Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ways of Reading the Bible - Finding Jesus in the Scriptures

Here's a wonderful example of a thread or topical chain that runs throughout scripture. I have found it in various forms on many websites without attribution, so I copy it anonymously here (with many of my own modifications and verse references):

In Genesis, Jesus is The Seed of Woman.
In Exodus, Jesus is The Passover Lamb.
In Leviticus, Jesus is The Atonement Cover.
In Numbers, Jesus is The Cloud and The Fire,
In Deuteronomy, Jesus is The Prophet Like Moses.

Joshua presents Jesus as God's Commander,
In Judges, Jesus is The Sign of God,
The book of Ruth presents Jesus as The Family Guardian, 
In 1 Samuel, Jesus is The Ark of God,
In 2 Samuel, Jesus is The Forever King,
In 1 Kings, Jesus is The True Temple,
In 2 Kings, Jesus is The Covenant Restorer,
1 Chronicles declares Jesus is The Builder of God's House.
In 2 Chronicles, Jesus is God's Promise of Restoration,
while in Ezra, Jesus is The True Foundation.
Nehemiah pictures Jesus as The Rebuilder.
In Esther, Jesus is The Encourager.
 
Job describes Jesus as The Arbitrator. 
In Psalms, Jesus is Our Shepherd, 
Proverbs calls Jesus Lady Wisdom
and Ecclesiastes calls Jesus Life's Joy.
The Song of Solomon declares Jesus Love Strong As Death

The Prophet Isaiah calls Jesus Prince of Peace.
In Jeremiah, Jesus is Righteous Savior
and in Lamentations, Jesus is Never-Failing Compassion, 
while Ezekiel witnesses Jesus as Breath of New Life. 
Daniel names Jesus The 4th Man in The Fire, 

To Hosea, Jesus is The Holy One Among Us
Joel declares that Jesus is Outpouring Spirit,
while Amos calls Jesus River of Justice.
The book of Obadiah speaks of Jesus as God's Deliverance, 
while Jonah says Jesus is Forgiver of Enemies. 
In Micah, Jesus is Our Peace, 
and Nahum prophesies Jesus as The Restorer. 
Habakkuk speaks of Jesus as The Flood of God's Glory, 
while Zephaniah describes Jesus as The One Who Brings Us Home.
In Haggai, Jesus he is The Desire of Nations, 
Zechariah calls Jesus The One We Have Pierced
and Malachi calls Jesus The Sun of Righteousness.


In Acts, Jesus is the Sufferer With the Saints, 

In Romans, Jesus is Our Justification. 
In 1 Corinthians, Paul calls Jesus The Resurrected Lord, 
In 2 Corinthians, Jesus is The Minister of Reconciliation
Galatians celebrates Jesus as The One Who Sets Us Free. 
Ephesians calls Jesus The Head of the Church, 
while in Philippians, Jesus is Strength Giver.
Colossians describes Jesus as The Image of the Invisible God, 
In 1 Thessalonians, Jesus is The One Who Calls Us,
In 1 Thessalonians, Jesus is The Peace Giver
1 Timothy calls Jesus The Mediator.
2 Timothy declares Jesus The Guard of Our Trust
Titus calls Him The Great God and Savior, 
while Philemon calls Jesus An Appeal of Love.
In the book of Hebrews He is Our Great High Priest. 
James declares Him The Lord Coming Near. 
In 1  Peter, Jesus is The Living Stone
and 2 Peter declares Jesus The Rising Morning Star
while in 1 John, Jesus is Our Advocate,
and in 3 John, Jesus is The Name.

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