Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Adam who passed the test in the garden & who's obedience is imputed to us.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Abel who though innocently slain has blood that cries out, not for condemnation but for acquittal.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Abraham who answered the call of God to leave all that comfortable & familiar & to go out into the void knowing that He was going to create a new people of God.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Isaac who is not just offered up by the Father on the Mount but who was truly sacrificed for us.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Jacob who wrestled & took the blow of justice we deserved, so that we like Jacob, only receive the wounds of grace to wake us up & discipline us.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Joseph who at the right hand of the King forgives those who betrayed Him & sold Him, and uses His power to save them.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Moses who stands in the gap between the people & the LORD & mediates a new covenant.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Job, that truly innocent sufferer who then intercedes for us & saves His stupid friends.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . David who's victory becomes the peoples victory though they never lifted a stone to accomplish it for themselves.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Esther who didn't just risk His life but gave His life willingly to save His people.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Jonah who was cast into the storm so that we could be brought in from the storm.
Jesus Is The True And Better . . . Prophet, Priest, Sacrifice, Lamb, Light, King, Temple, Bread, Way . . .
"If you find me short in things, impute that to my love of brevity. If you find me besides the truth in anything, impute that to my infirmity. But if you find anything here that serves to your furtherance and joy of the faith, impute that to the mercy of God bestowed on you and me."