Symbols
What is the manna in the desert revealed to be a shadow of in the NT? (Ex. 16:33)
The Body and Blood of Christ (John 6:32)
What does Jonah being 3 days in the belly of the whale symbolize? (Jonah 2:1)
Christ being three days in the tomb (Mt. 12:40)
Who is sacrificed on Mount Moriah? (Gen. 22:3)
Isaac, symbolizing Christ the Passover Lamb (Fraction to the Father for the Slaughter of Isaac)
When is this fulfilled in the NT?
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
The birth of Christ (Mt. 1:23)
St. Mary (Kiahk, "The Burning Bush" refrain)
("...the same with the Theotokos Mary, carried the fire of Divinity, nine months in her holy body, without blemishing her virginity")
What is Noah's ark revealed to be a symbol of in the NT (Genesis 6:14)?
Baptism (1 Peter 3:20-21)
What does Abraham sacrificing Isaac symbolize? (Gen 22:2)
Christ's on the cross (Fraction to the Father on the Slaughter of Isaac)
Who is in the belly of Sheol 3 days? (Jonah 2:2)
Jonah, a type of Christ in the tomb
When is this verse fulfilled in the NT?
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
Palm Sunday (John 12:15)
St. Mary
"You are the Pot, made of pure gold, wherein was hidden, the True Manna"
What does Aaron's rod reveal in the NT? (Numbers 17:8)
St. Mary (7th part of the Sunday Theotokia, verse 3)
What does the crossing of the Red Sea symbolize? (Gen 14:22)
Baptism (1 Cor. 10:1-2)
Who is Elijah to come? (Mt. 11:14)
St. John the Baptist
When is this verse fulfilled in the NT?
"They also gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." Ps. 69:21
Christ on the cross (Mt 27:34)
What does the blood on the door post in Passover symbolize (Ex. 12:13)
The Blood of Christ on the cross (1 Pet. 1:18-19, 1 Cor. 5:7)
What does the people being bitten by serpents and the bronze serpent saving them point towards? (Numbers 21:9)
The cross saving us (Romans 10:9, St. Cyril of Jerusalem)
Who is the firstborn over creation?
Adam, a type of Christ who is firstborn among the dead (1 Cor. 15:45)
When is this verse fulfilled?
"Let his days be few, And let another take his office." Ps. 109:8
Matthias taking the place of Judas (Acts 1:20)
The censer made of pure gold in the tabernacle
"You are the censer, made of pure gold, carrying the blessed, and live coal."
What does the tree of life in the garden of Eden symbolize (Gen. 2:9)
Christ (John 6:51)
What does the piece of wood sweetening the bitter waters symbolize? (Ex 15:25)
The cross and baptism (St. Ambrose of Milan, Orthodox Study Bible)
Who is a high priest forever? (Gen. 14:18)
King Melchizedek, representing Christ (Ps. 110:4, Hebrews 6:20)
When is this verse fulfilled in the NT?
"“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor;" Isaiah 61:1
Christ preaching in the synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:21)
The Holy City
St. Mary
"For they spoke of you, with great honor, O holy city, of the great King."