Type and Antitype Listed
Based on the Scofield Study Notes

People 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

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