan

• • Too little information gives the enemy too much power of deniability

17. It Was All About Christ

• Yet, in shadowy form so as not to be too clear

• Yet, clear enough to see the obvious connection when the person is compared to the shadow form

• Those who see this enjoy the Old Testament with even greater amazement at the Wisdom of God

18. The Amazing Revelation

• We have the prophetic word made more sure 2 Pet.1:19

• Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!...Rom.11:32-36