Method: Promise-Fulfillment
Greidanus Method 2 of 7: Explicit verbal divine commitments in the OT that find fulfillment in Christ. The NT connection is carried by specific language of promise, oath, prophecy, or covenant commitment — not merely typological pattern.
77 Trajectory Tables using Promise-Fulfillment
- Abraham (Father of Faith)
- Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect)
- Brazen Laver (Cleansing for Service)
- Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing)
- Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration)
- Cain (Seed of Serpent)
- Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement)
- Church as Israel (New Covenant People)
- Circumcision (Circumcision of the Heart)
- Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)
- Consecration of Priests (Set Apart for Service)
- Covenant Meals (Fellowship with God)
- Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments)
- Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer)
- David (The King After God's Own Heart)
- Davidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign)
- Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings)
- Day of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)
- Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary)
- Eliakim (Key of David)
- Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)
- Eve (Mother of All Living)
- False Prophets (Way of Cain)
- Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)
- Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations)
- Hagar and Ishmael (Children of the Flesh)
- Hannah (Barren Mother of Promise)
- Hezekiah (Faithful Reformer King)
- High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session)
- Isaac (Child of Promise)
- Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger)
- Josiah (Reformer King Prophesied by Name)
- Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes)
- Kingdom of God (Stone Kingdom)
- Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation
- Last Days Eschatology
- Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers)
- Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography)
- Living Water (Spirit and Life)
- Marriage (Christ and His Bride)
- Melchizedek (Priest Forever)
- Miriam (Prophetess and Worshiper)
- Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)
- Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
- New Creation (Cosmic Redemption)
- New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern)
- New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
- Oath of God (Unchangeable Counsel)
- Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)
- Pentecost (Outpouring of the Spirit)
- Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest)
- Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration)
- Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)
- Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)
- Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved)
- Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)
- Righteous Branch (Messianic Sprout)
- Ruth (Gentile Bride)
- Sarah (Mother of Promise)
- Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)
- Seth (Appointed Seed)
- Shem (Blessed Line of YHWH)
- Shepherd (Divine Shepherd Christology)
- Sin Offering (Christ Bearing Our Sins)
- Solomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom)
- Solomon's Temple (Glory of God's Dwelling)
- Son of Man (Danielic Figure and Divine Judge)
- Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
- Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)
- Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
- These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)
- Tower of Babel (Division Reversed)
- Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)
- Two Covenants (Law and Promise)
- Wisdom and Foolishness of the Cross
- Year of Jubilee (Ultimate Redemption)
- Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)