What is typology? The term is not found in the Scriptures.
Some present day terms that help us to understand.
Symbol… prefiguration… a foreshadow… an example.
There is a similarity between the types of the O.T. and the parables of the N.T.
The Lord and Paul used typology in their teaching.
The Lord as the Antitype said that He was like the brazen serpent … Jonah in the fish’s stomach. Sodom.
Paul … quote Rom 15:4, also see 1 Cor 10.
Examples. You must fill in the details.
The coats of skin Gen 3 … Joseph as a type of Christ … Abraham offering up Isaac … Abraham’s servant seeking a bride for Isaac … Jacob’s dream … the Church foreshadowed … The Ark …
Types or symbols of the Holy Spirit … The smitten rock… water
The Wind. Ezek 37.
The Manna. Type of the Living Word and also the Written Word.
Symbolism is frequently used in the O.T.
The Tabernacle … Brazen altar …Laver …covering of skins … the Candlestick…Oil… altar of incense … showbread … veil …Mercy Seat.
The Scapegoat … the two birds … the three annual Feasts.
In the first17 chapters of John we see Christ as the Antitype.
We also see the three areas of the Tabernacle. The outer court … the holy place – the holiest of all.