Adam Previews and Contrasts with Christ Jesus

Brian Kuehmichel
November 9, 2025



Great importance was given to the name of our Redeemer; for His name indicated His character, His work, and His glory. The Old Testament name 'Joshua' meant the same as the name 'Jesus.' Joshua or Jehoshua meant Jehovah is salvation (Hebrew S3091) while in the New Testament Joshua, Jesus meant saviour (Greek S2424) (Acts 7:45; Heb 4:8). The introduction of Jesus was carefully described, "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matt 1:20-23); "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb." (Luke 2:4-7, 21); "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12); "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Rom 10:13); "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil 2:9-11)

Adam previews and contrasts with some of the circumstances, aspects, conduct, and qualities of the life and ministry of Christ Jesus.

31 NUMBER Comparisons Between Adam and Christ Jesus
compiled by Brian Kuehmichel©
No.
Description
OT Verses
NT Verses
-if given-
Pre-sin Adam — portrays Christ's perfection.
Adam: God made man in His image complete, capable, holy
Gen 1:26-28, 31
Mk 13:19; Eph 3:9
Jesus: God became man for our well-being, incarnation of God's son
Isa 7:14
Mt 3:17; Mk 1:11; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:14, 34, 49, 78-79
Adam: Given special name "Adam", H120 ʼâdam from H119; ruddy, i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
Gen 5:5
1Cor 15:45; 1Tim 2:13
Jesus: Given a special name, Savior, Jesus
Isa 7:14
Mt 1:18-20; Lk 1:26-38, 42-43
Adam: Placed in Garden of Life
Gen 1:29; 2:8, 15-17; Isa 51:3; 58:11; Eze 31:9
 
After forming Adam, God carried and placed Adam in the garden
Contrast with Jesus: Carried by man and placed in Garden tomb after death
Gen 2:7-8
Jn 19:38-43
Adam: Provided food from prepared herbs and trees.
Gen 1:29; 2:8-9
 
Jesus: Given food to eat by Abraham
Gen 18:4-8; John 8:56-58 [See first theophany at Gen 2:7 or a theophany list at: Paradoxes in Holy Scripture]
Mt 9:11; 27:34; Mk 14:18; Lk 24:15, 41-43; Jn 4:32; 13:18
Adam: Freely prayed / talked with God
Adam: Given fellowship and friendship, God walked and talked with Adam
Gen 2:16-18; 3:8; Gen 1, 2, 3
 
Jesus: Maintained communion with God
 
See 34 passages where Jesus prays at The Lord Jesus Prays
Adam: Sinless, undying, no death anywhere
Ge 2:17; 2:25; 5:2
 
Jesus: Lived obedient, holy, sinless, blessed life;
Isa 42:21
Heb 4:15; 7:26; 9:14, 28; 1Pe 1:19;
Adam: Given meaningful, productive work
Gen 1:26-28; 2:15
 
Jesus: Willingly worked to do God's will
Isa 8:14; 11:3; 22:22
Jn 4:34-36; 5:17; 17:4
Adam: Garden home filled with living things and life sustaining food
Ge 2:16
 
Jesus: Prepares a future garden home called New Jerusalem
Gen 2:9, 14-15; 3:8, 23; Psa 104:1-35; 145:15; Eze 31:9
Rev 21:1-27; 22:1-4
Adam: Gained a wife when God opened his side / Christ Jesus' side was pierced to prove He died for us
Gen 2:21-24
 
Jesus: Gained a Bride with proof of death by spear thrust
 
Mk 2:19-20; Lk 5:34-35; Jn 19:34; 2Co 11:2; Rev 21:9
Adam: Marriage was designed for fruitful offspring
Gen 1:27-28; 2:21-24; 3:16; 4:1-2; 5:1-32; 6:1; 12:1-3; De 26:19; Psa 72:11, 17
1Cor 15:22; Act 17:26
Jesus: Together with His Bride will call humanity to everlasting life
Psa 82:8; 86:9; Isa 2:2; 66:18; Mal 3:12
Mt 24:14; 25:32; 28:19; Lk 24:47; Ro 16:26; Re 7:9; 15:4; 22:17
Adam: Lived under blessing, joy, peace with God
Ge 1:28; 2:16-18; 5:2; [Ge 3:8]
 
Jesus: Lived under blessing, joy, peace with God
 
Mt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:35; 22:43
Adam: Naked without shame, undefiled by any sin
Gen 2:25
 
Jesus: Made naked upon the cross and in preparation for burial
 
Lk 2:7, 12; Mk 15:17, 20; Mt 27:59; Jn 19:40
Adam: Angelic defense provided
Eze 16, 28:11-15; Isa 14:13-14
 
Jesus: Angelic help provided and defense available
Psa 104:4; He 1:7
Mt 4:11; 26:53; Mk 1:13
Adam: In his perfection had three offices of: chief steward - king over creation, prophet to declare God's words to descendents [through succeeding generations], and priest to represent God to these offspring and bring their questions to God while rearing or guiding them.
Gen 2:15-18; 1:26-28. Gen ch. 1, 2, 3.
 
