Christ In The Old Testament: The Angel Of The LORD

In Genesis 16:7-13 and in other places of Scripture, there is a character we encounter called the angel of the LORD. In every appearance of this character, he doesn't appear to be just an angel. He appears as a unique angel and distinctively differentiated from all other angels as the Angel of the LORD. In the … Continue reading Christ In The Old Testament: The Angel Of The LORD

Christ In The Old Testament: The Sacrifice of Isaac

Earlier in the year, I started a series  titled Christ In The Old Testament .  They are articles from a series of messages I preached during Bible Studies in church at  Truth Missionary Baptist Church where I worship and serve as a deacon. There was a break in the articles here and I am picking … Continue reading Christ In The Old Testament: The Sacrifice of Isaac

Hebrews: A Portrait of Christ

All books in the New Testament point to Christ. In fact all books in the Bible does. There is no single book in the Bible which points away from Christ. But one book, in my opinion, where Christ is so glorified in the Bible, is in Hebrews. Though an epistle, the book begins in an … Continue reading Hebrews: A Portrait of Christ

Christ In The Old Testament: Christ Our Righteousness

Sin entered the human race through the fall of man recorded in Genesis 3. After the fall, Adam and Eve attempted to cover their shame and hid from God out of fear. Then the eyes of both were opened,  and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves … Continue reading Christ In The Old Testament: Christ Our Righteousness

Christ In The Old Testament: The Seed of The Woman

Last week, I started a series Christ in the Old Testament where we examined Jesus' interaction with his disciples after his resurrection. In that encounter, Christ pointed to the Old Testament as speaking about him (Luke 24:27;44). Today, we begin our series from Genesis for obvious reasons. It is the first book of the Bible … Continue reading Christ In The Old Testament: The Seed of The Woman