Why God Chose Abraham, Gen 12:1

Before going into a study of Abraham’s typology, we should understand why God chose Abraham.  Why does God even have a chosen people on earth?  The reason God chose Abraham is this. God’s eternal plan was to become incarnate.  So, he chose a man from whom his seed would come. ...

Continue reading

Nimrod a Type of Antichrist, Gen 10:6-11

We have been studying the Old Testament by types.  Thus far, we have studied Adam, Cain and Abel, Enoch, and Noah.  What we have learned from them is this, among other things: Everyone of us was born with Adam’s nature and, thus, we will deal with sin in our lives...

Continue reading

All Flesh is as Grass

All Flesh is as Grass (Isaiah 40:6-8 ; 1 Peter 1:24-25) In this lesson we are looking at a type mentioned several times in the Bible, this type is comparing man to grass. Growing grass or having a lawn requires work. When we think about ourselves as servants of the...

Continue reading

Noah Condemned the World, Heb 11:7

We have been studying the Old Testament by studying the typology of the main characters in it.  We have seen Adam as a foreshadow of Jesus Christ, Cain and Abel as a foreshadow of Israel and the Lord Jesus Christ, and Enoch as the foreshadow of a New Testament Christian...

Continue reading

Enoch Never Died, Gen 5:21-24

We’ve been studying some of the types in the Old Testament.  We saw that Adam is a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ.  Cain is a type of the nation of Israel and Abel a type of Jesus Christ.  Enoch is a type of the New Testament Christian who is alive and...

Continue reading

Cain and Abel, Gen 4:1-17

In this study of Cain and Abel, we are going to discuss the various ways that Abel is a type of Christ and Cain a type of the house of Israel. Abel is a type of Christ.  So, Cain killing Abel is a type of Jesus’s crucifixion by the Jews. ...

Continue reading

Adam and Jesus Compared

In this lesson, we will study the similarities and disparities between Adam and Jesus. Similarities Both sons of God.  Lk 3:38, Lk 1:35 Both have wives.  Gen 2:22-24, Eph 5:30-32 Both wives come forth from their flesh.  Gen 2:21-22, Eph 5:30 Both “die” to bring forth their wives. Gen 2:21,...

Continue reading

Working with the Lord

Working with the Lord 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 In this lesson we are going to be discussing our position regarding the work we do for the Lord. While a common way to make the expression is “working for the Lord” in the passage we will see that we are actually “labourers...

Continue reading

Peace and Safety, 1 Thes 5:1-3

1 Thes 5:3 says, “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them”.  The Jews say that they want peace and the Arab nations and Palestinians say that they want peace.  But the Lord said that when they can finally say, “Peace and safety”, as...

Continue reading

War With God

We have been studying a series on Israel.  In this lesson, we will see that nations fighting against Israel is not so much a fight with them as it is war with God.  In Rev 13:6 the beast “opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and...

Continue reading