Jesus considered the book of Psalms to be ultimately about him.
Christ in All of Scripture
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The foundation stories of Genesis set the stage of the drama of Scripture in many ways.
Deuteronomy is clearly one of the most important books in the Old Testament.
Exodus offers the greatest paradigmatic redemption event in the Bible prior to Christ’s incarnation.
Romans explains the saving work of Jesus reported in the Gospels, and unpacks many of the teachings that were foundational to the churches that arose in Acts.
For believers today, the significance of the book of Esther is that it coordinates with the rest of the Old Testament to foreshadow Jesus as deliverer and mediator for God’s people.
Is Leviticus just a collection of disconnected laws? How does this book of the Bible really point to Christ?
Rather than focusing mainly on human faithfulness to God, the book of Nehemiah shows God’s faithfulness to his unfaithful people.
Once we begin to pull back the layers of the story, we discover that it is not really about what Jonah is doing for God, but what God is doing for Jonah.
In the riveting stories of 1 and 2 Samuel we catch glimpses of who God is, what he does, what life is like with him and without him, and what life can become by his grace and in the power of his Spirit.
Acts shows that the new Christian movement is not a fringe sect but the culmination of God’s plan of redemption.
Isaiah’s messianic profile informs Christian worship of Jesus as the suffering servant who brings a new creation through his life-giving resurrection.
The book of Malachi contains six oracles (or disputations) that each begin with a saying of the people, to which the Lord responds through his prophet.
Galatians is a letter is about protecting the truth of the gospel, which declares what God has done in Christ for sinners.
Understood rightly, however, Ezekiel contains and continues a beautiful story of God’s grace to his undeserving people.
Jeremiah plays a strategic role in God’s revelation of his purposes that will be fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Numbers is especially relevant for God's people in “wilderness” times when we must practice faith and trust in God's guidance and provision.
The book of Revelation is a triumphant vision of God’s final victory over all the forces of evil in the world.
The salvation God has accomplished in Messiah Jesus is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the Old Testament.
Even Joshua’s name (“Yahweh Saves!”) points away from himself to the real hero of the story. Joshua is a story of grace.
The book of Proverbs is one of the “many ways” God spoke, leading us to his only Son Jesus.
The language of redemption permeates the story of Ruth.
Out of the smoking ruins came cries of lamentation and confession, and the daring hope of restoration.
Luke’s presentation helps us see clearly that the gospel of Jesus is about the comprehensive blessedness of God available to us through Jesus Christ.
We gain insight into the loving nature of the God who inspired this Song, and are made able to love him in return although we constantly require his fidelity, protection, and undeserved love.
Of all the books in the Bible, Colossians may rightly be considered the most Christ-centered.
God’s covenant promises are gloriously on display as this weak, struggling remnant returns to Jerusalem after the exile to live together again as his people.
There may be no other book in all the Bible that packs in as much gospel per square inch than Ephesians.
The book of Job helps free us from believing in a “score-keeping” God.
Everything John tells us about Jesus leads us to his cross and his empty tomb—to his substitutionary death and glorious resurrection.