Tuesday, May 8, 2018

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 death of Abel. The book of Genesis, Abel who was a shepherd used to offer a burnt sacrifice to God together with his brother Cain. God was pleased with the offerings of Abel and is documented as a sweet fragrance to God. The fact that Abel was a shepherd signifies the role of Jesus in the New Testament. Also, his death suggests the death which the Messiah died for sinners.

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.

Foreshadowing of Jesus ministry. There are a couple of aspects which describes the ministry of Messiah. For instance, the burnt sacrifices used in various sacrificial events were supposed to one year old and were not supposed to have any blemish. Messiah is described in Hebrews as a person without sin who we become righteous through this.

Moses and the bronze snake. Moses was instructed to build a bronze snake which was meant to heal those who were suffering from snake bites. The fact that God chose a snake to heal their agony implies that Jesus came to earth and adopted our sinful nature and from that we become righteous. The bronze snake implies that we are freed from our sins when we look upon to the Messiah.

The story of Daniel and King Darius. Daniel used to live a life of purity which signifies the life that messiah lived. King Darius signed a decree which was meant to prosecute anyone who was praying to God. This did not bother Daniel leaving him prone to persecution. King Darius act of saving Daniel from the persecution does not bear fruit just like Pontius Pilate attempt to free Jesus from being crucified.

Similitude in Elijah and Elisha. Elijah and Elisha performed miracles which are similar to those that Jesus did. Elijah fed one hundred men with only twenty loaves just as Jesus fed Five thousand men with five loaves and two fish. Elisha as well is documented to have raises a young boy which is similar to the raising the daughter of Jairo from death.




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