Christians may have little trouble seeing how the Lamb of God was prefigured in the Passover and Exodus, foretold as the Servant and Sufferer in prophets like Isaiah, and is the Son of David who prays the Psalms, but what about Proverbs? If all the Old Testament is about Christ, https://t.co/ZRZrPpKHS9
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or d
... See moreMany an error has been made by interpreting proverbs as promises, prophecy as history, parables as facts, and poetry as science. For example, proverbs are truisms, statements so tending to be true that the wise take them to heart. A modern proverb on child rearing says, “As the twig is bent so grows the branch.” The ancient equivalent is, “Train a
... See moreBy asking what a text reflects of God’s nature that prompts the work of Christ, an expositor can examine any narrative, genealogy, commandment, proverb, proposition, or parable to see what it reveals of God’s justice, holiness, goodness, lovingkindness, faithfulness, provision, or deliverance.
Many people read the Bible as if it were like that: a collection of independent books that can each be read without reference to the others. That was how I was taught the Bible at university. We looked for the message of Ezekiel, Jonah or John without considering how those biblical books contribute to and fit in with the message of the Bible as a w
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