Category: Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way with Isaac, the Typical Son
Genesis 25:11 to end of 27. Chapter 25:11. Now the fifth of the seven representative men of Genesis is fully before us. Here, it is submitted, we have the divine teaching in the type of Isaac, as to a Christian’s standing and sonship. For, on account of the reason already assigned in chapter 21, Isaac here seems…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way with Abraham, the Believer. Section 3
The Lord’s Way with Believing Abraham as a Father. Genesis 22-25:10. Chapters 22-25:10. Inasmuch as the design of these remarks is to present only a summary of the teaching of Genesis viewed as a whole, so on such a chapter as the twenty-second, where one might be inclined to linger…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way with Abraham, the Believer. Section 2
The training of the believer for the inheritance. Genesis 15-21. Chapters 15 to 21. These chapters might be summarized thus:—Chapter 15: Justification by faith, and history of that nation which, stumbling at God’s stumbling-stone, is set aside for a while for the heavenly seed; chapter 16. Flesh active, and Hagar,…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way with Abraham, the Believer. Section 1
Abraham’s call to Canaan. His blessing by Melchisedek, after the slaughter of the kings. Genesis 12-14. Chapters 12 to 14. At the opening of my remarks I stated that the entire history in Genesis clusters round what is recorded of the Lord’s dealings with seven representative men—Adam, figure of Christ;…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way with Noah, the Saint for the Earth.
Section 1.Noah, previous to the Deluge. Genesis 6-8:19. Chapter 6, to Verse 13. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. It does not follow because one is a saint that his children are also and all of them saints. Too well, alas! we know the contrary. These patriarchs,…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way With Enoch, the Saint for Heaven
Genesis 4 and 5. Chapter 4. Here at once we see the amazing difference between the two seeds—the holy one hated and murdered, and the wicked his murderer. We are all aware that the fullest display of this hostility of the wicked towards the righteous and the holy is beheld in…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, The Lord’s Way With Adam, the Type of Him That is to Come.
Genesis 1-3 At the outset it is advisable that we should state that the variation in the Name divine found in these chapters is perfectly intentional. Fools may laugh and cite this admitted variation as a proof that Moses was a mere compiler, putting his narrative together from various shreds…
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Typical Foreshadowings in Genesis, By William Lincoln, Preface and Introductory Remarks
The World to Come, and the Divine Preparations for it. “Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.”—Acts 15:18. pavnta oJrivzetai tw’/ tevlei. London: John F. Shaw & Co.,48, Paternoster Row, E.O. Preface The endeavour, in the following pages, is mainly to draw out the…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 