Typology Lesson 3 Abel Abel is a type of Jesus in
that Jesus was rejected by his own and his blood was shed for us. As the
blood of Able spoke of his life, so the blood of Jesus speaks for us in our
salvation.
1. Abel was a
keeper of .
(Genesis 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper
of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.)
to question 1.
2. Jesus is the good .
(John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life
for the sheep.)
to question 2.
3. Abel offered the of
his flock, a lamb. (Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and
of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:)
to question 3.
4. Jesus is the of
God. (John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.)
to question 4.
5. Jesus offered for
us. (Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath
given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
savour.)
to question 5.
6. Abel was killed by his .
(Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass,
when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and
slew him.)
to question 6.
7. Jesus was rejected by his .
(John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.)
to question 7.
8. Jesus was killed by the ,
his brethren. (John 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they
cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto
them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.)
to question 8.
9. It was witnessed that Abel
was . (Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.)
to question 9.
10. Jesus is our .
(Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness,
which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness
which is of God by faith:)
to question 10.
11. God of
Abel's gifts. (Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.)
to question 11.
12. Jesus gave himself a
ransom for all, to be in
due time. (1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due
time.)
to question 12.
13. God testified of Jesus when
He said, "This is my beloved , in
whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased.)
to question 13.
14. Abel's crieth
from the ground. (Genesis 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me from the ground.)
to question 14.
15.
Judgment came upon . (Genesis
4:11-13 And now art thou cursed from the
earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy
hand; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou
be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is
greater than I can bear.)
to question 15.
16. The of
Jesus better things than
that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the
blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.)
to question 16.
17. Through the blood of Jesus
we A. Are .
(Romans
5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his
blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.)
to question 17 A.
B. Have .
(Ephesians
1:7 In whom we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;)
to question 17 B.
C. Have of
sins. (Ephesians
1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
to question 17 C.
D. Have .
(Colossians
1:20 And, having made peace through the blood
of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say,
whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.)
to question 17 D.
E. Can enter into the .
(Hebrews
10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,)
to question 17 E.
F.
Are .
(Hebrews
13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might
sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.)
to question 17 F.
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