Christ In Jeremiah
The book of Jeremiah is often remembered as the voice of a weeping prophet calling out to a nation refusing to listen. There is much judgment in these pages. There is much sorrow. But Jeremiah is also one of the most hope-filled books in all the Old Testament.
Christ In Isaiah
Isaiah was a prophet. He spoke to a people living with uncertainty — a nation facing real threats from outside, and spiritual corruption rotting its foundations from within. They needed more than better circumstances. They needed deliverance. They needed to be brought back into relationship with God.
Christ In Song Of Solomon
The book of Song of Solomon — also beautifully titled "The Song of Songs" — is one of the shortest books in the Old Testament, just eight chapters long. And it stands as one of the three books of the Bible attributed to Solomon, alongside Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. (By comparison, David wrote only a part of the Psalms — many of them, but not the whole book.)
Christ In Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is a book that takes an honest look at life. It covers many areas including wisdom, pleasure, work, wealth and even death.
And one of the key recurring phrases in the book is the phrase “Under the sun.”
The author of this book, King Solomon, is examining life from the perspective of our human existence in this world.
The Priority Of The Kingdom
Consider something as simple as buying a house. What does it require? Sufficient funds — to pay the downpayment, to keep up the monthly instalment, to maintain the property, and still to feed yourself and your family. Nothing about it is free. Every part of it comes at a cost, and every cost must be counted before you begin.
Following Christ is the same. There is a cost to discipleship.
Christ In Proverbs
Knowledge that is never processed becomes trivia. Understanding that is never applied becomes noise. Only when knowledge, understanding, and wisdom flow together does a life become truly wise.
When You Look at the Cross, What Do You See?
When you hear the word Calvary, what does your mind see? A place where crucifixions took place, correct? Some versions of the Bible use the word Golgotha — meaning "the place of the skull" — for the same location. The NKJV and KJV of Luke 23:33 uses Calvary. The writer simply says, "There they crucified Him." The “Him” refers to Jesus.
Christ In Psalms
The book of Psalms is Israel's ancient songbook — poetry, worship, laments, praises. And yet within its 150 songs are some of the most breathtaking prophecies of the coming Christ found anywhere in the Old Testament. The Psalms do not just describe suffering and hope in general — they describe specific things Jesus would say, do, and suffer, hundreds of years before He was born.
Any Ten Years
Long before our generation, the people of God had a problem — and God sent three prophets to name it.
"Thus says the LORD: 'Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, "We will not walk in it."'" (Jeremiah 6:16)
Christ In Job
The Old Testament does not always say the name of Jesus directly. It does not say "David represents Jesus Christ." But the Lord Himself said the shadows are there — and He walked those disciples through every book to prove it. Long before Bethlehem, God was preparing the minds of His people through the prophets.
Christ In Esther
The book of Esther is unlike every other book we have studied in this series. It does not directly mention God. It contains no direct prophecy of Jesus Christ. And Esther herself is not listed in the genealogy of the Messiah as Ruth is in Matthew 1. It would be easy, for that reason, to think that Esther has nothing to say to us about Christ.
Christ In Nehemiah
Before we can appreciate what Nehemiah did, we must first feel the weight of what was broken. Every one of us knows how strong a wall can be — think of the Great Wall of China, remarkable, unique, standing for centuries as a barrier, a protector. .
Christ In Ezra
From the very beginning, the God of heaven had a plan. He is the One who tells the future from the past. He comes to us, equips us with the knowledge of what He has done, and reveals what He is doing still. And the person the world knows as Jesus Christ did not simply appear one day, die, and rise again as an unexpected event.
Dealing with the Unpredictability of Life
Life can present unexpected challenges — twists and turns and unforeseen storms. And when those come, that is when life becomes difficult, when we become weak, when we feel vulnerable, when havoc breaks into our carefully arranged plans. One moment all is going well — and the next, life falls apart. Tragedy strikes.
Christ In 1st & 2nd Chronicles
To feel the weight of Chronicles, you have to understand what had just happened. The Babylonian invasion had crushed the nation of Israel. Jerusalem, the holy city, was besieged and destroyed. The temple — the very dwelling place of God among His people — was burned to the ground. The king was dethroned and dragged away in chains. The people themselves were taken captive to Babylon.
Christ In 1st & 2nd Kings
You could read 1 and 2 Kings as pure history — a long, sometimes painful record of Israel's united kingdom splitting in two and, eventually, both halves collapsing into exile. But these books are not merely a chronicle. They are a mirror held up to you.
Christ In 1st & 2nd Samuel
We are continuing our journey of finding Christ in all the Scriptures — and we come to two remarkable books, 1 and 2 Samuel. These books cover the transition of Israel from the era of judges into the era of kings — first Saul, and then the great king who would come to define what a godly king should look like: David.
Christ In Ruth
The book of Ruth reads, at first, like a beautiful and quiet family drama. There are no plagues, no parted seas, no walls falling down. There is only an old woman, her young daughter-in-law, a barley field, and a kind man at harvest time. And yet beneath the gentle surface of this story is something that leads us straight to the heart of the gospel — straight to Jesus Himself.
Christ In Judges
This lesson is built on Luke 24 — that quiet, world-changing seven-mile walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus, on the very day Christ rose from the dead. Two disciples, heads down, hearts heavy, did not yet recognize the risen Lord walking beside them.
Christ In Joshua
The book of Joshua is a remarkable book in the Old Testament. At first glance it reads like history — the conquest of Canaan under Joshua's leadership, with all its battles and boundaries and tribal inheritances. But when we look closer, we discover something far greater. There is a profound revelation of Jesus Christ within these pages.