Type and Antitype Listed
Based on the Scofield Study NotesPeople as Types
Type |
Antitype |
| Woman (Gen. 2:23) | The Church, the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:25-32; 2Cor. 11:2-3; cp. Jn. 3:28-29; Rev. 19:7-8) |
| Cain (Gen. 4:1) | Mere man of the earth (2 Pet. 2) |
| Abel (Gen. 4:2) | Spiritual man (Heb. 11:4) |
| Adam (Gen. 5:1; Lk. 3:38) | Christ as the Head of the new creation (Rom. 5:14; 1Cor. 15:21-22, 45-47) |
| Melchizedek (Gen. 14:8) | Christ as the King-Priest and His priestly work in resurrection (Ps. 110:4; Heb. 5:5-6; 6:20) |
| Hagar (Gen. 16:3) | The law which, as Paul says, "gives birth to bondage" (Gal. 4:24-25) |
| Sarah (Gen. 17:15-19; 21:3) | Grace, the "freewoman", and of "the Jerusalem above" (Gal. 4:22-31; ) |
| Isaac (Gen. 21:3) | (1)The Church, as composed of the spiritual children of Abraham (Gal. 4:28); (2)Christ, as the Son obedient to the point of deathPhil. 2:5-8); (3)Christ, as the bridegroom of a called-out bride (Mt. 16:18); (4)The new nature of the believer as "born according to the Spirit" (Gal. 4:29) |
| Abraham (Gen. 22) | The Father who "did not spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all" (Rom. 8:32; Jn. 3:16) |
| The Servant (Gen. 24:2) | (1)The Holy Spirit as enriching the bride with the Bridegroom's gifts (1 Cor. 12:7-11; Gal. 5:22-23); (2)The Holy Spirit as bringing the bride to the meeting with the Bridegroom (Acts 13:4; 16:6-7) |
| Esau (Gen. 25:25) | Mere man of the earth (Heb. 12:16-17) |
| Asenath (Gen. 41:45) | The Church called out from the world to be the bride of Christ during His rejection by His brethren, Israel (Jn. 1:10-12; Acts 15:14; Eph. 5:31-31) Like Joseph's brothers, Israel will be preserved (Ezek. 11:16) |
| Benjamin (Gen. 35:18; 43:34) | Christ as His power is to be revealed in the kingdom |
| Moses (Ex. 2:11-15; 2:16-21; 3:7-10; 4:29-31; 17:1-6; 32:31-35) | (1)Christ as a divinely chosen deliverer (Acts 7:25; Jn. 3:16); rejected by Israel, He turns to the Gentiles (Acts 7:23-29; 18:5-6); during His rejection, He gains a bride (Eph. 5:30-32); afterward He again appears as Israel's deliverer, and is accepted (Rom. 11:24-26);(2)Christ as Prophet (Acts 3:22-23); (3)Christ as Advocate (1Jn. 2:1-2); (4)Christ as Intercessor (Heb. 7:25); (5)Christ as Leader, or King (Heb. 2:10) |
| Aaron (Ex. 28) | Christ as High Priest (Heb. 9) |
| Aaron's sons (Ex. 28) | The Church as believer-priests (Rev. 1:6; 1Pet. 2:9) |
| High Priest (Lev. 8:12) | Christ as our High Priest (Heb. 1:9) |
| Kinsman Redeemer (Ruth 2:1; 3:10-18; 4:1-10) | Christ as redeemer (Gal. 4:5; Heb. 2:14-15) |
| The Nazarite (Num. 6:2) | Christ (Mt. 12:46-50) |
| Joshua (Josh. 1) | Christ as Captain of our salvation (Heb. 2:10); He comes after Moses (Jn. 1:17; Rom. 8:3-4; 10:4-5; Gal. 3:23-25); He leads to victory (Rom. 8:37; 2Cor. 1:10; 2:14); He is our advocate when we have suffered defeat (1Jn. 2:1-2); He allots our inheritance (Eph. 1:11, 14; 4:7-11) |
| Rahab (Josh. 2:1) | Salvation by faith (Heb. 11:31) |
| Ruth (Ruth 4:5) | Redemption by Christ (Heb. 2:14-15) |
| Jonah (Jon. 1-4) | (1)Christ as the Sent One; (2)Christ as raised from the dead; (3)Christ as carrying salvation to the Gentiles |