Glimpse Of Jesus

In a time when the Old Testament of the Bible is being disregarded more than ever, even by some leaders and churches, I was especially encouraged by a sermon that walked us through many of the places where we see glimpses of Jesus in the Old Testament. All of Scripture is the inerrant Word of God and beautifully displays God’s redemption story throughout its pages.

“The Old is in the New revealed

The New is in the Old concealed”

But glimpses of Jesus we are able to see

From Old to New and eternally

In Genesis, Jesus is the RAM

In Exodus, He is PASSOVER LAMB

FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST in Leviticus

In Numbers, our PROMISED LAND does exist

CITY OF REFUGE in Deuteronomy

RED CORD OF HOPE in Joshua’s plea

Jesus, in Judges, the GREAT JUDGE of truth

Our KINGSMAN REDEEMER in the book of Ruth

He is TRUSTED PROPHET in Samuel; He’s REIGNING KING in Kings

FAITHFUL SCRIBE in Ezra; in Nehemiah, REBUILDING all broken things

As MORDECAI in Esther, He sits at the gate

EVER-LIVING REDEEMER with Job in the wait

In Psalms He’s the SHEPHERD who cares for His sheep

In Proverbs we see Him as WISDOM so deep

The BEAUTIFUL BRIDEGROOM in Solomon’s Song

SUFFERING SERVANT in Isaiah, who takes on all wrong

WEEPING PROPHET in Jeremiah, grieved by man’s sin

In Ezekiel revealed as the WHEEL WITHIN

FOURTH MAN IN THE FURNACE, in the book of Daniel

FAITHFUL LOVER in Hosea, true to us all

In Joel Jesus BAPTIZES with Spirit power

GREAT SAVIOR in Obadiah, coming at the right hour

MISSIONARY to the world as revealed in Jonah

With BEAUTIFUL FEET brings the news in Micah

In Nahum, He’s the AVENGER; in Habakkuk the WATCHMAN

Praying for revival to come in the land

In Zephaniah, He’s the LORD, MIGHTY TO SAVE

In Haggai RESTORES FORTUNES lost to the grave

In Zechariah He is the FOUNTAIN to bless

In Malachi the SON OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

And when comes the New, Jesus Christ is revealed

What once were just glimpses no longer concealed

There from the beginning, in Scripture to see

The presence of Jesus throughout God’s story

Based on a quote from Augustine and Pastor Steve DeWitt’s sermon at Bethel Church & Ministries (11.15.20) on Romans 15:4.