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A MAP OF THE BIBLE
MANKIND CYCLE
ISRAEL CYCLE
CHURCH CYCLE
(prototype)
A Global Perspective
(type)
A National Perspective
(antitype)
An International Perspective
THE ‘WORK’ OF THE COVENANT ACCOMPLISHED
Gen
5
ADAM: the created ‘son’ from
whom God’s created family is
counted.
Tested in garden. Mt Eden
ABEL Murdered by Cain
Gen
3950
Replaced by SETH as royal seed
Gen5
Gn10
Gen
49
ABRAHAM: the typological
‘Father’ “did not withhold his
only son” Gen 22:16
ISAAC: the typological ‘son’
from whom Abraham’s family is
reckoned.
Tested at Mt Moriah.
JOSEPH ‘murdered’ by brothers
- brothers bow the knee.
Replaced by JUDAH as royal seed
GOD: the Eternal Father “did not spare his
son” Rom 8:32
GOSPELS
Gen
1222
GOD: the Creator Father
GOSPELS
Gen
2
JESUS – the eternally begotten Son from
whom God’s spiritual family is reckoned.
Tested in desert, garden and Mt Golgotha.
JESUS murdered by Jewish brothers: to him
“every knee shall bow”.
J’s earthly body ‘replaced’ by res’n body.
Numerical Growth of God’s Covenant People
Lk 6
Gn49
12 tribes (sons) of Jacob
12 apostles (‘sons’) of Christ
Ex1
Lk 10
70 Israelites (72 inc Jacob & Joseph)
70 disciples sent out (72 in some mss)
12 descendants (sons) of Adam
70 nations (72 in Chronicles)
REDEMPTION THROUGH JUDGEMENT
The covenant ‘work’ applied to God’s people (provisionally and invisibly)
Gen
6-9
Gen
6-9
THE FLOOD
Judgement on earth
Salvation for Noah’s Family
From Environmental Slavery
Ex
1115
THE PASSOVER
Judgement on Egypt
Redemption for Israel
From National/Political Slavery
LUKE
-ACTS
THE CROSS
Judgement on Sin and Unbelief
Redemption for the Church
From Spiritual Slavery
[No substitute sacrifice]
Substitution by Passover Lamb
Substitution by True Passover Lamb
Noah’s family baptised in the
water of the flood.
Noah: Law-Giver
Mt Ararat
Israel baptised in the water Red
Sea “into Moses”.
The Ascended Moses: Law-Giver
Mt. Sinai, 50 days after Passover
Golden Calf (failure of the Law)
3,000 died
Church baptised in water /Holy Spirit “into
Christ”.
The Ascended Christ: the Spirit-Giver
Pentecost 50 days after Passover
Speaking in tongues (success of the HS)
3,000 added to their number
Ex19
Lev
Dt
Ex
32
Acts
2
Acts
2
‘40’ DAY/YEAR TRANSITION to and ‘CONQUEST’ of the LAND
Gen
6-9
Ex
NOAH Ark-builder
40 days as rain subsides
‘Ceremonial’ washing thro flood
Sacrifice of animals
NOAH
Conquest: Earth destroyed
Noah’s family enters land across
floodwater.
They take possession of a new
earth to establish God’s rule with
justice and mercy.
Num/
Josh
Josh/
Judg
MOSES Tabernacle-builder
40 years transition in desert
Priestly washing in bronze ‘sea’
Sacrifice of animals
Acts
3:22
Mk
13
JOSHUA
Conquest: Jericho destroyed.
Israel enters land over Jordan.
They take possession of the Land
(under judges) to establish God’s
rule with justice and mercy.
EPISTLES
Gen
6-9
CHRIST The Tabernacle/church-builder
40 years from to destructn of temple:AD70
Ceremonial washing in Christian baptism
Jesus’ followers as ‘living sacrifices’
CHRIST (AD70-present)
Conquest: Temple destroyed.
In Christ the Church enters ‘land’ (Kingdom
of God)
They take possession of the Land to establish
God’s rule with justice and mercy (Church
History).
GLORIOUS SABBATH REST IN THE NEW CREATION
The covenant consummated and the ‘work’ applied to God’s people (permanently and visibly)
Gen
6-9
NOAH:
Kingship established
This typological ‘king’ brings
environmental ‘rest’ (stability).
Sam
King
s
Chro
n
The ark comes to rest on Ararat
Gen 11
Gen
11
NOAH builds an altar
Earth’s city of power (Babel)
Sin: Noah gets drunk
Babel razed; languages confused;
people scattered.
©JTPB Lent 2016
DAVID:
Kingship established
This typological king gives
political ‘rest’ from war.
Revn
Ark of Covt centralized in
Jerusalem (Mt. Zion)
Kngs
Chron
Is
Jer
Ezek
SOLOMON builds a temple
Israel’s city of power (Jerusalem)
Sin: Israel’s kings disobey God.
Jerusalem destroyed by fire
People exiled (in Babylon)
CHRIST:
In Christ a nation of Priest-Kings established
This true King gives true Sabbath rest from
sin and death.
In Christ the Church is centralised in New
Jerusalem.
Revn
Revn
GOD himself is the temple
The Church’s city of power (New Jerusalem)
In Christ the Church is pure and spotless
Babylon/earth destroyed by fire
New Jerusalem stands firm
Adam: the proto-typological
Representative/ Mediator
and gives the ‘work’ to
gives the ‘work’ to
GOD
God/Adam
Applies the work
to Mankind
Mankind
©JTPB Lent 2016
Isaac: a typological
Representative/ Mediator
Jesus: the True
Representative/ Mediator
and gives the ‘work’ to
Abraham/Isaac
Applies the work
to Israel (via Moses)
Israel
Father/Son
Applies the work
to the Church (via Jesus)
The Church