About the Author

Alex Frame became a Christian at the age of 17 in 1962 and has

been a Bible student since then. He taught for many years as a
Bible Study teacher and as a lay preacher in many churches.
This is just one of many teaching books that he has written and
believes that the Bible holds many truths that are there to be
discovered and passed on.
He is a chartered building surveyor by profession and has two
sons, the elder Stuart being a barrister, the younger David a
surveyor, and his wife Ivy who holds all of them together.
The most precious thing that he has is the life that God gave him.

To Ivy
my wife

Copyright Alex M Frame (2015)

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CONTENTS
AUTHORS NOTE
PREFACE
The Little Foxes
The Flaming Torches
The Star
The Death
The Bridegroom
The Brazen Serpent
The Lame
The Deliverer
The Hungry
The Bread
The Betrayal
The Shepherd
The Pot
The Lampstand
The Ten Gates
The Ladder
The Furniture
The Cloud
The Temptations
The Little City
The Axe-Head
The Hands
The Ark of Noah
The Priest
The Walk

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The Leper
The Rib
The Queen
The Firmament
The Rock
The Two Trees
The Strong Man
The Ram
The Colt Of An Ass
The Twins
The Lions Den
The King
The Redeemer
The Feasts
Shiloh

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AUTHORS NOTE
The author is mindful of many Bible translations and versions
and acknowledges that all are useful for study purposes.
However, it is The King James Authorised Version that he
would adhere to closely, as it is the Textus Receptus (Received
Text). Space does not permit full detail and explanation nor is
it the subject matter of this book, but suffice to say that
Modern versions very often do not meet the quality and
accuracy of The King James Authorised Version.
The purpose of the book is to show The shadows of Jesus
Christ in the Old Testament and the illustrations given in each
chapter will equally be seen in other Bible versions and
translations, if the reader so desires, to use the version that he
or she prefers.
It is hoped that the reader will begin to see the Bible in a new
light and is encouraged to search the scriptures for hidden
truths and gain the positive joy that they contain.

FOR THE LAW HAVING A SHADOW OF GOOD

THINGS TO COME.......
Hebrews 10 v 1

PREFACE
This book presents some examples of finding Jesus Christ in
the Biblical Old Testament, although He does not appear until
the Biblical New Testament. The purpose is to make the Bible
texts clearer for the Christian today and principally to show
that Jesus Christ can be seen in all the scripture.
It has been said that A good writer is not one that is clearly
understood but one who cannot be misunderstood. It is this
precept that the author attempts to follow and trusts that the
reader will agree.
What is meant by FINDING is to dig deeper into the
understanding of scripture, whereby various TYPES of
Christ are to be seen. This means to interpret the hidden
meanings of scripture.
For example, it is known that these exist because Jesus
Himself alluded to them many times. Notwithstanding that
when He even spoke Himself, He very often disguised the
meaning in a parable. He did this in order that those who had a
right heart and motive would understand, and those whose
hearts and minds were dull and did not really want to know the
inner truths of life would not understand.
The following passage from scripture reveals this:
Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto
him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them,
Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be

given, and he shall have more abundance: but
whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Matthew 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables:
because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear
not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of
Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and
shall not perceive:
Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they
have closed; lest at any time they should see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand
with their heart, and should be converted, and I
should heal them.
Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they
see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many
prophets and righteous men have desired to see those
things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to
hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard
them.
The passage shows us that Jesus knew of scriptures that spoke
about Him, He knew also about The Shadows. Many times
Jesus spoke about Old Testament people and events and
likened them to Himself.
When we look at the Old Testament we find that it is a
compilation of three main sections: Law, Prophets and Psalms.
In each of these books and sections we can see a representation

of the Messiah. It has been said the Jesus Christ is in the Old
Testament concealed and in the New Testament revealed.
The Old Testament only conceals Christ, or hides Him from
open view, it does not fully bury the images so deep that the
treasure cannot be found. However, like all hidden treasure
some is easier to find than others. Jesus said of Himself in the
following passage:
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfil.
Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow
of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Luke 24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these
things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures
the things concerning himself.
This was the occasion after the resurrection of Jesus when he
walked the Emmaus road with two disciples. They did not
know who He was until they arrived at their destination.
However, what is interesting to note is the subject that He
spoke to them about.
The Law, Prophets and Psalms as we have already said
represents the whole of scripture and thus Jesus said that all of
them refer to Him.
Let us read what Paul said to Timothy in the following text:
2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in the things which
thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing
of whom thou hast learned them;

