Jesus from the sixty six books of the Bible.

Beloved if there is anything you need to know, you need to have insatiable passion to know Jesus, like Paul apostle.

Philippians  3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

But then He will be revealed to you from the pages of the scriptures, as you search it.

John  5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

2 Timothy  2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The truth about Jesus is the revelation of prophecy.

Revelation  19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Bible contains sixty six books. Thirty nine in the old and twenty seven in the new. Making sixty six books.

Today we begin with the overview of the sixty six books and subsequently,  we will be studying each book in details.

JESUS IN THE BIBLE

Old testament 

GENESIS –  SEED OF THE WOMAN – GEN 3: 15

Genesis  3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

EXODUS – PASSOVER LAMB –  EXD 12: 5

Exodus  12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

LEVITICUS – HIGH PRIEST LIKE UNTO AARON

Leviticus  8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Leviticus  9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.

NUMBERS – LIFTED SERPENT – NUM 21: 4-9, JHN 3;15

Numbers  21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.  21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.  21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.  21:7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.  21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.  21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

DEUT – PROPHET LIKE UNTO MOSES – DEUT 18: 15

Deuteronomy  18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

JOSHUA – CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD

Joshua  5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?  5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?  5:15 And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

JUDGES- JUDGE OF THE WOLD.  JHN 5: 22

Judges  2:16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

RUTH – NEAR KINS MAN – RUTH 3:9

Ruth  3:9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

1ST & 2ND SAMUEL – ARK OF GOD, FALLING ALL DAGONS –

1 Samuel  5:2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.  5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.  5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.  5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.  5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.  5:7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

1ST AND 2ND KGS- KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

1 Kings  10:23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.  10:24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.  10:25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

1ST AND 2ND CHRONICLES- THE RIGHTEOUS  RULER WITH THE ROD OF IRON.

1 Chronicles  11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.  11:2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.  11:3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

EZRA – RESTORER OF LIFE ETERNAL LOST AT EDEN

Ezra  1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,  1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.  1:3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

NEHEMIAH- REBUILDER OF OUR BROKEN RELATIONSHIP.

Nehemiah  4:6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

 ESTER – THE GLORIOUS SCEPTER TROUGH WHICH SINNERS OBTAIN FAVOR

Esther  5:1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.  5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.  5:3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

JOB – GLORIOUS REDEEMER

Job  19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:  19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:  19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

PSALM – THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Psalms  23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

PROVERBS – JESUS THE WISDOM OF GOD

Proverbs  8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.  8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.  8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.  8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.  8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.  8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.  8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:  8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.  8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:  8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:  8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:  8:30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

ECCLESIATES-  JESUS THE GREAT PREACHER

Ecclesiastes  12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.  12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

SONG OF SOLOMON- THE COMING BRIDEGROOM

Song of Solomon  2:8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.  2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.  2:10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Song of Solomon  5:2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

ISAIAH – EMMANUEL – GOD WITH US

Isaiah  7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

JEREMIAH AND LAMENTATION – WEEPING PROPHET, WEEPING FOR JERUSALEM

Jeremiah  13:17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.

EZEKIEL – JESUS OUR WATCHMAN

Ezekiel  3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.  3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.  3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.  3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.  3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

DANIEL –  SON OF GOD WALKING WITH US IN THE FIRE

Daniel  3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.  3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

HOSEA – JESUS THE GREAT PROPHET

Hosea  12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

JOEL – JESUS THE BAPTISER  OF THE HOLY GHOST

Joel  2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:  2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

AMOS – RESTORER OF BACKSLIDERS

Amos  9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.  9:15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

 OBADIAH – JESUS THE GREAT DELIVERER IN MOUNT ZION

Obadiah  1:17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

 JONAH- JESUS THE GREAT EVANGELIST

Jonah  3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,  3:2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.  3:3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.  3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.  3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.  3:6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.  3:7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

 MICAH 5:2 – THE RIGHTEOUS RULER

Micah  5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

NAHUM 1;7, THE STRONG TOWER IN ALL OUR TROUBLES

Nahum  1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

HABAKKUK 2:20, THE LORD IN THE MIDST OF HIS CHURCH

Habakkuk  2:20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

ZEPHANIAH 3;8, THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE

Zephaniah  3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

 HAGG2:7, JESUS THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS

Haggai  2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

ZECH9:9 – CHRIST THE COMING MESSIAH

Zechariah  9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

 MALACHAI 3:3 – JESUS THE REFINER AND PURIFIER WITH HIS BLOOD.

Malachi  3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

New testament 

Matthew 

Long expected and rejected King of the Jews. 

Mat 2:1-2

Matthew  2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,  2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. I’m

Mark

Servant of the Lord or Jehovah’s righteousness servant.

Mark 10:45

Mark  10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Luke

The Son of Man, the perfect man and Savior,  the divine human Savior. 

Luke 19:10

Luke  19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

John 

The Son of God.

John 1: 33-34

John  1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.  1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

Acts

The risen Lord

Acts 2: 23-24

Acts  2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:  2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Romans

Our Justifier 

Romans 3:24

Romans  3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

1st &; 2nd Corinthians 

Our Sanctifier 

1 Cor 1:2

1 Corinthians  1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Galatians 

The grace of God 

Gal 1: 6-7

Galatians  1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:  1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Ephesians 

The head of the church 

Ephesians 1:22-23

Ephesians  1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,  1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Philippians

Our Joy

Phi 4:4

Philippians  4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Colossians 

Our completion or completeness

Col 2: 8-10

Colossians  2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.  2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.  2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

1st  &. 2nd Thessalonians 

Our coming Lord or expecting Lord

1st The 4: 13-17

1 Thessalonians  4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.  4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.  4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1st  &. 2nd Timothy & Titus

Our perfect example, pattern , mentor and model.

1st Tim 4:12

1 Timothy  4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Philemon 

Our Beloved Brother & Brethren 

Phi 1: 15-16

Philemon  1:15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;  1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

Hebrews

Better than the best.

Heb 1.: 1-4

Hebrews  1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,  1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;  1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;  1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

James 

Living faith. 

James 2:1

James  2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

1st  &. 2nd  Peter

The Lamb without blemish.

1 Peter  1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;  1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1st  &. 2nd & 3rd John

The only eternal truth.

1 John 1:6

1 John  1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Jude

Able merciful Savior 

Jude 1: 24-25

Jude  1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,  1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Revelation 

Reigning eternal Lord.

Rev 1: 7-8

Revelation  1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.  1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

What  are you going to do with this knowledge about our Lord?

Let it spur you to leave all and follow Him wholeheartedly till He comes.

You will be rewarded here and hereafter in Jesus name.

Mark  10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.  10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,  10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Let us pray.

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