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Shadows of Jesus Christ in The Old Testament
Shadows of Jesus Christ in The Old Testament
To Ivy
my wife
CONTENTS
AUTHORS NOTE
PREFACE
The Little Foxes
The Flaming Torches
The Star
The Death
The Bridegroom
The Brazen Serpent
The Lame
The Deliverer
The Hungry
The Bread
The Betrayal
The Shepherd
The Pot
The Lampstand
The Ten Gates
The Ladder
The Furniture
The Cloud
The Temptations
The Little City
The Axe-Head
The Hands
The Ark of Noah
The Priest
The Walk
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10
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21
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40
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119
131
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The Leper
The Rib
The Queen
The Firmament
The Rock
The Two Trees
The Strong Man
The Ram
The Colt Of An Ass
The Twins
The Lions Den
The King
The Redeemer
The Feasts
Shiloh
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AUTHORS NOTE
The author is mindful of many Bible translations and versions
and acknowledges that all are useful for study purposes.
However, it is The King James Authorised Version that he
would adhere to closely, as it is the Textus Receptus (Received
Text). Space does not permit full detail and explanation nor is
it the subject matter of this book, but suffice to say that
Modern versions very often do not meet the quality and
accuracy of The King James Authorised Version.
The purpose of the book is to show The shadows of Jesus
Christ in the Old Testament and the illustrations given in each
chapter will equally be seen in other Bible versions and
translations, if the reader so desires, to use the version that he
or she prefers.
It is hoped that the reader will begin to see the Bible in a new
light and is encouraged to search the scriptures for hidden
truths and gain the positive joy that they contain.
PREFACE
This book presents some examples of finding Jesus Christ in
the Biblical Old Testament, although He does not appear until
the Biblical New Testament. The purpose is to make the Bible
texts clearer for the Christian today and principally to show
that Jesus Christ can be seen in all the scripture.
It has been said that A good writer is not one that is clearly
understood but one who cannot be misunderstood. It is this
precept that the author attempts to follow and trusts that the
reader will agree.
What is meant by FINDING is to dig deeper into the
understanding of scripture, whereby various TYPES of
Christ are to be seen. This means to interpret the hidden
meanings of scripture.
For example, it is known that these exist because Jesus
Himself alluded to them many times. Notwithstanding that
when He even spoke Himself, He very often disguised the
meaning in a parable. He did this in order that those who had a
right heart and motive would understand, and those whose
hearts and minds were dull and did not really want to know the
inner truths of life would not understand.
The following passage from scripture reveals this:
Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto
him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them,
Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
of the Messiah. It has been said the Jesus Christ is in the Old
Testament concealed and in the New Testament revealed.
The Old Testament only conceals Christ, or hides Him from
open view, it does not fully bury the images so deep that the
treasure cannot be found. However, like all hidden treasure
some is easier to find than others. Jesus said of Himself in the
following passage:
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfil.
Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow
of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Luke 24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these
things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures
the things concerning himself.
This was the occasion after the resurrection of Jesus when he
walked the Emmaus road with two disciples. They did not
know who He was until they arrived at their destination.
However, what is interesting to note is the subject that He
spoke to them about.
The Law, Prophets and Psalms as we have already said
represents the whole of scripture and thus Jesus said that all of
them refer to Him.
Let us read what Paul said to Timothy in the following text:
2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in the things which
thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing
of whom thou hast learned them;
so that no man can find out the work that God maketh
from the beginning to the end.
There are a great many shadows to be discovered in the
scriptures that in their turn reveal the promise of God. The title
of this book is used to stimulate the reader into examining the
Shadows of Jesus Christ and bring them into the light.
Our theorem then is:
WITHOUT A SHADOW THERE IS NO REALITY.
Although Jesus is The Vine, the branches of the vine are the
believers and it is the branches that bear the fruit.
John 15 v 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
It can be seen then that the fruit of the vine is subject to
damage by outside sources. The fruit of the believers as
branches connected to the true vine of Jesus Christ is also
subject to damage. The damage in our illustration is caused by
the little foxes.
As far as the believer is concerned, these foxes are those little
things, which would destroy and bring him or her down. These
could be no more than just little sins, although there is no
magnitude regarding sins, for any size is unacceptable to God.
Nevertheless, little sins breed bigger sins and bring down the
man. Solomon puts it well in his writing concerning a little
folly.
Ecclesiastes 10 v 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of
the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so
doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom
and honour.
Paul puts it in a similar way when he talks about how a little
leaven spreads to the whole.
I Corinthians 5 v 6 Your glorying is not good. Know
ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
I Corinthians 5 v 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven,
that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For
even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
The Lord would warn the believer to remove the little sins that
could so easily destroy the good fruit that is being produced.
He would also warn about how the devil goes about seeking
whom he may devour. The devil devours the fruit and strips
bear the branches.
I Peter 5 v 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour: