TYPES
(See CHRIST, types of; OFFERINGS)
biblical basis for types:
♦ Christ's teaching about the OT:
♦ Christ's use of the OT:
♦ Paul's teaching about the wilderness wanderings in the OT:
♦ Paul's use of the OT:
♦ use of the OT by the author of Hebrews:
kinds of types:
persons
(See also TYPES, kinds of types, offices)
♦ Adam a type of Christ as head of a race
♦ Abraham a type of all believers
♦ Joseph a type of Christ as the rejected kinsman who becomes their Savior
♦ Elijah a type of John the Baptist
♦ Isaiah's children a type of NT believers
institutions
♦ God's sabbath rest a type of salvation rest
♦ the Passover a type of Christ sacrificed for us
♦ the levitical offerings as types of Christ's person and work
offices
♦ Moses a type of Christ as prophet
♦ Aaron and Melchizedek types of Christ as priest
♦ David a type of Christ as king
♦ Melchizedek a type of Christ as priest-king
events
♦ judgment through the flood a type of judgment through Christ's second coming
♦ the deliverance of Noah's family through the ark a type of salvation of believers through Christ
♦ the deliverance through the Red Sea under Moses' leadership a type of Christian baptism
♦ the wilderness wanderings as types or exemplary lessons for Christians
♦ Joshua's entrance into the promised land a type of entrance into salvation rest
actions
♦ creation of light a type of the gospel light shining into hearts
♦ lifting up of the serpent in the wilderness a type of Christ's crucifixion
things
♦ the rock that gave water a type of Christ the spiritual rock
♦ the tabernacle a type of Christ's person and work
♦ the rent veil a type of Christ providing access to God
♦ incense a type of prayer
♦ the veil of Moses a type of Israel's spiritual blindness
This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.