A type is a representation by one thing of another. Adam was a type of Christ (Rom. 5:14) and so was Isaac (Heb. 11:19). The Passover was a type of Christ (1 Cor. 5:7). There are many types in the Bible and most of them are too extensive and deep to be listed.
An example of a typology follows: Isaac a type of Jesus.
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ISAAC |
JESUS |
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Only begotten Son |
Genesis 22:2 |
John 3:16 |
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Offered on a mountain, hill |
22:2 |
Matt. 21:10 |
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Took donkey to place of sacrifice |
22:3 |
Matt. 21:2-11 |
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Two men went with him. |
22:3 |
Mark 15:27; Luke 23:33 |
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Three day journey. Jesus: three days in the grave |
22:4 |
Luke 24:13-21 |
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Son carried wood on his back up hill |
22:6 |
John 19:17 |
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God will provide for Himself the lamb |
22:8 |
John 1:29 |
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Son was offered on the wood |
22:9 |
Luke 23:33 |
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Ram in thicket of thorns |
22:13 |
John 19:2 |
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The seed will be multiplied |
22:17 |
John 1:12; Is. 53:10 |
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Abraham went down, Son didn’t, “not mentioned.” |
22:19 |
Luke 23:46 |
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Servant gets bride for son |
24:1-4 |
Eph. 5:22-32; Rev. 21:2,9; 22:17 |
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The bride was a beautiful virgin |
24:16 |
2 Cor. 11:2 |
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Servant offered ten gifts to bride* |
24:10 |
Rom. 6:23; Rom. 12; 1 Cor. 12 |