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known

the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise
unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
It seems on the face of it quite straight forward and
understandable, but what is so easily forgotten is that the only
scripture that Paul had or indeed was referring to was the Old
Testament. The verse says that the SCRIPTURE will make
you wise unto SALVATION. The only salvation or saviour in
the scripture is Jesus Christ.
Clearly this tells us that not only is Christ in all the scriptures
but that He confirms that He is. He made mention many times
of the scriptures that referred to Him such as John 8 v 56
Abraham rejoiced to see my day. Jesus Himself made
mention of many people and events in scripture during
His days on earth, such as Noah, Moses, Job, Sodom and
Gomorrah, all of which brings together both Old and New
Testament. We find in fact that Jesus makes mention of no less
than twenty people and quotes from nineteen Old Testament
books. As they spoke of Him, He spoke of them.
This then is the key to the scriptures because He is the main
subject of the scriptures. This leads us on to read what Jesus
said to the Pharisees regarding the scriptures in Luke.
Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken
away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in
yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
hindered.
What did Jesus mean when He said that they had taken away
the key of knowledge? The lawyers were not legal people in
the sense that we might understand today, but rather they were
Scribal Lawyers, those who understood the scriptures, who
could interpret them and pass judgements and teaching by
using them.

Although these Lawyers had the ability to do these things, they

did not do so and consequently this stopped them from gaining
any real in-depth knowledge of the scriptures. Those that
actually attempted to seek out the knowledge of the word, the
Lawyers hindered them, for it was the Lawyers that had the
KEY to open up the scriptures.
The lesson is that, had the key of knowledge been used
properly, then the full understanding of the scriptures would
have been available. Thus the portions of scripture that speak
of Jesus Christ the Messiah would be clearly apparent.
Jesus was indignant about the attitude of these Lawyers
because He said Woe to you which simply means calamity
and disasters be upon you, in other words Watch Out!
The scriptural shadows of Jesus Christ would not be so dark if
a little light were to be shed upon them. This brings us to the
obvious understanding of what a Shadow is.
A Shadow is that dark portion which is cast when light is
projected upon an object. The part that cannot be lit is on the
opposite side of the object and remains in darkness. However
the outline of the object so illuminated will be projected
further forward. How much further forward depends upon the
angle of light cast upon the
It stands to reason that without light there can be no shadow,
because a shadow is only cast when there is light. Therefore
logic tells us that if we see a shadow, at some point there must
be light to make that shadow.
If then in scripture we see shadows, then surely here is proof
that light forming these shadows must exist. When therefore
we see shadows of the Messiah, it means that the Messiah
already exists. To this end we know that Jesus Christ is the
Light of the World.

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I

am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall
not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
If we see Shadows of Jesus Christ, then He is the one that is
casting the shadow by His light, and since He is The Son of
God and is part of The Trinity, He has always existed, and the
scripture tells us so.
Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created,
that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by
him, and for him:
Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and by
him all things consist.
Searching for Shadows stimulates the mind into discovering
the real truth behind the Biblical Word of God. The full depth
of which, whilst unfathomable, is worth pursuing with vigour
until the day when all will be revealed.
The joy of finding buried treasure is immense for anyone, so
much more so is finding the treasures of God. This was the
task of Solomon the wise king of Israel as he indeed says of
himself.
Ecclesiastes 1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel
in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and
search out by wisdom concerning all things that are
done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given
to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful
in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart,

so that no man can find out the work that God maketh
from the beginning to the end.
There are a great many shadows to be discovered in the
scriptures that in their turn reveal the promise of God. The title
of this book is used to stimulate the reader into examining the
Shadows of Jesus Christ and bring them into the light.
Our theorem then is:
WITHOUT A SHADOW THERE IS NO REALITY.

