Synthetic Bible Studies by James Gray
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Book Information: Synthetic Bible Studies
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Pentateuch
- History
- Poetry
- Prophets
- Post Captivity Prophets
- Gospels, Acts
- Pauline Epistles
- General Epistles
(Exodus 29:7), the sacrificial offerings (Exodus 29:10-18), the consecrating act (Exodus 29:19-21), etc., all of which, of course, illustrate the fundamental truths of the gospel concerning our standing in, and relationship to Christ.
The Types in Exodus
Exodus, unlike Genesis, contains no distinct prophecies of Christ, but its typology in that respect as already seen, is very abundant. And there are other types than those which apply only to the person of Christ. As in the case of Genesis, so here. I would ask you to recall the words of the outline of the book, with the subdivisions under them, for such suggestions as may come to you. For example, “bondage” contains no type of primary importance, nor “birth of Moses.” But when we come to “call of Moses,” the burning bush comes into view. Here we are furnished with a type of Israel, which, although in the furnace of Egypt, was not consumed because God was there. It becomes in the same way, and for the same reason, the type of the church, and of the individual believer in Christ. Material for a Bible reading will be found in the treatment of such a theme. The word “plagues” suggests no type, but the next word, “Passover,” brings before us the great type of redemption already treated of, and in the paschal lamb a remarkable type of the Redeemer Himself. “Red Sea,” we need not dwell upon, but the word “Wilderness,” and especially “Rephidim,” one of the stopping-places therein, produces at least two types of Christ, the manna and the smitten rock. When we reach the last word, “Sinai,” we have the tabernacle itself, and for that matter every part of it, and every article of furniture it contains, the daily lamb spoken of in Exodus 29, and the priesthood of Aaron. It is not assumed that these are all the types by any means, but the principal ones, and those upon which the church at large is generally agreed.
Leviticus
We have found a secondary name for each of the other books already studied, one which more plainly suggests to English readers the general character of its contents, and we may do the same for Leviticus. It might be called the book of the laws. Not law, but laws. The Book of the Law is a title frequently ascribed to the Pentateuch, but “The book of the Laws” well describes the third division of the Pentateuch, because it is a divine revelation





