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Seeing Jesus: Seeking and Finding Him in the Scriptures
Discover the person and work of Jesus—in the Old Testament.When we want to see who Jesus was and why he came, we tend to turn to the New Testament accounts of his birth in Bethlehem, his sermon on the hillside and his death on a cross. Yet we discover on the road to Emmaus that Jesus’ way of explaining who he was and why he came was to work his way through the Old Testament—through Genesis and Exodus, Psalms and Proverbs, Isaiah and Jeremiah.In Seeing Jesus, Nancy Guthrie takes us through 60 selected Old Testament readings to see how they reveal Jesus in their promises and prophesies, sacrifices and shadows. Your eyes will be opened to the epic scope of the Bible’s story like never before, as you see what God’s plan for His people has been all along.(Adapted from The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament; now in a deluxe LeatherLike binding.)
257 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2017
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About the author
Nancy Guthrie
80 books566 followersNancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshops for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast at The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband host Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of child and are co-hosts of the GriefShare video series.
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August 20, 2025
Small-bite-style devotionals aren't my usual pick. I'd rather spend more time on a topic and go deeper. But this one is definitely a cut above when it comes to daily reads. Guthrie is a thoughtful student of the Bible and a good writer. Here, she offers 60 pairs of passages from both Testaments to highlight the presence of Jesus throughout the Bible. There's depth in the brevity.
February 11, 2025
This book truly has changed my perspective on the Bible as a whole. The Bible is called "God's Word" for a reason... And not His "words." Guthrie did so well at connecting the Old Testament scriptures to the New Testament scriptures. She proved so well that Jesus is the main character of the Bible, and most importantly how we can apply that to our walk in Him.
April 19, 2019
Helpful devotional where Guthrie connects Old Testament passages to New Testament passages, showing that Jesus is throughout all of Scripture.
May 11, 2022
Excellent little devotional paralleling Jesus' fulfillment of OT promises.
May 2, 2023
Excellent survey of verses from the OT that point to Jesus. Recommend for new and more mature believers.
February 28, 2017
The Old Testament has stories of men and women who were used by God to accomplish His will. Flawed as they were, God saw fit to call them to Himself to be agents of His plan. These men and women are used as examples to us to show that God can use anyone He sees fit to use.
However, there is also another person in the Old Testament that may appear if one only looks to find him. Who is this person? Jesus.
By focusing on Jesus and comparing Him to various Scriptural passages, Nancy Guthrie wants her reads to see Christ throughout the Old Testament. She hopes this will cause one to see the Old Testament from another viewpoint and draw her reads closer to Jesus. Whether that be prophecy, parallelisms, or just point out the need for a Savior, Jesus can be found in the Old Testament and Guthrie would like to show where.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
However, there is also another person in the Old Testament that may appear if one only looks to find him. Who is this person? Jesus.
By focusing on Jesus and comparing Him to various Scriptural passages, Nancy Guthrie wants her reads to see Christ throughout the Old Testament. She hopes this will cause one to see the Old Testament from another viewpoint and draw her reads closer to Jesus. Whether that be prophecy, parallelisms, or just point out the need for a Savior, Jesus can be found in the Old Testament and Guthrie would like to show where.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
April 21, 2017
Old and New Testaments: One Great Story
Shrouded in mystery, the ways of God are stitched into stories, carried on the smoke of a burning sacrifice, and sung from the heart with both joy and tears. Through promises and prophecies, God hints at a plan that will reel in rebellion and undo death and loss — until the silence of four hundred years falls like a veil between heaven and earth. Open to the page that falls between the Testaments and ponder long, for the Old prefigures the New, and the New reveals the Old in a way that could only be true if their message and their Object were one.
Nancy Guthrie traces the point and counterpoint between the Old and New Testaments with sixty devotional readings, each one demonstrating the Old Testament origin of a single concept and then following the dotted line of Truth directly to Christ. In Seeing Jesus: Seeking and Finding Him in the Scriptures, the reader lifts off in Genesis with its plural pronouns attached to a Creator God; touches down in John’s Gospel for the unmasking of the Living Word; and then arrives at the stunning conclusion (aided by the Apostle Paul) that Origin and Object are one, for everything that the Living Word spoke into being is shot through with the ultimate purpose of glorifying God. (1-4)
Filling All Things Everywhere
It should be no surprise, then, to find the psalmist’s certainty that God would fill the hungry is echoing anew in the Gospel writers’ assurance that God the Son would fill the wine casks and the fish nets, and then, again, in the Apostle’s confidence that He would “fill all things everywhere,” and that, one day, Jesus will fill and complete His Body, the church, filling the entire universe with Himself. (153-156)
Each reading traces the actions of God — at work to show Himself powerful through his protection of and provision for a tiny nation state — and then follows the narrative arc into a larger story that becomes massively redemptive and globally significant. Old Testament promises are fulfilled in Christ only to ricochet off the hard-packed streets of first-century Jerusalem and land in the Revelation with a majestic white horse ridden by a Messiah-King in an unshakable Kingdom where He is both Temple and Lamb.
