Typology In The Old Testament

Why did God send down his only beloved Son for us? Is Jesus really the Son of God? All of these questions can be answered through the typology in the New and Old Testament. Saint Augustine said, “The New Testament lies in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New.” Saint Augustine is saying that both the New Testament and the Old Testament go hand in hand. One Testament would not be complete without the existence of the other. Instances in the Old Testament foreshadow events in the New Testament. In the same way, the events in the New Testament make the instances in the Old Testament clear as to why they happened the way they did. This unity between the Old and the New Testament is created by foreshadowing, or typology. The consistency between the Old and the New Testament is made evident in the book of Genesis and the book of John. “In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth - and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind was sweeping over the waters.” (Gn 1:1-2) Genesis and John show typology through both of the verses. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (Jn 1:1). Genesis states that in the beginning a “mighty wind swept over the earth.” That mighty wind was the Spirit or breath of God. In
Many verses in the Old Testament foreshadow Jesus’ coming as the Son of God and the ultimate sacrifice on the Crucifix. By understanding the events in the New Testament, it is possible to understand better the events in the Old. There are numerous verses of typology in the Old and the New Testament, that it seems as if the whole Bible is one big book of typology. By discovering the verses of typology, it becomes easier to understand the reason for Jesus’ life, death, and ultimately his genuine mercy and love for all