Powerful internal evidence that the Bible is divine in origin. Human wisdom would not and could not write such content, couching shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament before Jesus came.
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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