Monday, March 28

Monday

Since so many people have asked about the reading at the close of my sermon on Jesus as our true Elder Brother, I have decided to make it the subject of today’s devotional. First of all let me say that this list is not original to me, I did not invent it. I borrowed some of the phrases from a number of different sources. Edmund Clowney’s book, Preaching Christ In All of Scripture, has been a major source of inspiration for me, and Sally Lloyd-Jones’ book The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name, is also a great resource. In addition, there are several good websites that have similar lists of how we see Jesus throughout the Bible. It should also be pointed out that the following list is not exhaustive or complete in any way. There are many types and images of Jesus throughout the Scriptures and some books of the Bible (i.e. the major prophets) contain dozens of images and references to Jesus. All I did was compile a list of one theme for each book of the Bible. So…here is the list…

In Genesis – He is the seed of the promise

In Exodus – He is the Passover Lamb

In Leviticus – He is our High Priest

In Numbers – He is the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night

In Deuteronomy – He is the prophet like unto Moses

In Joshua – He is our conquering captain

In Judges – He is our Righteous Judge

In Ruth – He is our Kinsmen Redeemer

In 1&2 Samuel – He is our trusted Prophet

In Kings & Chronicles – He is our Reigning King

In Ezra – He is our Lawgiver

In Nehemiah – He is the rebuilder of our broken down walls

In Esther – He is our Mordecai

In Job – He is the answer to our suffering

In Psalms – He is our Shepherd

In Proverbs & Ecclesiastes – He is our wisdom

In Song of Solomon – He is our loving Bridegroom

In Isaiah – He is our Prince of Peace

In Jeremiah – He is our Righteous Branch

In Lamentations – He is our Weeping Prophet

In Ezekiel – He is life to dry bones

In Daniel – He is the 4th man in the fiery furnace

In Hosea – He is our faithful Husband

In Joel – He is our vision

In Amos – He is our burden bearer

In Obadiah – He is mighty to save

In Jonah – He is our foreign missionary

In Micah – He is the Messenger with Beautiful Feet who brings good news

In Nahum – He is our Avenger

In Habakuk – He is our Evangelist

In Zephaniah – He is the restorer of the lost remnant

In Haggai – He is the glory returned to God’s house

In Zechariah – He is the gentle King riding on a donkey

In Malachi – He is the Son of Righteousness with healing in his wings

In Matthew – He is the King of the Jews

In Mark – He is the Servant

In Luke – He is the Son of Man

In John – He is the Living Word made flesh and dwelling among us

In Acts – He is the Savior of the World

In Romans – He is the Righteousness of God

In 1&2 Corinthians – He is the wisdom and power of God

In Galatians – He is our freedom

In Ephesians – He is our Cornerstone

In Philippians – He is the Name above every name

In Colossians – He is the Hope of Glory

In 1&2 Thessalonians – He is the returning King

In 1 Timothy – He is our true faith

In 2 Timothy – He is our confidence

In Titus – He is the grace that brings salvation

In Philemon – He is our benefactor

In Hebrews – He is our perfect High Priest

In James – He is the power behind our faith

In 1&2 Peter – He is the Living Stone

In 1 John – He is Love

In 2 John – He is our Example

In 3 John – He is our Motivation

In Jude – He is our Foundation 

In Revelation - He is our coming King, the Bright Morning Star, the First and the Last, the beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega…He is Lord of all creation, He is Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God. There is no one like Him in all the Universe!

Jeff Frazier