Method: Redemptive-Historical Progression

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Greidanus Method 3 of 6: The grand narrative arc of God's redemptive plan: Creation → Fall → Promise → Exodus → Kingdom → Exile → Return → Christ → Church → Consummation. Passages placed within this unfolding story, tracing the forward movement toward Christ.

71 Trajectory Tables using Redemptive-Historical Progression

• Abraham (Father of Faith)
• Adam (The First and Last Adam)
• Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
• Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline)
• Boaz (Kinsman-Redeemer)
• Census Ransom (Royal Accountability)
• Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)
• Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election)
• Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest)
• Crossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ)
• Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings)
• Divine Identity (Deity of Christ)
• Divine Warrior (God Who Fights)
• Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)
• Enoch (Translation Without Death)
• Esau (The Profane Person)
• Feast of Tabernacles (Dwelling with God)
• Feast of Trumpets (The Final Call)
• First Fruits (Christ's Resurrection)
• First-Born Redemption (Consecration to God)
• Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)
• Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations)
• Gideon (Weak Made Strong)
• Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence)
• Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)
• Hezekiah (Faithful Reformer King)
• Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application)
• Israel (Corporate New-Adam)
• Joseph (The Suffering Savior)
• Joshua (Leader into Rest)
• Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage)
• Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes)
• Judges (Flawed Deliverers)
• Kingdom of God (Stone Kingdom)
• Lamech's Song (Vengeance vs Forgiveness)
• Last Days Eschatology
• Manna (The Bread of Life)
• Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
• New Creation (Cosmic Redemption)
• New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern)
• New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
• New Moons (Renewal and Rest)
• Nimrod (The First Empire Builder)
• Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
• Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)
• Passover (Christ Our Passover)
• Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection)
• Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods)
• Red Heifer (Purification from Death)
• Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)
• Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)
• Sabbath (Rest in Christ)
• Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust)
• Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)
• Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer)
• Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)
• Saul (Rejected King)
• Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)
• Seth (Appointed Seed)
• Solomon's Temple (Glory of God's Dwelling)
• Son of Man (Danielic Figure and Divine Judge)
• Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise)
• Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
• Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People)
• Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling)
• Theophanies (Pre-Incarnate Appearances of Christ)
• These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)
• Tower of Babel (Division Reversed)
• Two Covenants (Law and Promise)
• Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
• The Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)