Jesus: From Genesis to Revelation (Part One)

According to some biblical scholars of Christianity, Jesus Christ is mentioned in every book of the Christian Bible. In the Christian's Holy Bible, which consists of an Old Testament and a New Testament, Jesus is acknowledged [in one form or another] from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation. In these holy books, it is a well known fact that God goes by many different names, likewise so does Jesus Christ. This article will contain two parts - Old Testament and New Testament - and will point out the many names Jesus goes by. The first part (Old Testament) is comprised of 39 books and corresponds approximately to the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). It is commonly accepted by the majority of biblical scholars the ancient books were written between 1200 and 100 B.C. and comprise the chief texts of the law, history, prophecy, and wisdom literature of the ancient tribes of Israel.

PART ONE: Old Testament

The Old Testament was written by various authors during the ancient era of mankind. While Christianity has dubbed the Hebrew Bible as the "Old Testament", Judaism divides the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) into three parts: the Torah (Pentateuch), Nevi'im (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings).

Torah

Genesis – Jesus is our Creator (Spirit of God)

"The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." ~ Genesis 1:2

Exodus – He is the Passover Lamb (Passover Lamb)

"Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb." ~ Exodus 12:21

Leviticus – High Priest (the Lord)

"You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God." ~ Leviticus 26:1

Numbers – Water in the desert (Rock that Yielded Water)

"And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy." ~ Numbers 20:11, 13

Deuteronomy – He is our Eagles wings of deliverance (He Becomes the Curse for Us)

"But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you." ~ Deuteronomy 23:5

Nevi'im

Joshua – Commander of the army of the Lord (Commander of the Lord's Army)

"And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so." ~ Joshua 5:15

Judges – He is the Lord of Peace (the God of Israel)

"She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun." ~ Judges 4:6

Kethuvim

Ruth – He is our Redeemer (our Redeemer-Kinsman)

"Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name [the kinsman] be renowned in Israel!" ~ Ruth 4:14 

Nevi'im

I Samuel – He is the Prophet, Priest and King (a God of Knowledge)

"Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed." ~ I Samuel 2:3

II Samuel –  Rock of Salvation (Lord of Hosts)

"And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim." ~ II Samuel 6:2

I Kings – Builder of a temple that will never fall (Lord is God)

"Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires, that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other." I Kings 8:59-60

II Kings – He is the reigning King (Chariots of Fire)

"When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." ~ II Kings 6:15-17

Kethuvim

I Chronicles – Son of David that is coming to rule (His Throne Established Forever)

"I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you, 14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever." ~ I Chronicles 17:13-14

II Chronicles –  the King who reigns eternally (the Glory of the Lord)

"As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple."- II Chronicles 7:1-2

Ezra – Priest proclaiming freedom (His Steadfast Love Endures Forever)

"And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel. And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”" ~ Ezra 3:10-11

Nehemiah – the One who restores what is broken (God of Heaven)

"As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And I said, “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments" ~ Nehemiah 1:4-5

Esther – Protector of his people (Protector)

In the Book of Esther, Jesus is more symbolically represented than other books in the Bible. God is not mentioned directly, but indirectly Esther's story is one of courage and survival in saving God's chosen people, the Jews, through the help of a Higher Power.

"Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him." ~ Esther 4:15-17

Job – Mediator between God and man (Mediator)

"His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him, and he is merciful to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;" Job 33:22-24

Psalms – Our Steadfast Love in the Morning and Our Song in the Night (His Steadfast Love)

"By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life." ~ Psalm 42:8

Proverbs – Our wisdom and strong tower (Our Wisdom and the Beginning of Knowledge)

"The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:1-7

 Ecclesiastes – Our Meaning For Life (God Endures Forever)

"I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away." Ecclesiastes 3:14-15

Song of Solomon – Author of faithful love (Flame of the Lord)

"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.

Nevi'im

Isaiah – Suffering Servant (He Who Bore Our Grief and Sorrows)

"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:4-5

Jeremiah – the Weeping Messiah (a Righteous Branch)

"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’" ~ Jeremiah 23:5-6

Kethuvim

Lamentations – He assumes God’s wrath for us (the Lord is My Portion)

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” ~ Lamentations 3:22-24

Nevi'im

Ezekiel – Son of Man (the Spirit)

"And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day." ~ Ezekiel 2:1-3

Kethuvim

Daniel – the stranger in the fire with us (Son of the Gods)

"Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” ~ Daniel 3:24-25

Nevi'im

Hosea – faithful husband even when we run away (My Husband)

"And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord." ~ Hosea 2:16-20

Joel – He is sending His Spirit to His people (Lord Roars from Zion)

"The Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake, But the Lord is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the people of Israel." ~ Joel 3:16

Amos – delivers justice to the oppressed (the Lord God)

"Therefore thus says the Lord God: “An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered. Thus says the Lord: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed."~ Amos 3:11-12

Obadiah – Judge of Those Who Do Evil (The Lord Has Spoken)

"But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken." ~ Obadiah 1:17-18

Jonah – the Greatest Missionary (the Word of the Lord)

"Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil[a] has come up before me." ~ Jonah 1:1

Micah – He casts our sin into the sea of forgetfulness (the Shepherd)

"And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And he shall be their peace." ~ Micah 5:4-5

Nahum – proclaims future world peace we cannot even imagine (a Stronghold)

"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. But with an overflowing flood he will make a complete end of the adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness." ~ Nahum 1:7-8

Habakkuk – crushes injustice (Salvation of your Anointed)

"You marched through the earth in fury; you threshed the nations in anger. You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret." ~ Habakkuk 3:12 -14

Zephaniah – the Warrior who saves (a Mighty One)

"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach." ~ Zephaniah 3: -18

Haggai – restores our worship (I Am With You)

"Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, “I am with you, declares the Lord.” And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God," Haggai 1:13-14

Zechariah – prophesies a Messiah pierced for us (Him Whom They Pierced)

"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn." ~ Zechariah 12:10

Malachi – sun of righteousness who brings healing (The Healer)

"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall." ~ Malachi 4:1-2

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Jesus: From Genesis to Revelation (Part Two)