
Jesus in the Old Testament
Can you go to the Old Testament and find Jesus? If not, how can you ever hope to truly understand who He is? If we are to really know our Lord and grow closer to Him we must be able to find Him throughout His word. And that's what we intend to do in this class.
There are many ways to find Jesus in the Old Testament. For example, we could investigate:
Each of these and many other passages like them give us amazing background information on our Lord. But for the purpose of our study we're going to focus on several well-known names and titles used to describe Jesus in the New Testament and then trace their origin in the Old Testament.
There are many ways to find Jesus in the Old Testament. For example, we could investigate:
- Hundreds of Messianic prophecies
- The Jewish sacrificial system
- The Tabernacle and its furnishings
- The Levitical feasts
- Old Testament end times prophecies
Each of these and many other passages like them give us amazing background information on our Lord. But for the purpose of our study we're going to focus on several well-known names and titles used to describe Jesus in the New Testament and then trace their origin in the Old Testament.