In my recent sermon entitled: 'What About the Muslims' I included a popular piece 'making the rounds' entitled: snapshots of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation. There are many versions, but what follows is a version from the blog of Chris Goins. I was only able to quote a portion of what follows in my sermon -- so find below the entire treatment. Enjoy!
"From the opening chapters of Genesis, to the closing chapter of Revelation, the story of Jesus is being told in this book…
In Genesis Jesus is the “breath of life” and the “seed of woman” who will one day crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
In Exodus Jesus is the “Passover lamb” (Exodus 12:13; John 1:29, 35).
In Leviticus Jesus is our “Great High Priest” and Eternal Sacrifice (Leviticus 16; Hebrews 9:26b, 28).
In Numbers He is the “pillar of cloud by day” and the “pillar of cloud by night.” He is the trusted guide… (Numbers 9)
In Deuteronomy He is the prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15; 32:4).
In Joshua He is the captain of Our Salvation (Joshua 2:18) and the scarlet thread hanging from Rahab’s window…
In Judges He is the Great Judge and Lawgiver.
In Ruth He is our Kinsman and Redeemer (Ruth 3:9).
In 1 Samuel He is our prophet, our King and the champion who defeats our Goliath.
In 2 Samuel He is the anointed King…
In 1 Kings He is the wise King…
In 2 Kings He is the reigning King…
In 1 Chronicles He is the sovereign King…
In 2 Chronicles He is the glory of the Lord that fills the temple of Solomon.…
In Ezra He is the faithful scribe and the restorer of the temple…
In Nehemiah He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life…
In Esther He is our Mordecai… He is the hidden teacher…
In Job He is the redeemer who lives and will stand upon the earth… And even “after my body decays, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes. And I am overwhelmed at the thought” (Job 19:25-27).
In Psalms He is the “Lord our Shepherd” and He is the Lord our Song… (Psalm 23)
In Proverbs He is the “Wisdom of our God” (Proverbs 8:35).
In Ecclesiastes He’s our only hope… Everything else is vanity…
In Song of Solomon He is our lover and bridegroom. He is the “rose of Sharon” and the “lily of the valley” (SOS 2:1). He’s the fairest of 10,000…
In Isaiah He is the suffering servant and Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace… (Isaiah 53:4-5; Isaiah 9:6).
In Jeremiah He is righteous branch… (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
In Lamentations He is the weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel He is the Son of Man and the wind that comes from the four corners of the earth resurrecting an entire valley of dry bones…
In Daniel He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace walking around with three Hebrew boys… He is also Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven… (Daniel 3:25)
In Hosea He is our faithful and loving husband…
In Joel He is the baptizer with the Holy Spirit and the God who pours out the Holy Spirit…
In Amos He is the burden bearer or the arms that carry us…
In Obadiah He is the mighty to save (Obadiah 1:17-21).
In Jonah He is the God of the Second Chance – our forgiving God.
In Micah He is the messenger with beautiful feet.
In Nahum He is our stronghold in the Day of Trouble (Nahum 1:7).
In Habakkuk He is the Great Evangelist crying out for REVIVAL!
In Zephaniah He is the restorer of the Remnant and the glory of Israel (Zephaniah 3:15).
In Haggai He is the cleansing fountain and the God who restores our lost heritage…
In Zechariah He is the pierced Son…
And in Malachi He is the Son of righteousness who rises with healing in His wings... (Malachi 4:2).
In Matthew He is the Promised Messiah… (Matthew 1:23; 2:2, 6)
In Mark He is the miracle worker… (Mark 10:45)
In Luke He is the Son of Man… (Luke 19:10)
In John He is the Son of God and the Word made flesh…
In Acts He is the ascended Lord who fills His followers with the Holy Spirit… (Acts 1:8, 11; 2:1-4)
In Romans He is our justifier who frees us from all condemnation… He is the grace of God…
In 1 Corinthians He is the last Adam…
In 2 Corinthians He is our God of all comfort… (2 Corinthians 1:3)
In Galatians He’s our liberator – the one who sets us FREE from the curse of the law… (Galatians 3:13)
In Ephesians He is our glorious treasure…
In Philippians He is our JOY and the God who meets all our need and the name above every name (Philippians 4:8; 2:9).
In Colossians He is the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form…
In 1 and 2 Thessalonians He is our Soon Coming King… (1 Thessalonians 4)
In 1 and 2 Timothy He is the Mediator between God and man… (1 Timothy 2:5)
In Titus He is our blessed hope and the faithful pastor… (Titus 2:13)
In Philemon He is friend who sticks closer than a brother…
In Hebrews He is the blood of the New Covenant that cleanses us from all our sin… He is Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever…
In James He is the one who heals the sick… (James 5)
In 1 and 2 Peter He is Chief Shepherd... (1 Peter 2:25)
In 1, 2 and 3 John He is everlasting love…
In Jude He is Only Wise God, our Savior and the Lord who will return with 10,000 of His Saints… (Jude 1:14, 24)
In Revelation He the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, the Lamb who was slain before the foundation of the world, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and the Bright and Morning Star… (Revelation 1:8, 17; 21:6; 5:6; 19:13; 9:16; 22:16)"
POSTED BY CHRIS GOINS AT 2:10 PM, Februry 15, 2010 -
http://chrisgoins.blogspot.com/2010/02/snapshots-of-jesus-from-genesis-to.html
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