Christ in the Old Testament by Rose Publishing

Christ in the Old Testament by Rose Publishing

Christ in the Old Testament is a handsome pamphlet that explores the lives of 13 biblical people who "prefigured" the Messiah. This bestselling 14-panel foldout chart examines types, parallels and illustrations of Jesus throughout the Old Testament, including men such Melchizedek, King David, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, and many others. When viewed through the prism of Christ's life, death and resurrection, these Old Testament characters and their roles in Old Testament history take on new dimensions. Students will discover how their lives can also point to Christ.Christ is the key to what God had been pointing to in all the history of God's people. One way to see this is to examine parallels between Old Testament people, events, and things, and the life of Jesus in the New Testament. Christ in the Old Testament pamphlet shows how the Old Testament anticipates, reveals, promises, and foreshadows Christ, featuring types and illustrations of Jesus. The pamphlet reveals:

• 13 Old Testament men who foreshadowed Jesus
• A Scriptural time line of their placement in history
• Summaries of their lives and significance
• Charts comparing ways their life events and actions paralleled Christ or his coming
• Life application questions

The 13 men in the Old Testament whose life foreshadowed Christ include:

• Adam
• Noah
• Abraham
• Melchizedek
• Joseph
• Moses
• Joshua
• Samuel
• David
• Elijah and Elisha
• Zerubbabel and Joshua

Throughout the Old Testament, God provided glimpses into the character and nature of the Messiah through typologies--significant biblical characters whose actions or events symbolically correspond with or contrast to the life of Christ.Here are a few examples of Christ in the Old Testament:ADAM

• Adam's actions brought consequences to his children, causing them to inherit sin and death (Genesis 3:16-19)
• Christ's actions brought consequences to God's children, causing them to inherit righteousness and life (Romans 5:12-19, 1 Corinthians 15:20-22, 45-49)

NOAH

• Noah offered a sacrifice of blood (Genesis 8:20-9:6)
• Christ offered himself as a sacrifice (1 Peter 1:18-19)

MOSES

• Surrounding the birth of Moses, innocent children were killed by Pharaoh (Exodus 1:22)
• Surrounding the birth of Jesus, King Herod killed innocent children in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16)

JOSHUA

• Joshua led god's people to rest in the Promised Land (Joshua 21:44)
• Jesus' followers are led into rest in this new creation (Hebrews 4:1)

SAMUEL

• Samuel's mother Hannah was blessed by the High Priest Eli before the birth of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:17)
• Mary, the mother of Jesus, was blessed by an angel before the birth of Jesus (Luke 1:30)

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781596361690
ISBN 10	1596361697
Title	Christ in the Old Testament
Author	Rose Publishing
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Rose Publishing
Year published	2007-11-26
Number of pages	2
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.