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Speaking very reverently, during His earthly sojourn our Lord
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He was saturated with the Old Testament: |
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The following is a list of some of the Old Testament characters
He spoke about: |
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Jonas (Matt. 12:39) |
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Lot’s wife (Lk. 17:32) |
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Lot (Lk. 17:28) |
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Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Matt. 8:11) |
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Solomon (Matt. 12:42) |
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Abel, Zacharias, Barachias (Matt. 23:35) |
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David (Matt. 12:3) |
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Daniel (Matt. 24:15) |
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Eliseus (Elijah) (Lk. 4:27) |
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Moses (Matt. 8:4) |
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Some of the books He quoted from are: Deuteronomy, Isaiah,
Malachi, Hosea, Psalms, Micah. |
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Some of the Old Testament incidents He spoke about were: |
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Creation (Mk. 10:6) |
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The overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Lk. 10:12) |
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Moses and the burning bush (Mk. 12:26) |
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The law for the cleansing of the lepers (Mk. 1:44) |
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David eating the shewbread (Matt. 12:2-4) |
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Naaman (Lk. 4:27) |
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The slaying of Zacharias (Matt. 23:35) |
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He saturated the Old Testament |
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If one were to take from the Old Testament every foreshowing of
Christ, every prophecy concerning Christ, every ceremony
prefiguring Christ, there would be exceedingly little left. |
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If we had no other book but Isaiah, there would be virtually a
complete picture of Christ, His offices, and work. He begins
informing his readers that: |
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The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (ch.
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The way that was to be done was because there was a a child born
a Son given. (ch. 9:6) |
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His name would be Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the
Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace. (ch. 9:6) |
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He is Immanuel. (ch. 7:14) |
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He shall be the shoot out of the stock of David. (ch. 11:1) |
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He will tell of His meekness. (ch. 42:2) |
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The coming One will preach good tidings. (ch. 61:1) |
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He would be despised and rejected. (ch. 53:3) |
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His visage would be marred more than any man. (ch. 52:14) |
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He would be led as a Lamb to the slaughter. (ch. 53:7) |
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He would be cut off out of the land of the living. (ch. 53:8;
Dan. 9:26) |
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He would be scourged and spit upon. (ch. 50:6; Psa. 129:3) |
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His would be a life of sorrow and reproach. (ch. 53:3;
Psa. 69:20) |
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To these there comes in as a flood the ancient writers: |
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The psalmist will write of His zeal. (Psa. 69:9) |
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His hands and feet would be pierced. (Psa. 22:16) |
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He would be mocked by those who passed by. (Psa. 22:6-8) |
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Soldiers would cast lots for His garments. (Psa. 22:18) |
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He would be given vinegar to drink. (Psa. 69:21) |
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He would cry: “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Psa.
22:1) |
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No bone of Him would be broken. (Ex. 12:46; Psa. 34:20) |
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He would be betrayed by one of His own. (Psa. 41:9) |
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Sold for thirty pieces of silver. (Zech. 11:12) |
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Isaiah speaks of His gathering the lambs in His arms. (Isa.
40:11) |
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Micah informs where Christ would be born. (Mic. 5:2) |
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Jeremiah tells of the death of the innocents. (Jer. 31:15) |
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Hosea tells of the flight out of Egypt. (Hos. 11:1) |
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Zechariah cries: “Rejoice . . . behold, thy King cometh”.
(Zech. 9:9) |
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He would be raised from the dead. (Psa. 16:10; Isa. 53:10-11) |
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His sheep would be scattered. (Zech. 13:7) |
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He would be taken from one judgment to another. (Isa. 53:8) |
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False witnesses would testify against Him. (Psa. 27:12) |
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He will come with the armies of Heaven. (Jude 1:14) |
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His feet shall one day stand on the earth. (Job 19:25-26) |
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He will be King over all the earth. (Zech. 14:4-9) |
