The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW09

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T H E O L D T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

The Promise Personalized

Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Recognize and articulate the importance of character types in the stories and journeys of Israel: how they provide us with a full and rich presentation of the truth about Christ, spurring great interest in the craftsmanship of the OT stories, causing us to worship God because of the richness of his salvation plan, and enabling us to see the Bible as a whole, especially the connections between the testaments. • Lay out the elements of a character-type study, including getting a general outline of the character’s life, searching for links and resemblances between the character and Jesus as the antitype, avoiding over-concentration on details that fail to connect the type to its antitype, and seeking to expand one’s knowledge of the antitype through the understanding of the type. • Recognize the benefits of character-type investigations: gain an increased knowledge of the Scriptures, learn to communicate the Word to others at higher levels of interest, relevance, and entertainment, regain a sense of wonder at the inspiration of the Scriptures, and discover a more comprehensive picture of Jesus Christ through the types. • Give knowledge of how the character types in the OT point to and illustrate the ministry of Jesus Christ in the NT in his roles as prophet, priest, and king. While Christ is illumined in the character types, the nature of his own roles is infinitely greater in both glory and significance. • Show how Moses, the Prophet of the Lord, is an OT character type of Jesus Christ, who as an infant was sought by a king, was hidden in Egypt for a time for his protection, was sent by God to deliver God’s people and God’s message, was rejected at his own “first coming,” chose a Gentile bride during the period of his rejection, and learned obedience through suffering. Show further how he mediated a covenant between the people and God, reflected the glory of the Father (by contrast), and was messenger of the Lord, both to God’s people and his enemies.

Lesson Objectives

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