Method: Typology

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Greidanus Method 1 of 6: OT persons, events, and institutions that God divinely designed to correspond to and prefigure NT realities, with escalation from shadow to substance. Includes Direct Types (divinely commanded) and Providential Types (sovereignly arranged); Forward-Looking and Backward-Looking sub-classifications.

174 Trajectory Tables using Typology

• Aaron (The Great High Priest)
• Abel (First Martyr)
• Abraham (Father of Faith)
• Absalom (The Rebellious Son)
• Adam (The First and Last Adam)
• Altar of Incense (Christ's Intercession)
• Anointing Oil (Holy Spirit)
• Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment)
• Ark of the Covenant (God's Throne of Mercy)
• Ashes of Red Heifer (Continual Cleansing)
• Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline)
• Barak (Faith in Prophetic Word)
• Benjamin (Son of the Right Hand)
• Bethel (House of God)
• Boaz (Kinsman-Redeemer)
• Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect)
• Brazen Altar (Place of Sacrifice)
• Brazen Laver (Cleansing for Service)
• Brazen Pillars - Jachin and Boaz (Stability and Strength)
• Breastplate of Judgment (Bearing the Names on the Heart)
• Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing)
• Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire)
• Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration)
• Cain (Seed of Serpent)
• Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography)
• Census Ransom (Royal Accountability)
• Ceremonial Uncleanness (Spiritual Defilement)
• Cherubim (Glorified Humanity)
• Church as Israel (New Covenant People)
• Circumcision (Circumcision of the Heart)
• Cities of Refuge (Safety in Christ)
• Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame)
• Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)
• Consecration of Priests (Set Apart for Service)
• Covenant Meals (Fellowship with God)
• Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election)
• Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest)
• Crossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ)
• 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 Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice)
• Day of Midian (Gospel Victory Pattern)
• Divine Warrior (God Who Fights)
• Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary)
• Eliakim (Key of David)
• Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)
• Elisha (Double Portion of Spirit)
• Enoch (Translation Without Death)
• Ephod (High Priest's Garment of Representation)
• Esau (The Profane Person)
• Eve (Mother of All Living)
• False Prophets (Way of Cain)
• Feast of Tabernacles (Dwelling with God)
• Feast of Trumpets (The Final Call)
• Fire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment)
• First Fruits (Christ's Resurrection)
• First-Born Redemption (Consecration to God)
• Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)
• Gideon (Weak Made Strong)
• Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence)
• Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession)
• Golden Lampstand (Christ the Light)
• Hagar and Ishmael (Children of the Flesh)
• Hannah (Barren Mother of Promise)
• Heavenly Sanctuary (The True Tabernacle)
• Hezekiah (Faithful Reformer King)
• High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session)
• Holy Garments (Glory and Beauty)
• Holy Places (Access to God's Presence)
• Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application)
• Image of God (Priestly Vocation)
• Isaac (Child of Promise)
• Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger)
• Israel (Corporate New-Adam)
• Jacob (Transformed Supplanter)
• Jacob's Ladder (Heaven-Earth Connection)
• Jephthah (Rejected Then Exalted)
• Jonah (Death, Resurrection, and Mission to Gentiles)
• Joseph (The Suffering Savior)
• Joshua (Leader into Rest)
• Josiah (Reformer King Prophesied by Name)
• Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage)
• Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes)
• Judges (Flawed Deliverers)
• Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation
• Lamech's Song (Vengeance vs Forgiveness)
• Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers)
• Leprosy (The Plague of Sin)
• Levites (Substitutionary Service)
• Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography)
• Living Water (Spirit and Life)
• Manna (The Bread of Life)
• Marriage (Christ and His Bride)
• Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving)
• Melchizedek (Priest Forever)
• Miriam (Prophetess and Worshiper)
• Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)
• Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
• Nazirite Vow (Separation unto God)
• 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)
• Oath of God (Unchangeable Counsel)
• Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb)
• Passover (Christ Our Passover)
• Peace-Offering (Fellowship with God)
• Pentecost (Outpouring of the Spirit)
• Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection)
• Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods)
• Pleasing Aroma (Divine Acceptance and Propitiation)
• Pool of Bethesda (Ineffective Ritual vs Christ's Power)
• Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice)
• Priestly Teaching (Torah Instruction)
• Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest)
• Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration)
• Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)
• Rebekah (Bride Sought for the Son)
• Red Heifer (Purification from Death)
• 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)
• Sabbath (Rest in Christ)
• Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust)
• Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice)
• Samson (Spirit-Empowered Deliverer)
• Samuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)
• Sarah (Mother of Promise)
• Saul (Rejected King)
• Scapegoat (Removal of Sins)
• Scarlet Wool and Cedar (Purification Bundle)
• 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)
• Spies and Unbelief (Testing God's Promise)
• Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
• Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
• Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)
• Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
• Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People)
• Table of Showbread (Christ the Bread of Life)
• 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)
• Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)
• Trespass-Offering (Restitution and Restoration)
• Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)
• Urim and Thummim (Divine Guidance and Perfect Light)
• Veil (Access Through Christ's Flesh)
• Vine and Vineyard (True Israel)
• Water from the Rock (The Spiritual Rock)
• Water of Purification (Living Water and Ashes)
• Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial)
• Wisdom Instruction (Torah Pedagogy)
• Year of Jubilee (Ultimate Redemption)
• Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
• Burning Outside the Camp (Separation and Judgment)
• Sins of Ignorance (Christ's Compassion for the Unknowing)
• Voice of Blood (Blood That Speaks)
• The Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)
• Lament to Praise (From Complaint to Thanksgiving)
• 190 - Thorns and Thistles (Curse of Fruitlessness)