Until we have seen Jesus in both the Old and the New Testaments . . . I wonder.
Have we really seen Him at all?
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This book was provided by Tyndale Momentum, an imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, in exchange for my review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Shrouded in mystery, the ways of God are stitched into stories, carried on the smoke of a burning sacrifice, and sung from the heart with both joy and tears. Through promises and prophecies, God hints at a plan that will reel in rebellion and undo death and loss — until the silence of four hundred years falls like a veil between heaven and earth. Open to the page that falls between the Testaments and ponder long, for the Old prefigures the New, and the New reveals the Old in a way that could only be true if their message and their Object were one.
Nancy Guthrie traces the point and counterpoint between the Old and New Testaments with sixty devotional readings, each one demonstrating the Old Testament origin of a single concept and then following the dotted line of Truth directly to Christ. In Seeing Jesus: Seeking and Finding Him in the Scriptures, the reader lifts off in Genesis with its plural pronouns attached to a Creator God; touches down in John’s Gospel for the unmasking of the Living Word; and then arrives at the stunning conclusion (aided by the Apostle Paul) that Origin and Object are one, for everything that the Living Word spoke into being is shot through with the ultimate purpose of glorifying God. (1-4)
Filling All Things Everywhere
It should be no surprise, then, to find the psalmist’s certainty that God would fill the hungry is echoing anew in the Gospel writers’ assurance that God the Son would fill the wine casks and the fish nets, and then, again, in the Apostle’s confidence that He would “fill all things everywhere,” and that, one day, Jesus will fill and complete His Body, the church, filling the entire universe with Himself. (153-156)
Each reading traces the actions of God — at work to show Himself powerful through his protection of and provision for a tiny nation state — and then follows the narrative arc into a larger story that becomes massively redemptive and globally significant. Old Testament promises are fulfilled in Christ only to ricochet off the hard-packed streets of first-century Jerusalem and land in the Revelation with a majestic white horse ridden by a Messiah-King in an unshakable Kingdom where He is both Temple and Lamb.
Until we have seen Jesus in both the Old and the New Testaments . . . I wonder.
Have we really seen Him at all?
//
This book was provided by Tyndale Momentum, an imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, in exchange for my review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
April 23, 2017
I am excited to share this book with you! It is not infrequent that I hear remarks that the Old Testament isn’t relevant, or that it is boring. This makes my heart sad, because the Old Testament points to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith! The Old Testament is a dramatic story of God’s mercy and grace, and it should not be avoided. In my personal experience, I’ve found that reading and studying the Old Testament makes the New Testament even more alive for me. I am thankful that Nancy Guthrie wrote this little book, called Seeing Jesus: Seeking and Finding Him in the Scriptures, to clarify for the reader how we see Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures.
This book is a collection of sixty short devotionals, ones that are ripe with content yet brief enough to consume in a matter of minutes (even if you’re not rushing). Each devotional is arranged as such:
a title (captures the main theme of the entry)
a Scripture passage from the Old Testament
a connecting passage from the New Testament
a thesis statement
~2 page devotional that proves the thesis from Scripture
a brief prayer
I very much enjoyed reading every one of these pages! I don’t suggest reading multiple entries at a time, or even really one per day. Each entry portrays a beautiful characteristic of our Lord, and reserving time to process what you’ve read and meditate on the truths learned is imperative, in my opinion. Savor it!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Tyndale House.
This book is a collection of sixty short devotionals, ones that are ripe with content yet brief enough to consume in a matter of minutes (even if you’re not rushing). Each devotional is arranged as such:
a title (captures the main theme of the entry)
a Scripture passage from the Old Testament
a connecting passage from the New Testament
a thesis statement
~2 page devotional that proves the thesis from Scripture
a brief prayer
I very much enjoyed reading every one of these pages! I don’t suggest reading multiple entries at a time, or even really one per day. Each entry portrays a beautiful characteristic of our Lord, and reserving time to process what you’ve read and meditate on the truths learned is imperative, in my opinion. Savor it!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Tyndale House.
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