The Bible -- Its Theme (Part 3)

IV. THE THEME IN THE OLD REALIZED IN THE NEW

The prophecies in the Old Testament concerning the person who would come as the Redeemer were fulfilled in the New Testament.

OLD TESTAMENT                                            NEW TESTAMENT

            He would come from the nation of Israel                  Matthew 1:1-17

(Genesis 12:3, Numbers 24:17, 19)

            He would come from the Tribe of Judah                    Luke 1:31-33

(Genesis 49:10)

            He would come from the family of David                  Luke 1:31-33

(Isaiah 11:1, 10)

            He would be born in Bethlehem                                  Luke 2:4, 6, 7

(Micah 5:2)

            He would be born of a virgin                                         Matthew 1:18, 22, 23

(Isaiah 7:14)

            He would suffer and make atonement                         II Corinthians 5:21

(Isaiah 53:4-6)

            He would be crucified                                                      Matthew 27

(Psalm 22)

            He would be resurrected from the dead                      Acts 2:31

(Psalm 16:9-10)

REVIEW

          The theme of the Bible is “buying man back,” or God’s plan of redemption.  Just as this is the central theme, Christ is the central character, because He is The One who paid the price (death) to purchase man.  In the Old Testament, we see God preparing to buy man back, by preparing a people through whom Christ would come.
          The Old Testament is revealed in the New Testament, and the New Testament is concealed in the Old Testament.
          Next week we will study the person of Christ who fulfilled all these prophecies.