A pattern worth recognizing

One of the great things about the Old Testament, in fact, the actual main point, is that it leads us and instructs us in our understanding of who Jesus Christ is and how he has fulfilled the salvation of the world.
This instruction is done via story and typology.  We are given, story after story, a pattern of how God interacts with his people.  Learning to recognize this pattern is absolutely invaluable in helping us to understand what God had done through Jesus Christ, to save the world.
In these next few posts, I hope to explore and map out this pattern.  I hope that this will lead us to a better understanding of the New Testament and the plan of salvation.