The Greatest Story Ever Foretold
The Wonder of Christmas
People Miss the Message of Christ’s Coming
People Miss the Meaning of Christ’s Coming
Genesis
• Seed of the woman (3:15) • Shiloh (49:10)
Exodus
• Passover Lamb (12:3)
Leviticus
• Anointed High Priest (8:7–12)
Numbers
• Bronze serpent (21:8–9; John 3:14–15)
• Star of Jacob (24:17)
• Scepter of Israel (24:17)
Deuteronomy
• Prophet like Moses (18:15)
• The great Rock (32:4; 1 Cor. 10:4)
Joshua
• Captain of the Lord’s army (5:14)
Judges
• Angel of the Lord (2:1)
Ruth
• Family redeemer
1 Samuel
• The great judge (2:10; Ps. 96:13; 2 Tim 4:8; Rev. 19:11)
2 Samuel
• Seed of David (7:12–13)
1 Kings
• Lord God of Israel (8:15, 25)
2 Kings
• God of the cherubim (19:15)
1 Chronicles
• God of our salvation (16:35)
2 Chronicles
• God of our ancestors (20:6)
Ezra
• Lord of heaven and earth (1:2)
Nehemiah
• Covenant-keeping God (1:5)
Esther
• God of providence
Job
• Risen and returning Redeemer (19:25)
Psalms
• Anointed Son (2:2, 12)
• Holy One (16:10)
• Good Shepherd (23:1)
• King of glory (24:7–10)
Proverbs
• Wisdom of God (8; 1 Cor. 1:24)
• Architect at Creation (8:30; John 1:1–3; Col. 1:15–17)
Ecclesiastes
• The one above the sun
Song of Songs
• Chief among 10,000 (5:10)
• Altogether lovely (5:16)
Isaiah
• Virgin-born Immanuel (7:14)
• Wonderful Counselor (9:6)
• Mighty God (9:6)
• Everlasting Father (9:6)
• Prince of Peace (9:6)
• Servant (52:13)
• Man of sorrows (53:3)
Jeremiah
• The Lord our righteousness (23:6; 33:16; Rom 10:4; 1 Cor. 1:30)
Lamentations
• Faithful and compassionate (3:22–23, 31–33)
Ezekiel
• The tender shoot (17:22)
• The one who has the right to judge (21:27)
Daniel
• The rock (2:34)
• One like a divine being (or like “the Son of God”) (3:25)
• One like the Son of Man (7:13)
Hosea
• King of the resurrection (13:10–14)
Joel
• God of the battle (2:11; 3:2, 9–17)
• Giver of the Spirit (2:28–32)
Amos
• Lord God Almighty (4:13)
• Plumb line (7:7–9)
Obadiah
• Destroyer of the proud (1:8, 15)
Jonah
• Risen prophet (2:10)
• God of the second chance (3:1–2)
• Long-suffering one (4:9–11)
Micah
• God of Israel (4:1–5)
• Born in Bethlehem (5:2)
• God who pardons (7:18–20)
Nahum
• Avenging God (1:2)
• Bringer of good tidings (1:15)
Habakkuk
• Eternal (1:12)
• Pure (1:13)
• Glorious (2:14)
Zephaniah
• King of Israel (3:15)
Haggai
• Desire of all nations (2:7)
Zechariah
• My Servant (3:8)
• The Branch (3:8)
• Builder of the Temple (6:12–13)
• King of triumphal entry (9:9)
• Pierced one (12:10)
• King of the earth (14:9)
Malachi
• Sun of Righteousness (4:2)