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Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ

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Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ
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The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament

Donald W. Parry

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Contents

Introduction
Prophecies of Jesus Christ’s Mortal Ministry and Atonement
Symbols that Testify of Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ: Conquering Hero
Jesus Christ is the Lord of History: Nine Major Historical Eras
The Lord Jesus Christ: Potter, Captain, Shepherd, and More
The Lord Jesus Christ Controls the Nations: Book of Judges Case Study
Old Testament Passages Cited by Jesus Christ
Messianic Prophecies in the Psalms
Psalm 22 and Its Fulfillment in Jesus Christ
Isaiah’s Prophecies of the Mortal Messiah
The Messiah in Isaiah 53: Four Recurring Themes
Names, Titles, and Metaphors of the Lord Jesus Christ
Lord (Jehovah): The Most Frequently Used [Content] Word in the Hebrew Bible
Equivalent Designations of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Old and New Testaments
God: Compound Names
Lord: Compound Names
The Lord Is Our Savior
The Lord (Jehovah) Is Our Redeemer
The Lord Is Our Atoner
Jesus Christ Is the Messiah
Jesus Christ Is the Lord
One, Three, and Seven: Sacred and Symbolic Numbers
Seven and Sacred Time
Prophets and Prophetesses: The Lord’s Messengers
Eve: Life and Help: A Type of Christ
Adam: “The Figure of Him that Was to Come”
Melchizedek: Type of Christ
Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ
Joseph of Egypt: Foreshadow of Christ
Moses: Type and Shadow of Jesus Christ
Elijah: Symbol of Jesus Christ
Job: Suffering Servant, A Type of Jesus Christ
Hosea’s Family: Symbols of the Lord for Ancient Israel
The Sign of Jonah: Pointing to Christ’s Death
Priests and High Priests: Foreshadowing Jesus Christ
The Lord Reveals Cycles of Sacred Time
Striking Blood on the Doorposts: The Passover Anticipates Jesus Christ
The Day of Atonement: Messianic Foreshadowing
“A Feast to the Lord”: Sacred and Secular Meals
Parallelisms: Teaching About the Lord Jesus Christ Through Poetry
Chiasmus: Unique Presentations of the Lord’s Word
The Psalms: Praises to the Lord Jesus Christ
Lord: Focused Prophetic Speech Forms
Prayers: Mortals Seeking the Lord’s Divine Favor
Worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ through Music and Song
Law of Moses: Anticipated Jesus Christ and His Atonement
Manna: Symbol of Jesus Christ
Symbols of Christ in the Tabernacle of Moses
Sacrifices Under the Law of Moses: Six Acts
Sacrifices: Symbols of Jesus’s Atoning Sacrifice
Diet Code: Unclean and Clean Animals
God Is a Holy Temple: Temples and Sacred Space
The Atonement-Focused Earthly and Heavenly Temples
Jesus’s Royal Ancestry: Rulers of the Kingdom of Judah
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Contents

Introduction
Prophecies of Jesus Christ’s Mortal Ministry and Atonement
Symbols that Testify of Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ: Conquering Hero
Jesus Christ is the Lord of History: Nine Major Historical Eras
The Lord Jesus Christ: Potter, Captain, Shepherd, and More
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Donald W. Parry, “Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ,” in The Jesus Christ Focused Old Testament: Making Sense of a Monumental Book (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2022), 84–85.

Scriptural passages compare Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac to God’s offering of His beloved son, Jesus. Paul wrote, “By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure” (Heb. 11:17–19; see also Gal. 3:16; Heb. 1:16). The just-cited passage explains that Abraham believed that if he sacrificed his son God would raise him from the dead, “accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead.”

There are a number of striking and significant parallels between Isaac and Jesus that demonstrate that Isaac was a type of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice, as listed in the accompanying chart.

Isaac: Type and Shadow of Christ

Topic

Isaac

Jesus Christ

Prophecy of Birth

Isaac’s birth was prophesied (Gen. 17:16).

Christ’s birth was prophesied (Isa. 7:14; Luke 1:31).

Miraculous Birth

Isaac was born of aged parents (Gen. 17:17; 18:10–15; 21:1–2).

Christ was miraculously born of a virgin (Luke 1:30–35).

The Son

Genesis 22:1–13 emphasizes that Isaac is a son, calling him “son” eight times and “only son” twice (although Abraham and Hagar already had Ishmael).

Jesus is the “only begotten of the Father” (John 1:14, 18). Both Isaac and Jesus are called “son of promise” (Gal. 4:22–26; Acts 13:32–33).

Burnt Offering

Genesis 22:2–13 uses the expression “burnt offering” six times in referring to the type of sacrifice Isaac was to become.

The burnt offerings of the Old Testament looked forward to Jesus’s sacrifice.

Submission

Isaac willingly submitted to the sacrifice (Gen. 22:6–9).

Jesus Christ willingly submitted to the sacrifice (Luke 22:42).

Carrying of Wood

Isaac bore the wood for his sacrifice (Gen. 22:6).

Christ carried the cross to His sacrifice (John 19:17).

Binding

Abraham bound Isaac to the altar (Gen. 22:9).

Jesus was bound before he was “delivered . . . to Pontius Pilate the governor” (Matt. 27:2).

Substitute Sacrifice

God provided a lamb as a substitute sacrifice for Isaac (Gen. 22:7–8, 13).

Christ the Lamb is the substitute sacrifice for all of us.

Moriah

Isaac traveled to the land of Moriah for sacrifice (Gen. 22:2), the very site where Solomon would build his temple (2 Chr. 3:1) and where thousands of sacrifices would be offered for several centuries.

Christ was crucified on Moriah at Golgotha, a short distance north of the temple altar (John 19:17–18; cf. Lev. 10:10–11).

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