This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. In John 12:37–40, the apostle explained how two key prophecies from the Book of Isaiah had been fulfilled. The first was from Isaiah 53:1, which opens the famous chapter on the Messiah being […]
Jesus in the Book of Job
January 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. In some ways the Book of Job is independent from much of the Old Testament. The narrative of the book, which concerns the suffering of Job and the sovereign purposes of God, is […]
In the Whirlwind: Jesus in 2 Kings 2
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This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. There are no direct references to the Lord being present on earth when Elijah was taken to heaven. There are, however, good reasons to think that the Lord may have personally arrived to […]
Ahaziah’s Adversary: The Son of God Versus Satan in 2 Kings 1
November 24, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. After Elijah’s nemesis Ahab died, his son Ahaziah became king of Israel. Ahaziah walked in the evil way of his father and mother, Jezebel (1 Kgs 22:51–52). In 2 Kings 1, the king […]
Elijah’s Provider: Jesus in 1 Kings 19
November 3, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Following his victory over Ahab and the 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, Elijah should have been feeling emboldened. However, in 1 Kings 19, Elijah found himself on the run from Jezebel. […]
The King of Kings: Jesus in 1 Kings 22 and in 2 Chronicles 18
September 25, 2021 by 3 Comments
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. Most of the names of people who saw God in the Old Testament are familiar ones. One of the less familiar people who saw God is the prophet Micaiah son of Imlah. Micaiah […]
Solomon’s Provider: Jesus in 1 Kings 3, 2 Chronicles 1, 1 Kings 9, and in 2 Chronicles 7
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This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. The account of Solomon being gifted his great wisdom and understanding is recorded in 1 Kings 3 and in 2 Chronicles 1. Toward the beginning of his reign, we read that king Solomon […]
The Angel by the Threshing Floor: Jesus in 2 Samuel 24 and in 1 Chronicles 21
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This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 both cover the same events. Most commentators don’t have much to say about the Angel of Yahweh in either chapter. There is no reason to think […]
The Revealer of Yahweh: Jesus in 1 Samuel 3
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This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. 1 Samuel 3 characterizes God’s Word, His Son, as the revealer of Yahweh. Before Samuel became a prophet, he was a boy, serving the Lord in Shiloh, where the Tabernacle was. But it […]
The Angel With the Wonderful Name: Jesus in Judges 13
March 26, 2021 by 6 Comments
This article is part of a series on Old Testament Christophanies. For important background information, see An Introduction to Old Testament Christophanies–with Justin Martyr. By the time we get to Judges 13, several judges had come and gone since Gideon. Once again, the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so He handed […]
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