Jesus is the thread that holds creation together. The Bible points out, “in Him we live and move and have our being.” So it comes as no surprise that we can find pictures of our Lord in every book of the Bible.
My recent post of 100 Names of Jesus seemed to strike a chord with many readers. As a follow up, here is a glimpse of Jesus from each of the 66 books of the Bible.
Descriptions of Christ in the 39 Old Testament Books
- 1. Seed of the woman; Shiloh – Gen. 3:15; 49:10
- 2. Passover Lamb – Exod. 12:3
- 3. Anointed high priest – Lev. 8:7–9
- 4. Star of Jacob; brazen serpent – Num. 21:8; 24:17
- 5. Prophet like Moses; the great rock – Deut. 18:15; 32:4
- 6. Captain of the Lord’s hosts – Josh. 5:14
- 7. Messenger of the Lord – Judg. 2:1
- 8. Kinsman-redeemer – Ruth 2:1
- 9. Great judge – 1 Sam. 2:10
- 10. Seed of David – 2 Sam. 7:13
- 11. Lord God of Israel – 1 Kings 8:15, 26
- 12. God of the cherubim – 2 Kings 19:15
- 13. God of our salvation – 1 Chron. 16:35
- 14. God of our fathers – 2 Chron. 20:6
- 15. Lord of heaven and earth – Ezra 1:2
- 16. Covenant-keeping God – Neh. 1:5
- 17. The God of providence – Esther
- 18. Risen and returning redeemer – Job 19:25
- 19. The anointed Son; the Holy One; the good shepherd; the king of glory – Ps. 2:7, 12; 16:10; 23:1; 24:7–10
- 20. The wisdom of God – Prov. 8
- 21. The one above the sun – Eccles.
- 22. Chief among ten thousand; altogether lovely – Song of Sol. 5:10, 16
- 23. Virgin-born Immanuel; wonderful, counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the prince of peace; the man of sorrows – Isa. 7:14; 9:6; 52:13; 53:3
- 24. The Lord our righteousness – Jer. 23:6; 33:16
- 25. The faithful and compassionate God – Lam. 3:22–23, 31–33
- 26. The Lord is there – Ezek.
- 27. Stone, Son of God, Son of Man – Dan. 2:34; 3:25; 7:13
- 28. King of the resurrection – Hos. 13:9, 14
- 29. God of the battle and giver of the Spirit – Joel 2:11, 28–32; 3:2, 9–17
- 30. God of hosts and the plumbline – Amos 4:13; 7:9
- 31. Destroyer of the proud – Obad. 8, 15
- 32. The risen prophet; God of second choice; the long suffering one – Jon. 2:10; 3:1; 4:9–11
- 33. God of Jacob; the Bethlehem-born; the pardoning God – Mic. 4:1–5; 5:2; 7:18–19
- 34. The avenging God; the bringer of good tidings – Nah. 1:2, 15
- 35. The everlasting, pure, glorious, and anointed one – Hab. 1:12–13; 2:14; 3:13
- 36. The king of Israel – Zeph. 3:15
- 37. Desire of all nations – Hag. 2:7
- 38. Branch; builder of temple; king of triumphal entry; pierced one; king of the earth – Zech. 3:8; 6:12–13; 9:9; 12:10; 14:9
- 39. The sun of righteousness – Mal. 4:2
Descriptions of Christ in the 27 New Testament Books
- 1. King of the Jews – Matt. 2:2; 27:37
- 2. Servant – Mark 9:35; 10:43–44
- 3. Perfect man – Luke 2:40, 52; 9:22, 56, 58; 22:48
- 4. Eternal God – John 1:1–5; 20:28, 31
- 5. Ascended Lord – Acts 1:9
- 6. The Lord our righteousness – Rom. 10:4
- 7. Our resurrection – 1 Cor. 15
- 8. God of all comfort – 2 Cor. 1:3
- 9. Redeemer from the law – Gal. 4:4–5
- 10. Head of the Church; giver of gifts – Eph. 1:22, 2:20; 3:13–4:8
- 11. Supplier of every need; obedient servant – Phil. 1:19; 4:19; 2:5–8
- 12. Fullness of the Godhead – Col. 1:19; 2:9
- 13. The coming Christ – 1 Thess. 4:13–18; 5:2
- 14. The consuming Christ – 2 Thess. 2:8
- 15. Savior of sinners – 1 Tim. 2:15; 3:16; 1:15
- 16. Righteous and rewarding Judge; author of Scripture – 2 Tim. 4:8; 3:16–17
- 17. Our great God and savior – Titus 1:3; 2:10, 13; 3:4
- 18. Payer of our debt – Philem.
- 19. Appointed heir of all things; one greater than the prophets or angels – Heb. 1:2, 4; 3:3
- 20. Ever-present God; great physician; the coming one – James 4:6–8; 5:15; 5:7–8
- 21. Unblemished lamb; great example; chief shepherd; Lord of glory – 1 Pet. 1:19; 2:21–24; 5:4; 3:22
- 22. The beloved Son – 2 Pet. 1:17
- 23. Word of life; advocate; propitiation; Son of God – 1 John 1:1; 2:1; 3:8; 4:15; 5:5
- 24. Son of the Father – 2 John 1:3
- 25. The truth – 3 John 1:4, 8
- 26. Preserver and only wise God – Jude 1–25
- 27. The Alpha and Omega; the lion of Judah; king of kings – Revelation 1:8; 5:5, 19:16
Check out this great video of the father/son team Aaron & Jeoffrey putting these pictures to song in their performance of “He Is.”
I love that song! I’ve got it on a cd. The whole CD is good. They choose great songs.
Hey Bitsy,
Welcome to the MondayMorningReview. The song really captures the beauty of our King, doesn’t it?
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Yes, on the song!
I’ve been reading your blog for a while, but sometimes it just takes a while to comment 😛
It’s the beauty of blogging — you never know who you are going to meet next.
Have a blessed weekend. I hope you get to experience some new thing that you have never done before!
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