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JESUS CHRIST...
In Every Book of the Bible
By Matthew Recker
Old Testament
Genesis
--The Seed of the Woman (3:16; Gal. 4:4)
--Shiloh, who will come (49:10)
Exodus
--The Passover Lamb (12:1-28; I Cor. 5:7)
--The great "I am" (3:14; Jn. 8:58, 59; 18:6)
Leviticus
--He is the burnt, meat, peace, sin, and trespass offering all in one!
Numbers
--He is as the serpent, lifted up for salvation (21:5-9; Jn. 3:14)
Deuteronomy
• Prophet like unto Moses (18:18)
Joshua
• Captain of the Lord's Host (5:13-15)
Judges
• The Angel of the LORD (2:1-5, 6:11-24, 13:3-22)
Ruth
• Kinsman Redeemer (Boaz is a picture of Christ - chap. 3-4)
I & II Samuel
• The Rock (2:2; Mt. 16:18) who will sit on the throne of David forever.
I & II Kings
• The Wise King of Kings (3:5-15)
I & II Chronicles
• The eternal King whose eyes move to and fro throughout the whole earth.
Ezra
• Restorer of the temple (theme of Ezra)
Nehemiah
• Restorer of the nation (theme of Nehemiah)
Esther
• The God of Providence, ruling and overruling all the affairs of men.
Job
• Our Redeemer who ever lives (19:25)
Psalms
• The Son of God (2:7, 12; Lk. 1:35)
• The Suffering one in Psalm 22
• The Good Shepherd in Psalm 23
• The King of glory of Psalm 24!
Proverbs
• Our Wisdom crying (8:14; 30:4) who hath gathered the wind in his fist and is ascended up into heaven.
Ecclesiastes
• The SON who gives meaning to life under the sun, He is the God we are to fear.
Song of Solomon
• Rose of Sharon, lily of the valley (2:1)
Isaiah
• Holy, holy, holy (6:1-3; Jn 12:41)
• Immanuel (7:14; Mt. 1:23)
• Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace (9:6)
• The One wounded for our transgressions (53:5; I Pet. 2:24)
Jeremiah
• The Lord our righteousness (Jer.23:6; II Cor. 5:21)
Lamentations
• The One who weeps over Jerusalem (Mt. 23:37-38)
Ezekiel
• He is the glory of God who returns to His Temple and IS THERE! (43:1-6; 48:35)
Daniel
• The Son of man (7:13-14), Messiah the Prince (9:25) and the one in the fiery furnace with the three Hebrew men.
Minor Prophets:
• The Judge in the Day of the LORD…
Haggai
• "The Desire of all nations" (2:7)
Zechariah
• The smitten Shepherd riding lowly upon a colt (13:7)
• The One "they have pierced" (12:10; Jn.20:37)
Malachi
• The messenger of the Covenant
New Testament
Matthew
• Jesus, The King (2:2, 21:5)
Mark
• Jesus, The Servant (10:43-45)
Luke
• Jesus, The Son of man (6:5, 9:22-58, 21:27)
John
• Jesus, The living Word (1:1), The Lamb of God (1:14), The Son of God (1:34)
• The Bread of life (6:32, 35)--The Light of the world (8:12)--I am (8:58; 18:6)--The Door (10:9)--The Good Shepherd (10:11)--The Resurrection and Life (11:25)--The Way, Truth, and Life (14:6)--My Lord and my God (John 20:28)
Acts
• One name given among men (4:12)
Romans
• Our imputed righteousness and the Justifier of our souls (3:24, 25)
I Corinthians
• Our Sanctification and Foundation (3:11) --The last Adam risen from the dead (15:45)
II Corinthians
• Our grace all sufficient (12:9)
Galatians
• Our Redeemer from the curse of the Law (3:13)
Ephesians
• Our peace, the Head of the church (1:20-23)
Philippians
• Our joy, The Name above every name (2:9-11)
Colossians
• Our creator, altogether preeminent and we are complete in Him (1:16-18)
I & 2 Thessalonians
• Our Coming King, The One coming at the sound of a trumpet who will judge in flaming fire (4:16)
I Timothy
• Our Mediator & One who abolishes death (2:5)
II Timothy
• Our friend who stands with us when we are all alone (4:17)
Titus
• Our Blessed hope, Great God and Savior (2:13)
Philemon
• The One who changes thieves into profitable servants
Hebrews
• Our great high Priest (4:14) --The Author and Finisher of our faith (12:2)
James
• Our LORD of glory (2:1)
I Peter
• Our suffering Savior who shed his precious blood (3:18)
II Peter
• Our righteousness of God, the Day Star and beloved Son (1:1,17,19)
1,2,& 3 John
• Our Advocate, the true God and eternal life (2:1, 5:20)
Jude
• The One who is able to keep us from falling (v.24)
Revelation
• The Amen (3:14)
• Alpha and Omega (1:8, 11; 21:6)
• King of kings and Lord of lords (19:15,16)
• The Root and Offspring of David, and the --Bright and morning Star,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! KING of KINGS, LORD of LORDS!
May we fall at his feet and worship Him! For He is able to save to the uttermost!!
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