Christ in the Old Testament

Genesis—He is the Creator (1:1; John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:16).

Exodus—He is the Lamb of God (12:5–7, 13; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7).

Numbers—He is the Star of Jacob (24:17; Matthew 2:2; Revelation 22:16).

Deuteronomy—He is the Prophet (18:15; Acts 3:22–23).

Joshua—He is the Captain of the Lord’s host (5:13–15; Hebrews 2:10; Revelation 19:11–14).

Judges—He is the messenger of Jehovah (13:18–22; John 6:38).

Ruth—He is our kinsman Redeem­er (4:14–15; Galatians 4:4–5; He­brews 2:14–15).

Samuel—He is the rejected King (1 Sam­uel 8:7; John 1:11).

Kings and Chronicles—He is Lord of lords and King of kings (1 Kings 8:23; Revelation 19:16).

Ezra and Nehemiah—He is the Lord of heaven and earth (Nehemiah 9:6; Mat­thew 11:25)..

Job—He is our Redeemer (19:25; Ti­tus 2:14–15).

Psalms—He is the Son of God (2:7; He­brews 1:5).

Proverbs—He is our wisdom (8:22–30; 1 Corinthians 1:24).

Ecclesiastes—He is the forgotten wise man (9:14–16; Mark 6:3).

Song of Solomon—Jesus is the Bride­groom who initiates love for His bride (Song of Solomon 2:4; 1 John 4:19).

Ezekiel—He is the one who sits on the throne (1:26; Revelation 5:6–7).

Daniel—He is the smiting stone (2:34–35, 44; Matthew 21:44; 1 Peter 2:6–8).

Hosea—He is David’s great King (3:5; Luke 1:32–33).

Joel—He is the Lord of bounty (2:23–26; Acts 2:16–21).

Amos—He is the rescuer of Israel (9:11–12; Acts 15:15–17).

Obadiah—He is the Deliverer (1:21; Ro­mans 11:26).

Jonah—He is the risen Savior (1:17; cf. Matthew 12:40).

Micah—He is the everlasting God (5:2; John 1:1; Hebrews 7:3).

Nahum—He is our stronghold (1:7; 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10).

Habakkuk—He is the judge of our faith (2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11).

Zechariah—He is the smitten Shepherd (13:7; Matthew 26:31).

Malachi—He is the Sun of Righteous­ness (4:2; Luke 1:78–79; John 8:12).

“Search the Scriptures… which testify of me.“ – John 5:39

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