The Little Foxes

Song of Solomon 2 v 15 Take us the foxes, the little
foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender
grapes.
The Song of Solomon is a beautiful book that speaks about the
love between two people in the natural sense. It is a picture of
God and Israel and it is also a Shadow of Christ and His Bride
The Church.
Among the very many details given in the book are also
cameos of the Believers life in Christ. Such a cameo is the
reference to The Little Foxes.
Foxes are those cunning deceitful and clever creatures that
have caused so much trouble for many people. In this passage
it is the Little Foxes that seem to do the damage, for it is the
Little Foxes that are able to get into the vineyard and eat the
grapes. They do not eat any of the plant or flowers but just the
fruit.
When therefore the fruit has been eaten at such a tender age
there would seem little point in the plant continuing to grow,
except that it will fruit again, although now it will be late in
showing. The Vine has to start again to produce its fruit.
We find that the Bible speaks about False Prophets as being
like foxes.
Ezekiel 13 v 1 And the word of the LORD came unto
me, saying,
Ezekiel 13 v 2 Son of man, prophesy against the
prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto

them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye

the word of the LORD;
Ezekiel 13 v 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the
foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have
seen nothing!
Ezekiel 13 v 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes
in the deserts.
In other words, they are deceitful and do not tell the truth as
Prophets should do. These prophets are likened to the cunning
foxes.
We also read that Persecutors are as foxes. Jesus called King
Herod a Fox when He heard that he was persecuting Him and
that he wanted to kill Him. Jesus in many ways stood in the
way of Herod, as Herod saw himself as the rightful King of
The Jews. He cunningly therefore would have had Jesus killed
to save his own throne.
Luke 13 v 31 The same day there came certain of the
Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart
hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Luke 13 v 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell
that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures today
and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Luke 13 v 33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and
tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that
a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
This Herod The Fox would want to spoil the vine, and we
know that Jesus is the true vine as He said of Himself.
John 15 v 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman.

Although Jesus is The Vine, the branches of the vine are the
believers and it is the branches that bear the fruit.
John 15 v 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
It can be seen then that the fruit of the vine is subject to
damage by outside sources. The fruit of the believers as
branches connected to the true vine of Jesus Christ is also
subject to damage. The damage in our illustration is caused by
the little foxes.
As far as the believer is concerned, these foxes are those little
things, which would destroy and bring him or her down. These
could be no more than just little sins, although there is no
magnitude regarding sins, for any size is unacceptable to God.
Nevertheless, little sins breed bigger sins and bring down the
man. Solomon puts it well in his writing concerning a little
folly.
Ecclesiastes 10 v 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of
the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so
doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom
and honour.
Paul puts it in a similar way when he talks about how a little
leaven spreads to the whole.
I Corinthians 5 v 6 Your glorying is not good. Know
ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
I Corinthians 5 v 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven,
that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For
even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

The Lord would warn the believer to remove the little sins that
could so easily destroy the good fruit that is being produced.
He would also warn about how the devil goes about seeking
whom he may devour. The devil devours the fruit and strips
bear the branches.
I Peter 5 v 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour:

The devil is, of course, very clever in that he would initially

attempt to eat the tender fruit, the young believer. The tender
grapes take time to mature, just as believers in The Lord do.
The devil would want to come and devour at the young tender
age and crush the good beginning and therefore prevent any
growth taking place.

THE SHADOW SYMBOLS SEEN IN THIS ACCOUNT

ARE:
BELIEVER
FRUIT
LITTLE FOXES

= THE VINE BRANCHES

= THE TENDER GRAPES
= THE SINS AND CUNNING
DECEIVERS