Biblical Events
Events that prefigure the gospel: what happened, what it pointed to, and where Scripture says it was fulfilled.
Jacob Wrestling with God – The Man Who Would Not Let Go
When Jacob wrestled with a mysterious stranger until dawn, he encountered the pre-incarnate Christ who wounded him in order to bless him. This pattern of transformation through struggle and weakness…
22 Jan 20267 min Biblical Event
The Scapegoat – Bearing Sins into the Wilderness
On the Day of Atonement, the scapegoat received Israel's confessed sins and carried them into the wilderness—removed and forgotten. Christ fulfills this pattern completely, bearing our sins away permanently so…
22 Jan 20267 min Biblical Event
The Cities of Refuge – Shelter from the Avenger
The cities of refuge protected those who had accidentally killed from the avenger of blood—safety until the high priest's death brought complete freedom. Christ fulfills this pattern perfectly: believers flee…
22 Jan 20267 min Biblical Event
The Sacrifice of the Red Heifer – Cleansing for the Defiled
The mysterious red heifer sacrifice provided cleansing for those defiled by contact with death—ashes mixed with water to purify the unclean. This strange ordinance points directly to Christ, whose blood…
22 Jan 20267 min Biblical Event
The Covenant at Sinai – When God Spoke from Fire
When God descended on Mount Sinai in fire, thunder, and earthquake, Israel received the law but could not keep it. The Sinai covenant revealed human inability, pointing forward to Christ…
22 Jan 20268 min Biblical Event
The Exodus from Egypt – The Night God Made a People
The Exodus from Egypt stands as the Old Testament's defining redemption—God delivering His people from bondage through the blood of a lamb. Yet this mighty deliverance was itself a shadow…
22 Jan 20268 min