A Biblical Vision, Part I: Mastering the Old Testament Witness to Christ

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A B i b l i ca l Vi s i on, Par t I : Mas ter i ng the Ol d Tes tament Wi tnes s to Chr i s t

will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”

5. He whose life would serve as cornerstone and foundation

a. Isa. 28.14-18 – [16] therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: “Whoever believes will not be in haste.”

b. Zech. 4.7 – Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”

c. Ps. 118.22 – The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

6. His life would be a light for the Gentiles, Isa. 49.6 – he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the pre served of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

7. His role as prophet, priest, and king

a. Prophet, Deut. 18.15

b. Priest, Ps. 110.4

c. King, Ps. 2