Beginning at Moses

A Guide to Finding Christ in the Old Testament

Michael p. v. Barrett

Ambassador-Emerald International

Greenville, South Carolina • Belfast, Northern Ireland

Beginning at Moses: A Guide to Finding Christ in the Old Testament

Copyright © 1999 Michael P.V. Barrett

2nd Edition 2001

Current Printing 2010

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To my family-from the oldest to the youngest

And specially to Sandra Ann

Next to Christ, the best thing I’ve ever found

Table of Contents

Foreward

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION

The Problem

The Answer

Presuppositions

Procedures

The Key to the Bible

The Purpose and Plan

Part I: Whom to Look For

WHOM TO LOOK FOR

Chapter 1 JESUS THE MESSIAH

Definition of the Term

Implications of the Term

Application of the Concept to Jesus Christ

Chapter 2 THE PERSON OF CHRIST

A Special Person

The Divine Nature of the One Person

The Human Nature of the One Person

Synopsis of Key Texts

Chapter 3 THE WORK OF CHRIST

First Advent Works

Present Works

Second Advent Works

Part 2: Where to Look

WHERE TO LOOK

Chapter 4 CHRIST IN THE COVENANTS

Definition of Covenant

Development of the Covenant

Details of the Covenants

Chapter 5 CHRIST IN PERSON

Precautions Concerning Christophany

Person of the Christophany

Purpose of the Christophany

Passages Revealing Christophanies

Chapter 6 CHRIST IN HIS NAMES

Two Name-calling Texts

Titles Focusing on Christ’s Person and Perfections

Titles Focusing on Christ’s Work

Chapter 7 CHRIST IN WORD PROPHECY

The Purpose and Nature of Prophecy

The Content of Messianic Prophecy

Chapter 8 CHRIST IN PICTURE PROPHECY-EXPLAINED

Interpretation Guidelines for Typology

New Testament Models for Interpreting Typology

Chapter 9 CHRIST IN PICTURE PROPHECY-ILLUSTRATED

People

Things

Events

Chapter 10 CHRIST IN SONG

Identification of Messianic Psalms

Synopsis of Selected Messianic Psalms

CONCLUSION

Summary

Final Thoughts

FOREWORD

“Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” These words, sadly, depict an adventure rarely experienced by Christians today. When Cleopas and his companion began their seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, they hardly seemed to be likely candidates for a life-changing encounter with the risen Messiah. Their journey, at the beginning, must have been drudgery. Their faith, that just a week ...

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About Beginning at Moses: A Guide to Finding Christ in the Old Testament

Although not on every line and perhaps not on every page, the message of Christ overshadows the entire Old Testament. Finding Christ is the key that unlocks and locks in the message of the whole Word of God. Jesus Christ is God’s final, perfect, incomparable Word.

Beginning at Moses seeks to follow the example of Christ Himself Who, “beginning at Moses and all the prophets,” expounded from all the Scripture the things concerning Himself.

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