Hope in the Waiting – Old Testament Prophecies
Ben Lee November 11, 2024

In this episode of Grace in the Gray, Sam, Rick, Ben and James are back. It’s not quite Thanksgiving yet, but we can’t wait to talk about the hope of Christmas. What better way to crank up the cheer than to talk about Old Testament Prophecy?! Don’t worry, as always, it’s a fun conversation and you might just learn something new.

Definitions

protevangelium
prot·​evan·​gel·​i·​um ˌprōtˌēˌvanˈjelēəm

plural-s

: a messianic interpretation of a text (as Genesis 3:15 Revised Standard Version) presaging man’s ultimate triumph over sin through a coming Savior —used as the first anticipation of the gospel

Type

Clarence Larkin, Chapter 28: Types and Antitypes 

A “Type” then is some “person,” or “event,” or “ceremony” that is recorded to “foreshadow” some future “person,” or “event,” or “ceremony.” For illustration-

  1. TYPICAL PERSONS, like Adam, Cain, Abel, Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, Jonah.
  2. TYPICAL EVENTS, like the “Flood,” the “Plagues of Egypt,” the “Passover,” the “Brazen Serpent,” “Crossing the Jordan,” “Cities of Refuge.”
  3. TYPICAL CEREMONIES, like the “Offerings,” “Ceremonial Cleansing,” “Feasts,” “Year of Jubilee,” “Day of Atonement.”

Old Testament Prophecies Discussed and Scripture References

The Suffering Servant Isaiah 53 

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”  Genesis 3:15 (This is the protevangelium that Ben mentioned)

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Matthew 11:15 

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