for they “testify of Me.”18 And that testifying was not just with New Testament hindsight but with Old Testament foresight. The Old Testament was built upon a promise: a promise of a suffering and saving Messiah—a promise first given in Genesis 3:15; a promise that was expanded and clarified with every passing chapter and book; a promise that stimulated hope, expectation, and longing. As Jesus said, “Many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what