There are many clues in the Old Testament that foreshadow what would later take place in the New Testament. This is called Typology. In the OT, there are types. In the NT, there are anti-types. The type is always inferior to the anti-type because the type is only a shadow or an imperfect picture of the anti-type. It's kind of like having a negative picture in black and white and transforming it into full color.
One example of many is Abraham taking his only son, Isaac, to sacrifice him.
Old Testament
Isaac
the only son of Abraham
carried his own wood
A ram's horns caught in a thicket
place called "God will Provide"
New Testament
Jesus
Only Son of God
carried His own cross
had a crown of thorns on His head
was crucified in the place where
Abraham took Isaac
2006-10-08 15:20:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
True but most people never take the time to read the O T. and so don't realize Christ fulfilled all the OT prophecies of the coming Messiah.
2006-10-08 15:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but do you realize that the Old and New Testaments were put together by committee. They also have been translated and re-translated multiple times making it difficult to be sure what some of the books originally held. Then there all the books deemed heretic because they did not fit into the image desired by the councils that decided what Christianity is and isn't
2006-10-08 22:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Moonsilk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babyinwomb,
Thanks for bringing that up. There are a lot of typologies in the Old Testament. Most people I find don't know what to do with that. It's as if Jesus was someone who wandered into history and found out that things were set up for Him.
2006-10-08 22:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting
2006-10-08 22:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ancho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both sons made 3 day journeys.
Both sons returned intact.
Isaac's son Jacob, founded the nation of Israel.
God's son Jesus, founded the ultimate holy nation - the Church.
Yet somehow, people still try to deny the God-inspired, divine nature of scripture.
Go figure!
2006-10-08 22:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Old and the New are both valid today. They are intertwined. People who say that the Old Testament is done away with simply has no clue! God Bless!
2006-10-08 22:27:36 · answer #6 · answered by mx3baby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The old testament is types and shadows of the new testament. It just depends on which side of calvary you are standing on. Paul stated that the old testament was given as our example.
2006-10-08 22:33:45 · answer #7 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. However, NOT everything in the OT is a type. For instance, The Ten Commandments are NOT a type. The ceremonial laws and the sanctuary, however, are types.
2006-10-08 22:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. my rabbi taught on that just a couple weeks ago.
P.S. to devlsadvoct's:what part of-did you know that the New Testament is hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is fulfilled in the New?-is not q question????
2006-10-08 22:32:20 · answer #9 · answered by under his feathers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've studied those teaching over the years. Always interesting and enlightening.
2006-10-08 22:26:08 · answer #10 · answered by dave 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