Jesus In Every Book of the Bible

The late Norman Geisler (professor of systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary) in his book entitled, To Understand the Bible Look for Jesus, wrote:
Christ [is] presented as the underlying theme of every book of the Bible. Of course, it would be going too far to suggest that Christ is the explicit or dominant theme of each individual book of the Bible, for this is apparently not so. However, in the light of Jesus’ clear claims, one would not be going far enough unless Christ is seen as the implicit or underlying theme of all of Scripture. Sometimes this Christocentric theme is one with the main theme of a book and sometimes not. But it is always there. That is, each individual book in the Scriptures contributes some threads of truth to the overall fabric. Since the Bible as a whole speaks of Christ, then all the parts must somehow contribute to that whole.

The following is one of many descriptions that attempts to summarize how the Savior is seen in each book of the Bible. Author unknown.

Genesis – Jesus is our Creator
Exodus – He is the Passover Lamb
Leviticus – High Priest
Numbers – Water in the desert
Deuteronomy – He is our Eagles wings of deliverance
Joshua – Commander of the army of the Lord
Judges – He is the Lord of Peace
Ruth – He is our Redeemer
1 Samuel –He is the Prophet, Priest and King
2 Samuel – Rock of Salvation
1 Kings – Builder of a temple that will never fall
2 Kings – He is the reigning King
1 Chronicles – Son of David that is coming to rule
2 Chronicles – the King who reigns eternally
Ezra – Priest proclaiming freedom
Nehemiah – the One who restores what is broken
Esther – Protector of his people
Job – Mediator between God and man
Psalms – He is our song in the morning and in the night
Proverbs – our Wisdom and Strong Tower!
Ecclesiastes – our meaning for life
Song of Solomon – Author of faithful love
Isaiah – He is our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace
Jeremiah – the weeping Messiah
Lamentations – He assumes God’s wrath for us
Ezekiel – Son of Man
Daniel – He is the Son of God with us in the fiery furnace
Hosea – Faithful husband even when we run away
Joel – He is the baptizer of the Holy Spirit
Amos – delivers justice to the oppressed
Obadiah – He is Mighty to Save
Jonah – The great missionary
Micah – He casts our sin into the sea of forgetfulness
Nahum – He proclaims future world peace
Habakkuk – He crushes injustice
Zephaniah – He’s the Warrior who saves
Haggai – He restores our worship
Zechariah – He is Lord and King over all the earth
Malachi – Sun of righteousness who brings healing
Matthew – The Messiah who is King
Mark – The Messiah who is a Servant
Luke – The Messiah who is a Deliverer
John – The Messiah who is a God in the flesh
Acts – The Spirit who dwells in His people
Romans – The Power of God unto salvation
1 Corinthians – He is our conqueror over death; Our resurrection!
2 Corinthians – He is the down payment of what’s to come
Galatians – He is our inheritance
Ephesians – He is our peace at the right hand of the Father
Philippians – He is the God that supplies all our needs
Colossians – He holds the supreme position in all things
1 Thessalonians – He is our comfort in the last days
2 Thessalonians – He is our returning King
1 Timothy – He is our Crown of Righteousness
2 Timothy – He is Christ our Helper
Titus – He is our Hope
Philemon – He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother
Hebrews – He is our High Priest
James – He is the Great Physician
1 Peter – He is our hope in times of suffering
2 Peter – He is the restorer of all things
1 John – He is our Love and Light
2 John – He is Christ come in the flesh
3 John – He is our prosperity, health and peace
Jude – Jesus is the Lord coming with 10,000 of his believers
Revelation – Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, and He is coming again and the One who makes all things new!