Many Christians don’t pay much attention to the Old Testament.
They believe it’s outdated, too hard to understand, and say we should
simply concentrate on the New Testament.
After all, the New Testament is all about Jesus!
And while the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) do tell the
story of Jesus . . . the Old Testament has a lot to say about Jesus,
too!
In fact, did you know that Jesus is in every single book of the Old
Testament?
Check out the list below!
(I didn’t create this list. I got it from an online site called 1-Minute
Bible Love Notes—and they got it from a few different places.)
In Genesis Jesus is the Seed of the Woman
Exodus……………………Our Passover Lamb
Leviticus……………………..Our High Priest
Numbers……..Guiding Pillar of Fire and Cloud
Deuteronomy……….The Prophet Like Moses
Joshua………………..The Mighty Conqueror
Judges………….………….……Our Rescuer
Ruth…………………Our Kinsman Redeemer
1 & 2 Samuel……………..The Seed of David
Kings & Chronicles………..….Our Mighty King
Ezra & Nehemiah…..Re-builder of Our Broken Walls
Esther……………………..Our Way of Escape
Job………………Our Hope in Times of Trouble
Psalms……………..…..Our Shepherd and Sacrifice
Proverbs & Ecclesiastes…….…..Our Wisdom
Song of Solomon…Our Lover and Bridegroom
Isaiah……………………Our Suffering Savior
Jeremiah……………….The Righteous Branch
Lamentations…..…Prophet Who Weeps for Us
Ezekiel………..The Watchman Who Warns Us
Daniel……..The 4th Man in the Fiery Furnace
Hosea………………….Our Faithful Husband
Joel………….Our Baptizer in the Holy Spirit
Amos……………………..Our Burden Bearer
Obadiah……………..The One Mighty to Save
Jonah…………….The Sender of Missionaries
Micah……..The Messenger of the Good News
Nahum………..The Avenger of the Righteous
Habakkuk……….The One Crying for Revival
Zephaniah & Haggai….Giver of Another Chance
Zechariah…….……………The Pierced Son
Malachi………Sun of Righteousness w/ Healing in His Wings
I love the Old Testament AND the New Testament!
If you’ve overlooked the Old Testament, let me challenge you to read
through it. We learn so much from every single page of the Bible!
Thoughts?