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Apr 10, 2020 · God resurrects new life up from the ground (the tomb)—in this case, Jesus. God acts to bring about the new covenant through Jesus’ atoning death and resurrection for all who believe. And finally, Jesus’ act of atonement occurs on a hill (mountain). The imagery in Genesis 1-2 of new life rising up from the ground on the third day, along ...
- Derek Hiebert
- Sparing Isaac
- Descending on Sinai
- Raising Israel
- Saving Jonah
- In Accordance with The Scriptures
We’re probably all familiar with the story of Abraham offering up Isaac (Genesis 22). It was an excruciating test of Abraham’s faith, as God commanded him to do the unthinkable, only to provide a substitute at the last minute. This event is a picture of God offering up Jesus on Good Friday. Isaac is described as Abraham’s “only son, whom he loved” ...
One of the greatest manifestations of God’s presence in the entire Old Testament was when God descended on Mount Sinai. This was a pivotal event, as God delivered his Law to those whom he had redeemed. It was something those who witnessed it would never forget. God announces the event’s time frame in Exodus 19. When the people have finally arrived ...
The regathering of God’s people from the Babylonian exile is sometimes described as a resurrection (Ezek. 37:11–14). Hosea 6:2 describes the time frame of this resurrection: Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he w...
The story of Jonah is well known—at least parts of it. We all know he got swallowed by a big fish, and we all know he eventually came out alive and became an instrument of Nineveh’s salvation. The author gives us the time frame for how long Jonah was in the fish’s belly: “And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” (Jon. 1:1...
When Paul says that Christ was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, I believe he had passages like these in mind—and there are more besides (2 Kings 20:5; Est. 5:1). Admittedly, only the Jonah passage is explicitly mentioned in the New Testament. But rather than limiting us in drawing connections from the Old Testament, Jesus’...
The "three days" imagery in this event prefigures the sacrifice and resurrection of Isaac's descendant Jesus the Messiah. Sometimes this symbolic expression for divine intervention and restoration after a time of trial is expressed as "on the third day" and at other times as "after three days." It was after the third day that the Pharaoh's ...
Feb 27, 2015 · Jn 1:43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida. Jn 2:1 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. On the third day after Jesus departed for Galilee ...
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures: English Revised Version and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures; GOD'S WORD® Translation He was placed in a tomb. He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
20170103. Jesus was raised from the dead bodily on the third day following his death, according to the Hebrews’ inclusive manner of counting time. That is, he died on a Friday and was raised on Sunday (the first day of the week). Friday, Saturday, Sunday: the third day is Sunday. Jesus taught several times from the Hebrew Scriptures (our ...
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Jun 11, 2019 · ABSTRACT: Jesus and his apostles claim that his resurrection on the third day was “according to the Scriptures.”. The hope of the resurrection stretches back far beyond the empty tomb to the hopes and prophecies of God’s old-covenant people. At the same time, Jesus’s rising inaugurates God’s new creation in the present and points us ...
