Foreshadowing

A foreshadow is the representation of a concept that is later manifested in history. Biblical Examples: Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son Isaac in the book of Genesis was a foreshadowing of God sending his only Son to be sacrificed for humanity’s sin, as found in the historical records of the New TestamentThe New Testament is a collection of 27 books, all written in Greek within the first century A.D. Twenty three of these books were written by the Apostles of Jesus Christ, two were written by Dr. Luke a Christian medical doctor who traveled with the Apostle Paul, and two books were written by James ... More. The Old TestamentThe Old Testament in the Bible is a collection of 39 books, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, between 1446 B.C. and 425 B.C. They were then translated into a Greek manuscript called the Septuagint between the second and forth centuries B.C. Jesus referred to the Hebrew manuscripts as the Law, the Proph... More prophet Jonah, who spent three days inside the belly of a sea creature, was a foreshadowing of when Jesus ChristJesus Christ is the Son of the creator God, sharing in the same nature as God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. As Jesus says, "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30; NASB) spent three days in Sheol, located in the heart of the earth, before being resurrected from the dead. Other biblical examples exist. (Hebrews 11:17-19; Matthew 12:40)