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. Amos prophesied around 760–750 BC, during the reigns of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II, king of Israel. Amos was a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs who lived in Tekoa, […]
The Angel by the Threshing Floor: Jesus in 2 Samuel 24 and in 1 Chronicles 21
July 8, 2021 by Leave a 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. 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 […]
Balaam’s Adversary: Jesus in Numbers 22 (the One With the Talking Donkey)
November 25, 2020 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. In Numbers 22, the Israelites came to camp in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho. The Moabites feared their new neighbors, so Balak the son of Zippor, the king […]
The God of Bethel: Jesus in Genesis 28 and 31
May 9, 2019 by Leave a 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. Jacob’s Shepherd When Isaac was elderly, Jacob stole his brother’s blessing from their father. Esau planned to get revenge by murdering Jacob, so Rebekah told him to flee to her brother Laban […]
Isaac’s Shepherd: Jesus in Genesis 26
March 12, 2019 by Leave a 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. Several decades had passed since the Lord called to Abraham from Heaven in Genesis 22. By this time Isaac had lived a full life; he married Rebekah, his father Abraham had died, […]
Jesus in Genesis 1-3
September 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Note: 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. From the Beginning Jesus was there from the very beginning, on the first page of our Bibles. In Genesis 1, the phrase “Then God said” occurs immediately before the Lord issued […]
Recent Comments