Category Archives: See JESUS in the Old Testament

See JESUS in the Old Testament — Genesis

  • April 18 — ch. 1:1-23
    God creates a good and ordered world by His Word, pointing to Jesus, the Word of God through whom all things were made and hold together.
  • April 19 — ch. 2:4-25
    God forms man from the dust and establishes marriage, pointing to Jesus, the Bridegroom of the Church who gives life and restores the lost.
  • April 20 — ch. 3
    Sin enters the world through Adam, but God promises the coming Seed who will crush the serpent and atone for sin.
  • April 21 — ch. 4
    Sin spreads through Cain, but God preserves the promised offspring through whom people call on His name.
  • April 22 — ch. 5
    Death reigns through Adam’s line, yet God preserves the promised offspring.
  • April 23 — ch. 6:1-8
    Humanity’s sin grows great and fills the earth, yet Noah find favor by God’s grace.
  • April 24 — ch. 6:9-7:24
    God judges sin through the flood but provides the ark, pointing to Jesus as the only way to be saved from the wrath of God.
  • April 25 — ch. 8:1-9:17
    God delivers Noah through the flood and establishes His covenant, pointing to mercy after judgment.
  • April 26 — ch. 9:18-10:32
    The nations are birthed and spread from Noah’s sons, with God preserving the promised line through Shem.
  • April 27 — ch. 11:1-26
    God scatters the nations at Babel yet preserves the promised line through Shem to Abram (Abraham).
  • April 28 — ch. 11:27-12:9
    God calls Abram and promises to bless all nations through his offspring — which, according to Galatians 3:16 is a reference to Jesus.
  • April 29 — ch. 15
    God confirms His covenant with Abram, promising offspring and counting his faith as righteousness.
  • April 30 — ch. 17:1-22
    God establishes His covenant with Abraham through Isaac, pointing to Jesus, the promised Offspring.
  • May 1 — ch. 22
    God provides a ram as a substitute for Isaac, pointing to Jesus, the Lamb of God who would die as our Substitute.
  • May 2 — ch. 28:10-22
    God confirms His promise to Jacob and reveals a ladder to heaven, pointing to Jesus as the only Way to the Father.
  • May 3 — ch. 37
    Joseph is rejected and sold by his brothers, yet God already has a plan to raise him up.
  • May 4 — ch. 40
    God gifts Joseph with the ability to interpret dreams, bringing life to one and judgment to another.
  • May 5 — ch. 41
    God raises Joseph from the pit to rule and provide bread in a time of famine, preparing the way to preserve His people.
  • May 6 — ch. 44
    Judah offers himself in place of Benjamin, showing a heart of sacrifice and responsibility.
  • May 7 — ch. 45
    Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, showing God preserving His people and the promised line despite their sin.
  • May 8 — ch. 46
    God brings Jacob and his family to Egypt, not only preserving the promised line but fulfilling His promise that they would become a nation.
  • May 9 — ch. 49:1-2, 8-12
    Jacob blesses his sons before his death, prophesying a coming King from Judah — Jesus — to whom all nations will bow.

See JESUS in the Old Testament — Bible Reading Plan

For about a year and a half at Christ Community Church (Grenada, MS) and The Foundry Church (Winona, MS), we’ve been involved in various Bible reading plans to help us get into the Word of God for the purpose of growing in and closer to Jesus.

We’ve read through various books of the Bible like Proverbs and the Psalms, and we just completed 260 days reading through the New Testament a chapter a day. We now turn our focus to the Old Testament, but we aren’t changing our focus — we’re reading selected passages in each Old Testament book looking at how Jesus shows up from before “In the beginning, God….” all the way to His incarnation in the gospels.

Below, you’ll find links to go to the digital versions of each section of our reading plan as well as places to download a pdf of each section.

Part I — Seeing Jesus in the Law

Part I (Law) HandoutDownload

Part II —