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Genesis Types: 7. Jacob’s Ladder, A Type of Christ as the Way to Heaven

(Genesis 28:10-22) Jesus claimed to be Jacob’s ladder. "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it" (Genesis 28:12). Jesus made His claim in relation to this incident in John 1:51: "And he saith unto him [i.e., Nathanael], Verily, veri...

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Genesis Types: 2. The Offering of Abel, A Type of the Sacrifice of Christ

(Genesis 4) Abel’s offering was an expression of his faith in God’s Word. "And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof" (Genesis 4:4). "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain" (Hebrews 11:4). Abel’s faith must have been based upon a divine instruction given to Adam and Eve an...

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Exodus Types: 6b. The Tabernacle In the Wilderness, A Manifold Type of Christ and His Church

There was no compulsion from without to get the Israelites to give. Their own hearts stirred them up to give. Their own spirits made them willing to give. They brought much more than was needed for the task. It is this kind of giving that is very much needed in all phases of the work of the Lord in these days. Spirit-filled workmen built the Tab...

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Genesis Types: 8. The Character and Experiences of Joseph That Typify the Saviour

(Genesis 37-45) Joseph was beloved of his father; and Jesus is God’s beloved Son. "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors" (Genesis 37:3). Joseph was his father’s favorite son. God has many sons, because every believer is a son of God. But Jesus is Son of ...

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Exodus Types: 1. The Passover, A Type of the Cross

(Exodus 12-13) The Passover was to the Jews their day of independence, even as the cross of Christ means to the Christian his freedom from the bondage of sin. "And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you" (Exodus 12:1, ...

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Exodus Types: 6c. The Tabernacle In the Wilderness, A Manifold Type of Christ and His Church

Those entering this door must bring a sacrifice. "If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord" (Leviticus 1:3). Let us look at the New Testament application of this, "But now in Christ Jesus y...

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Exodus Types: 2. Crossing the Red Sea, A Type of Turning the Back on the World

(Exodus 14-15) Egypt, a type of the world. "By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season" (Hebrews 11:24, 25). Israel in Egypt is a type of the sinner living in the world before he is conv...

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Exodus Types: 6d. The Tabernacle In the Wilderness, A Manifold Type of Christ and His Church

Here is what was done with the offerings, with some variation in connection with certain offerings. - First, the blood was shed and atonement made. - Then, the blood was sprinkled and the atonement appropriated. The victim was burned, the fire picturing judgment upon sin. - Then part of the meat was eaten by the priests symbolizing fellowship ba...

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Exodus Types: 6e. The Tabernacle In the Wilderness, A Manifold Type of Christ and His Church

We come now to the main part of the Tabernacle on the inside. Here are two rooms, the first a larger room into which only priests might enter for their service, and the second a smaller room where only the high priest could enter. God manifested His presence in this latter room. The first room was called the Holy Place, and the second room was ...

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Genesis Types: 4. The Ark of Noah, A Type of God’s Salvation

(Genesis 6-8) The ark was a refuge from the Flood, even as God’s salvation is a refuge from God’s wrath against sin. The Flood was God’s visitation of righteous judgment against the awful sinning of mankind. "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil con...

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