A Case for the Bible, The Story Continues: Where’s Jesus, and a look at the Emmaus Road

This week we will pause from the regular class presentation, and take a look at a couple of video presentations. The first is from Allen Parr as he covers the “Where’s Jesus” question, looking at every book in the Old Testament. As part of our weekly practice, we have been working on memorizing a “tag line” for each book of the Old Testament. At this point in our class I am challenging you to finish the 39 books of the Old Testament with at least one “tag line” from each book that represents Jesus. Watch Allen Parr give a complete presentation for this assignment:

“The Beat” with Allen Parr: “How Jesus is Hidden in every book of the Old Testament”

To emphasis the idea of Jesus being prophesied and foreshadowed in the Old Testament we find, In the Gospel of Luke chapter 24, an interesting account of the risen Jesus walking and talking with a couple of His disciples shortly after the resurrection event. What He says to them is quite profound, because it appears that they receive a detailed Bible study from the LORD Himself concerning all that was written about Him! Below is a video dramatization of what that account might have looked like. It comes from the following passage:

The Road to Emmaus

^“13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?” ¹⁹ And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him. ²¹ But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened. ²² But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. ²⁴ Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.” ²⁵ And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” ²⁷ Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

²⁸ And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther. ²⁹ But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. ³² They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon.” ³⁵ They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.”

Luke 24:13-25 (NASB)

The Road to Emmaus dramatization by Genesis Apologetics:

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