Our love of the "green pastures" of the Bible will be greatly intensified if we realize that on almost every page of it we will find our lovely Lord waiting for us. Here is where we can find Christ at least once in every book of the Bible:
In Genesis
He is the Creator and Seed of the woman ( 1:1, 3:15).
In Exodus
He is the Lamb of God for sinners slain (chap. 12).
In Leviticus
He is our High Priest (entire book).
In Numbers
He is the Star out of Jacob (24:17).
In Deuteronomy
He is the Prophet like unto Moses (18:15).
In Joshua
He is the Captain of the Lord's host (5:13-15).
In Judges
He is the Messenger of Jehovah (3:15-30).
In Ruth
He is our Kinsman-Redeemer (chap. 3).
In Samuel
He is the despised and rejected King (1 Sam. 16-19).
In Kings and Chronicles
He is the Lord of lords and King of kings (1 Chro. 12:38-40).
In Ezra and Nehemiah
He is the Lord of heaven and earth (entire books)
In Esther
He is our Mordecai (chap. 10).
In Job
He is our risen and returning Redeemer (19:25).
In Psalm
He is the blessed Man of Psalm 1.
He is the Son of God of Psalm 2.
He is the Son of man of Psalm 8.
He is the crucified one of Psalm 22.
HE is the risen one of Psalm 23.
He is the coming one of Psalm 24.
He is the reigning one of Psalm 72.
He is the Leader of praise of Psalm 150.
In Proverbs
He is our wisdom (Chapter 4).
In Ecclesiastes
He is the forgotten wise Man (9:14-15).
In Song of Solomon
He is my Beloved (2:16).
In Isaiah
He is our suffering substitute (Chap 53).
In Jeremiah
He is the Lord our righteousness (23:6).
In Lamentations
He is the Man of sorrows (1:12-18).
In Ezekiel He is the one sitting on the throne (1:26).
In Daniel
He is the smiting stone (2:34).
In Hosea
He is David's greater King (3:5).
In Joel
He is the Lord of bounty (2:18-19).
In Amos
He is the Rescuer of Israel (3:12).
In Obadiah
He is the Deliverer upon Mount Zion (v. 17).
In Jonah
He is the buried and risen Saviour (entire book)
In Micah
He is the everlasting God (5:2).
In Nahum
He is our Stronghold in the day of wrath. ( 1:7).
In Habakkuk
He is the anchor of our faith (2:4).
In Zephaniah
He is in the midst for judgment and cleansing (3:5, 15).
In Haggai
He is the Lord of presence and power (1:13).
In Zechariah
He is the smitten Shepherd (13:7).
In Malachi
He is the sun of righteousness (4:2). "
~ page 34
Oh MY!! What a lot of typing. Come back tomorrow for the New Testament. :O)
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ReplyDeleteHey Lisa, where can I find this book?
ReplyDeleteI found it at a little thrift shop. But I am seeing that Ebay has at least one copy and it looks like another place maybe thrifty books or something like that. I will certainly be keeping my eyes out for another copy of it to share. :O)
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