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Scripture Connections
- Direct quotation
- The New Testament quotes the Old Testament text.
- Explicit NT interpretation
- A New Testament writer or Jesus explicitly applies the Old Testament text.
- Typology
- An Old Testament person, event or institution foreshadows Christ, as the NT itself indicates.
- Thematic echo
- Shared imagery or language; a broader parallel, not a citation.
19 connections
- Thematic echoSpiritual Warfare
The breastplate of righteousness & helmet of salvation
Old Testament: Isaiah 59:17New Testament: Ephesians 6:14-17The breastplate and helmet strongly echo Isaiah's LORD intervening amid injustice. Ephesians calls the church to stand in spiritual conflict. Shared wording, not a formal citation.
- Thematic echoSpiritual Warfare
Belted with righteousness and faithfulness
Old Testament: Isaiah 11:5New Testament: Ephesians 6:14The Branch wears righteousness and faithfulness as a belt; believers fasten on truth. These are related but not identical images.
- Thematic echoSpiritual Warfare
Feet that bring good news of peace
Old Testament: Isaiah 52:7New Testament: Ephesians 6:15Isaiah's messenger on the mountains echoes in readiness given by the gospel of peace. Romans 10:15 directly quotes Isaiah in a separate proclamation context.
- Thematic echoSpiritual Warfare
A mouth like a sharp sword
Old Testament: Isaiah 49:2New Testament: Ephesians 6:17The Servant's mouth is made like a sharp sword; Ephesians names God's word as the Spirit's sword. A broader echo.
- TypologySalvation
The serpent lifted up
Old Testament: Numbers 21:8-9New Testament: John 3:14-15Jesus explicitly compares His lifting up to the serpent. Numbers describes judgment and healing through God's provision, not an intrinsically saving object.
Song: Look and Live →Lesson coming soon - Direct quotationCovenant
A new covenant written on the heart
Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31-34New Testament: Hebrews 8:8-12Jeremiah promises a new covenant with Israel and Judah after covenant failure. Hebrews quotes this promise and applies it to Christ's ministry.
Song: Written on the Heart →Lesson coming soon - Direct quotationThe Cross
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Old Testament: Psalm 22:1New Testament: Matthew 27:46Jesus cries the opening line of Psalm 22, an individual lament that moves toward praise. The wording of Psalm 22:16 is textually disputed and is not undisputed proof.
Song: Written Before the Cross →Lesson coming soon - Explicit NT interpretationThe Cross
Pierced for our transgressions
Old Testament: Isaiah 53:5, 7-8New Testament: Acts 8:32-35Isaiah's servant song belongs to the book's suffering and restoration setting; the servant's historical identity is debated. Acts 8 interprets 53:7-8 through Jesus; 1 Peter 2:22-25 applies servant language to Christ. Pierced is in Isaiah 53:5.
Song: Written Before the Cross →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoCreation & New Creation
Creation waiting for freedom
Old Testament: Genesis 3:17-19New Testament: Romans 8:19-22Genesis' curse on the ground is a thematic background for Paul's creation groaning in hope, not a formal quotation. Romans 8:28 does not promise pleasantness or material prosperity.
Song: From the Garden to the Glory →Lesson coming soon - TypologyProvision
Bread from heaven
Old Testament: Exodus 16:4New Testament: John 6:31-35The crowd invokes Israel's manna tradition, also reflected in Psalm 78:24. Jesus explicitly identifies Himself as the bread of life, contrasting wilderness provision with lasting life.
Song: More Than Manna →Lesson coming soon - Direct quotationPriesthood
A priest forever after the order of Melchizedek
Old Testament: Psalm 110:4New Testament: Hebrews 7:17Hebrews quotes Psalm 110:4 and reads Genesis 14 to explain Jesus' priesthood. Melchizedek is compared to the Son (7:3), not proven to be Jesus appearing in Genesis.
Song: Before Levi →Lesson coming soon - Explicit NT interpretationThe Cross
Not one of His bones broken
Old Testament: Exodus 12:46New Testament: John 19:36John explicitly invokes Scripture about unbroken bones, commonly linked to Exodus 12:46 and Numbers 9:12, possibly Psalm 34:20. Paul calls Christ our Passover in 1 Corinthians 5:7. Passover is typology, not identical salvation mechanisms; John's source should not be asserted as uniquely certain.
Song: When the Blood Was Seen →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoCreation & New Creation
The tree of life restored
Old Testament: Genesis 2:9New Testament: Revelation 22:2The tree guarded after human disobedience reappears in Revelation's transformed final vision for the healing of the nations. A canonical imagery echo, not a formal Genesis quotation.
Song: The End Was in the Beginning →Lesson coming soon - Direct quotationKingdom
Once more I will shake the heavens
Old Testament: Haggai 2:6New Testament: Hebrews 12:26Haggai addresses the post-exilic temple community. Hebrews quotes the shaking promise and develops its Christian contrast with God's unshakable kingdom.
Song: What Cannot Be Shaken →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoChrist Revealed
I AM WHO I AM
Old Testament: Exodus 3:14New Testament: John 8:58John 8:58 is commonly read as evoking divine identity alongside Exodus 3:14 and Isaiah 43:10-13. This is not a verbatim quotation or identical Hebrew and Greek phrase.
Song: Before Abraham, I AM →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoChrist Revealed
I myself will be the shepherd
Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-16New Testament: John 10:11-16Ezekiel condemns failed shepherds, promises God's care and a Davidic shepherd (34:23-24). Christians connect Jesus' good shepherd claim with this hope, not a direct quotation.
Song: The Shepherd Who Came Himself →Lesson coming soon - Explicit NT interpretationKingdom
To me every knee shall bow
Old Testament: Isaiah 45:23New Testament: Philippians 2:10-11Paul applies Isaiah's exclusive claim about the LORD to the exalted Jesus. Romans 14:11 quotes Isaiah separately. Romans 10:13 quotes Joel 2:32, not Isaiah 45.
Song: Every Knee, Every Tongue →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoGod's Love
Love before our response
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 7:7-8New Testament: 1 John 4:9-19Deuteronomy addresses God's covenant choice of Israel. First John grounds Christian love in God's prior love shown in His Son. Fear in 4:18 concerns punishment and judgment, not a promise that all anxiety disappears.
Song: He Loved Us First →Lesson coming soon - Thematic echoThe Word
Courage and fidelity to God's word
Old Testament: Joshua 1:7-9New Testament: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14Joshua receives a charge to lead Israel under the Law. Paul calls Corinth to stand firm with everything done in love. These are thematic parallels, not Paul quoting Joshua or transferring every promise unchanged.
Song: Stand on the Word →Lesson coming soon