Mary with Gabriel and Elisabeth We’re studying about Mary with Gabriel and Elisabeth in this lesson from Lk 1:26-56.  Before appearing to Mary, Gabriel had appeared to Zacharias earlier.  At this time, Elisabeth is six months pregnant, v. 26, 36.  In Lk 1:26-38, Gabriel is sent to Mary in Nazareth...

Job 14:1 “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble”.  Trouble: that which causes concern or distress.  Introduction: The Bible has a lot to say regarding the troubles of life. Troubles come in all shapes and sizes, in all places, and to all...

Being a Prodigal Luke 15:11-32 Most of the time when we think of the term prodigal, we think of a saved person who has quit living for God and is living a like the rest of the world. It is easy to see how that definition would get used based...

The Prophecy of John the Baptist Introduction to the Gospel of Luke, Lk 1:1-4 Luke wrote to Theophilus, the same person to whom he wrote the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 1:1.  He wrote “those things which are most surely believed among us”, v.1.  That is, what he wrote in...

Joseph Typifies Christ Joseph typifies Christ in over 100 ways.  We are going to study 14 principle ways that Jospeh typifies Christ in this lesson. Both were beloved of their Father.  Gen 37:3.  Matt 3:17. Both were hated by the people they were sent to save.  Gen 37:4.  Jn 15:18....

Jacob Typifies a Christian Isaac is a type of Christ.  Christ is the king.  Thus, his son, Jacob, typifies a child of the king.  Jacob typifies a Christian.  In this study of Jacob’s life, we shall glean some important life lessons to remember as Christians. Pay careful attention to the...

Isaac Typifies Christ This study of the similarities between Isaac and Jesus Christ is not intended to be a comprehensive comparison of all the ways they are similar.  For a study of all their similarities see our Sunday school lesson in Genesis 21 The Birth of Isaac.  In this study...

Sarah Typifies Mary We can learn much from studying the Old Testament characters and their similarities to people in the New Testament.  Sarah typifies Mary.  This should help someone reading the Bible to realize that the author of the Old Testament and the New Testament is the same person.  Men...

This is a lesson on Abraham as a type of New Testament Christian.  Abraham typifies a Christian.  Before we get into this study, though, I refer you to two studies on Rom 4 taught in Sunday school.  They are the lesson on Imputed Righteousness and the lesson on Comparing Abraham’s...

The Lord Hath Chosen Zion Psalm 132:13 A lot is going on today regarding protest and war in Israel. In this lesson we are going to look at a driving force behind this conflict from the bible as well as make a spiritual application for saved people living in the...