Biblical Aspects That Explains The Foreshadowing Of Christ

By Mark Thompson


The old and new testament has a relationship that relates the life of Christ. Some of the statements and events found in the Old Testament are forecasts of the life that the Messiah would live. Here is an explanation of the foreshadowing of Christ to consider.

The demise of Abel. Abel death is a perfect description of Jesus Christ. He was a shepherd just like how He is described in the gospel books. Also, the used to sacrifice burnt offering to God which is considered as a sweet fragrance. Jesus is described as the perfect sacrifice of God as well. Also, the death of Abel foreshadows the death of Messiah.

Abraham attempt to sacrifice to his son. The event of Abraham and Isaac has a perfect relationship with the agony of Jesus before He was crucified. Isaac carrying firewood for the unknown sacrifice is an indication of the time that Christ carried His own cross to be crucified. Also, it took three days to for God to provide an alternative sacrifice which implies the three days that Jesus took to raise from the dead.

Prophecy of the birth of Jesus Christ. There are a lot of prophecies that explains the birth of Jesus. To start with, God tells Jacob that He will bless his nation through his offspring. Jesus is born along the Genealogy of Jacob and this statement was meant to describe Him. Also, David is promised that his offspring will have an everlasting kingdom which signifies Jesus in the book of Mathew.

Foreshadowing of Jesus ministry. There are a couple of aspects which describes the ministry of Messiah. For instance, the burnt sacrifices used in various sacrificial events were supposed to one year old and were not supposed to have any blemish. Messiah is described in Hebrews as a person without sin who we become righteous through this.

The bronze snake in the wilderness. The Israelite faced the wrath of God in the wilderness by being bitten by snakes. God showed mercy to them and asked Moses to make a bronze snake which they could heal if they looked at it. This implies Jesus who is the sacrifice of every sin. By calling upon the name, sinners are freed from their sins just like how the Israelite were healed by looking on the bronze snake.

The event of David and king Darrius. The Israelite were in captive of the Babylonians and Daniel was a prophet during the reign of king Darrius. Darius agreed on a decree which would prevent everyone from praying but Daniel could not take heed of this. As a result, he was prosecuted by being held in a den of lions. This is similar to the situation that Pontius Pilate had when he was forced to prosecute Jesus against his will.

Similitude in Elijah and Elisha. Elijah and Elisha performed miracles which are similar to those that Jesus did. Elijah fed one hundred men with only twenty loaves just as Jesus fed Five thousand men with five loaves and two fish. Elisha as well is documented to have raises a young boy which is similar to the raising the daughter of Jairo from death.




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