Passover, protection sacrifice
Passover, paschal lamb, festival commemorating Yahweh passing over blood-marked houses in Egypt; prime type of redemption by blood.
Derivation: From פָּסַח (H6452) to pass over, spare.
Melchizedek
Primary meaning: Melchizedek. Strong's: Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch. Lexical nuances: Melchizedek : He 5:6 , 10 6:20 7:1 , 10 , 11 , 15 , 17 .†
Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H04442);
unleavened bread, purity
Unleavened bread eaten during Passover week, signifying hasty departure from Egypt and moral sincerity free from corrupting leaven.
Derivation: From מָצַץ (H4711) sweet/unfermented.
Typological Hermeneutics, Historical Realism, and the Antitypical Glory of Christ
Typological interpretation is the explicit hermeneutical method of the New Testament authors (typos in Rom 5:14 , 1 Cor 10:6 , skia in Col 2:17 , Heb 8:5 , 10:1 , antitypon in 1 Pet 3:21 ), grounded in real historical persons, events, and institutions.
Melchizedek, King of Righteousness
King of Salem and priest of God Most High (Genesis 14:18); prototypical royal priest to whose eternal order the Davidic Messiah belongs (Psalm 110:4).
Derivation: From מֶלֶךְ (H4428) king and צֶדֶק (H6664) righteousness.
Biblical Place • Dor • 32.613°N, 34.919°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:2 (identified with Dor ).
tree, wood, timber, gallows
Tree, wood; features in primeval garden (Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge), altar/ark, and tree bearing covenant curse (Deuteronomy 21:23).
Derivation: From עָצָה (H6095) to firm, close.
mark, impression, impress, stamp
Primary meaning: mark, impression, impress, stamp, a figure, image. Strong's: a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning). Lexical nuances: the mark of a blow: τῶν ἥλων , Jo 20:25 .
Derivation: from G5180 (τύπτω);
striking back, resisting, adverse
Primary meaning: striking back, resisting, adverse, struck back. Strong's: corresponding ("antitype"), i.e. a representative, counterpart. Lexical nuances: act. striking back ; metaph., resisting , adverse .
Derivation: neuter of a compound of G473 (ἀντί) and G5179 (τύπος);
a figure, copy, example
Primary meaning: a figure, copy, example. Strong's: an exhibit for imitation or warning (figuratively, specimen, adumbration). Lexical nuances: used by later writers (Xen. onwards) for παράδειγμα (v. Rutherford, NPhr. , 62),
Derivation: from G5263 (ὑποδείκνυμι);
Azazel, scapegoat, removal
Azazel, scapegoat; live goat on Yom Kippur upon whose head sins were confessed, sent into wilderness typifying total removal of guilt.
Derivation: From עֵז (H5795) goat and אָזַל (H235) to go away (lit. 'goat of departure').
shadow, shade, a shadow
Primary meaning: shadow, shade, a shadow. Strong's: "shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration)). Lexical nuances: shadow, shade , caused by interception of light: Mk 4:32 , Ac 5:15 ; metaph., σ. θανάτου , of ignorance and error, Mt 4:16 , Lk 1:79 (LXX) .
Derivation: apparently a primary word;
to speak allegorically
Primary meaning: to speak allegorically. Strong's: to allegorize. Lexical nuances: to speak allegorically (Cremer, 96 ff.): Ga 4:24 .†
Derivation: from G243 (ἄλλος) and (to harangue (compare G58 (ἀγορά)));
only one, solitary, precious only-begotten
Only one, uniquely precious, only-begotten; applied to Isaac ('take your son, your only son Isaac', Genesis 22:2) and prophetic mourning over an only son (Zechariah 12:10).
Derivation: From יָחַד (H3161) to unite.
David, beloved (Davidic Covenant)
David; shepherd, psalmist, anointed king of Israel with whom God made an unconditional everlasting covenant (2 Samuel 7, Psalm 89); prime type of the Messiah.
Derivation: From דּוֹד (H1730) beloved.
Biblical Place • Dor • 32.613°N, 34.919°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:23 , 1 Kgs 4:11 (identified with Dor ).
Biblical Place • Hammath • 33.126°N, 35.165°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:32 (identified with Hammath ).
Luke Chapter 1, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Luke 1:1
Luke Chapter 2, Verse 7
Scripture passage in Luke 2:7
Luke Chapter 2, Verse 4
Scripture passage in Luke 2:4
