The Scriptures Point to Jesus

The entirety of the Scriptures—from Genesis to Revelation—are the revelation, the revealing, the proclaiming of Jesus of Nazareth as The Messiah that all of creation was waiting for for all of time.

In Genesis, Jesus is present in creation. He is the seed of the woman who is promised to not only defeat sin and death, but also the sacrifice who will be given in our place.

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 the pillar of fire by night.

In Deuteronomy, He is the promised prophet who is greater than Moses and will teach us how to love God with all our other, mind, and strength.

In Joshua, He is the captain of the Lord’s army who brings us salvation and calls us to go and take His name with us.

In Judges, He is the perfect judge and lawgiver.

In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer.

In 1st and 2nd Samuel, He is the One about whom every future prophet will speak of, and the covenant promise from the line of David.

In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning King who will inherit the throne of David forever.

In Ezra and Nehemiah, He is the rebuilder and restorer of His people and the true temple of God’s Spirit.

In Esther, He is our advocate in the face of destruction.

In Job, He is our ever-living Redeemer who walks on the waves of the sea.

In Psalms, He is the True Shepherd and the One who was forsaken for our sins.

In Proverbs, He is the Word, the true Wisdom of God.

In Ecclesiastes, He is our only hope for resurrection in the face of judgment. 

In Song of Solomon, He is the lover of our souls.

In Isaiah, He is the Suffering Servant and the Prince of Peace.

In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch who is treated wrongly.

In Lamentations, He is the prophet who weeps over the sins of His people.

In Ezekiel, He is the Lord who makes atonement for all who have done wrong.

In Daniel, He is the Son of Man who is sent by the Ancient of Days and who is with us in the fires of life.

In Hosea, He is a forgiving husband who never stops loving His bride.

In Joel, He is the giver of the Holy Spirit.

In Amos, He is the builder of the city of God.

In Obadiah, He is our deliverer on Mt. Zion.

In Jonah, He is the good news that we can be saved from death.

In Micah, He is the ruler of all ages from Bethlehem.

In Nahum, He is our stronghold in the day of trouble.

In Habakkuk, He is the God of our salvation

In Zephaniah, He is mighty to save.

In Haggai, He is the restorer of the kingdom.

In Zechariah, He is our humble king riding on a colt.

In Malachi, Jesus is the Lord who will come in His temple, the Sun of righteousness, with healing in His rays.

And these are just some of the ways that we see Jesus, The Messiah, in the backstory to the greatest story ever told.

But is He a part of your story? In your life, is Jesus Lord? Don’t be mistaken—knowledge alone about Jesus won’t save you. You can have a knowledge of Christ without the reality of a genuine relationship with Him. But we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). 

Simply confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead. The Bible says that if you do this, you will be saved (Romans 10:9). Ask God for forgiveness. Believe that Jesus died for your sin and that God raised Him to life. Trust Him as your Savior and follow Him as the Lord of your life. Then, tell others of the love and hope that Jesus freely offers!