All Things Typify of Christ

Went to my first inservice for Seminary this morning.  Imagine, June inservice.  Everyweek there is going to be an inservice.  Imagine, training!  Brother Fatheringham is quite different from Brother Haddock. 

Well, today he gave us the "key" for teaching the Old Testiment.  2 Nephi 11:4.
"Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of him."

He gave us a few items to compare with Christ.  He wrote the words "son" on one side of the board and on the other was the word "sun."  We each had to tell something that we new about the sun and then we discussed how that is respresentative of the Son of God.  Try it...The sun is in the "center" of our Galaxy.  It is "bright."  It ensures life upon the earth.  It's gravity hold the planets in their course. 

I am sure you get where this was going.  Christ is the "light", bright.  He is the life.  He is the center of the plan, the center of our life.  Following Him holds us on our proper course.  Etc. 

So the idea is that every lesson in the Old Testament will be centered on Christ. 

Brother Fatheringham asked to try this exerices often while we are preparing our lessons.  He challenged us to take one object found in the lesson and to make the same chart.  So in the first few lessons, we will be studying the creation.  His suggestion was to take something from the creation and compare it to Christ. For example, compare a blade of grass to Christ.  Write down everything you know about grass and then see how it typifies Christ.  After all, Nephi says that everything God has given us typifys Christ. 

So, here is my challenge to those of you who read my blog.  Can you try it.  Choose something from the creation story and write down everything you know about it and then see how it typifies Christ.  Then if you would share it with me, I will share it with everyone else and probably my class.  Yep, I am being lazy and letting the people I love most help me with my lessons.  But I thought it would be fun to share with each other what we discover.  So thanks.  I look forward to reading your comments.