Old Testament events foreshadow Christ’s work
Old Testament events foreshadow Christ’s work [∞]
The Old Testament doesn’t just point toward Christ—it proclaims Him, in two voices at once. While the literal story unfolds on the surface—full of people, places, and historical events—a second, hidden account is written underneath, revealing Christ in mystery and in truth.
This is not typology as commonly taught, where events “remind us” of Jesus. This is sensus plenior—the fuller meaning—where the Holy Spirit authored a deeper narrative within the literal one. The events themselves form a parable of Christ, told through names, sequences, word patterns, and the structure of the story.
Abraham doesn’t just prefigure the Father—he speaks of Him, through the ordering of his journey.
Isaac’s near-sacrifice doesn’t just foreshadow the cross—it retells it, in another language.
The Exodus isn’t just a metaphor for salvation—it is a second account, encoded by God, proclaiming the true Deliverer.
This hidden narrative is not imposed by clever interpretation—it is discovered by faith, confirmed by Scripture, and unveiled by the Spirit. Jesus Himself taught this way, saying, “Moses wrote about Me” (John 5:46), and revealing to His disciples “everything written about Him in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms” (Luke 24:44)—not as moral lessons, but as a veiled gospel.
In this section, you’ll explore:
- How the literal and hidden meanings run side-by-side
- How story structures carry prophetic order
- How the sensus plenior is not speculative, but authored
- How these accounts speak clearly of Christ crucified, risen, and glorified
Scripture doesn’t just contain the Word—it is the Word. And the Word became flesh not only in Bethlehem, but in every story written by the Spirit from the beginning.
