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
erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” (3) Heb. 9.24 – For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
b. The categories of correspondence are all significant
(1) Persons (Adam, Melchizedek)
(2) Events (the Flood, Brazen Serpent in the wilderness)
(3) Institutions (feasts and festivals)
(4) Places (Jerusalem, Zion)
(5) Objects (altars of burnt offering, the shewbread, incense)
(6) Offices (the office of the prophet, priest, and the king)
3. The two dominant sources for typology in New Testament and Old Testament usage: creation and the Exodus
a. Creation: the Adam-Christ correspondence, (Rom. 5 and 1 Cor. 15)
b. Exodus
(1) The image of redemption in Isa. 51-52
(2) The concepts of salvation in the NT, 1 Cor. 10.1-6
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