Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Among the many Old Testament figures who served as types of Christ, David stands out as one of the greatest. In order to understand David as a type of Christ, we must first understand what it is to be a “type.” Once we have that definition in mind, we will be able to see the full connection between David and Christ.  A type is someone whom God sent in the Old Testament to be a picture of Christ. Often, I have heard a type described with the picture of a cross that casts its shadow upon the...