Jesus: king over creation, prophet to declare God's words, priest to represent God to man and man to God
De 18:18-19; Psa 45:6-7; 89:24; Isa 41:25; 42:1; 52:13; Eze 34:23-24
Rev 5:13; 7:9-10, 17; 22:1, 3
Jesus is King: Rev 1:5-6, 10; 11:15; 12:10; 15:3; 17:14; 19:16. Prophet: Jn 1:17, 33; Mt 3:16-17; 4:4; Lk 4:4; 5:1; 24:19; Jn 3:34; 6:32-35; 8:29, 47 with miracles, Jn 2:7-8; 4:50; 5:6-8; 6:10-14; 6:19-21; 9:6-7; 11:29-44; 12:48; Lk 4:31, 38; 6:6; 13:14; 14:1; Acts 10:38. Priest: 1Tim 2:5; He 2:17; 3:1; 4:14-15; 5:5, 10; 6:20; 7:26-28; 8:6; 9:11; 12:24.
Adam Disobey -> Sin bound -> Cursed for conduct -> Broken fellowship with God -> Separation from Garden home -> Toil for food and shelter -> Family Brokenness and Sorrows -> Weakness leading to Death, Ge 3:7, 14-23; 5:5.
Post-sin Adam — contrasts Christ's perfection.
Adam (& Eve): Yielded to temptation
Gen 3:6
1Tim 2:14
Jesus: Overcame temptation
Ex 12:5; 1Pe 1:19; Isa 5:16
Jn 16:33; 2Cor 5:21; He 4:15; 1Pe 2:19, 22; 1Jn 3:5
Jesus: Shields bride from temptation
 
Mt 6:13; 26:41; Lk 11:4; Mk 14:38; Eph 5:27; 6:18; Col 4:2; 1Pe 4:7
Adam (& Eve): Fell after Serpent-Satan said by implication 'take and eat'
Gen 3:6
Ro 5:14; 1Ti 2:14
Jesus: Offered himself to be eaten spiritually
[see Whosoever Eats My Flesh]
Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; 1Co 11:24
Adam (& Eve): Sought to be like God, especially to exert his will
Gen 3:5; Isa 14:13-14 (to heed or follow Satan is to be like him)
Jn 8:41-47
Jesus: Sought to follow God's requests
De 32:39; 1Sam 2:1–10; Isa 43:12-13; 52:13; Eccl 7:29; etc.
[see above: king, priest, prophet. Lk 1:32; Jn 1:18; 5:18, 23; 6:27, 45-46; 8:46, 49-50, 54-58; 10:15, 17, 28; 12:26; 2Pe 1:17 [see series at GOD Is
Adam (& Eve): Failed in love to serve his family and progeny
Gen 4:1-24; 5:3; Rom 5:14
1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21; Rev 21:8
Jesus: Gave up His life to be like God in compassion, love and generosity
Psa 72:4, 12-15
Mt 4:24; 8:16; 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; 20:28; Mk 1:34; 6:5, 13; 8:2; 10:45; Lk 4:40; Jn 6:51; 10:15-17, 28; 12:27; 15:13; 1Jn 3:16; Acts 10:38; Ro 5:14; 1Ti 2:6, 14 [see Benefits, Deeds and Prayers in Jesus' Name]
Jesus: Lived out and reinforced command to love one another
Lev 19:18, 34
Jn 12:50; 13:34; 15:12, 17; 1Jn 3:23
Adam (& Eve): Tasted death by eating from a forbidden tree
Gen 3:6, 17
Rom 5:12
Jesus: Tasted death by crucifixion upon a cursed tree for us
Psa 22:6-18; 49:15; Isa 52:14; 53:1-12
Jn 6:51; Heb 2:9
Adam (& Eve): Afraid and alone in the garden, avoided God
Gen 3:8-10
 
Jesus: Unafraid when alone in the garden, sought God
Psa 31:24; 89:26; 91:11; 109:31
John 18:1; Luke 22:41; Heb 5:7
Adam (& Eve): Feared & hid from the voice and face of God
Gen 3:8-10
 
Jesus: Appreciated, comforted by the voice of God
Psa 119:28, 50
Mt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:35-36; 11:28; Jn 12:28-30
God was hidden from mankind in His permission of evil upon the righteous one. Christ asked for God's presence with Him in the garden.
[see Levitical Offerings and Sacrifices and Purpose for the Tabernacle,]
[see The Basis Of The Gospel Message especially sections IV., V., and VI.]
Adam (& Eve): Naked with shame in sin
Gen 3:7, 10, 21
Jesus: Stripped of clothes, accepted nakedness to become sin for us
Psa 22:18
Jn 19:23
Adam: Deflected responsibility, blamed bride for temptation and sin
Gen 3:11-12
1Ti 2:14
Jesus: Took responsibility, accepted the blame for His Bride's sins
Exo 29:14; Lev 4:21; Nu 19:2-14; Psa 45:10-11; Eze 36:26.
He 13:13; 1Pe 2:24
The tabernacle patterns point to those spiritual things that God will bring about with their intended fulfillment in Christ Jesus. One purpose of the tabernacle and later the temple was to illustrate a restored relationship between God and His people. Christ Jesus, as a ransom for all, provided the complete basis for forgiveness, reconciliation and eternal life. The tabernacle gate represents Christ Jesus: the person and message of Christ as the great teacher who speaks truth to humanity, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 3:35-36; 14:6; 17:17; Rom 12:1; 15:8).
Adam: Brought a curse upon himself, his progeny, and earth
Gen 3:17-19
1Co 15:22; 2Pe 2:14
Jesus: Became a curse for us and removed the curse by His High Priestly sacrifice
 
Gal 3:10, 13; Mt 27:46
Adam: Expelled from garden home and tree of life, Denied life-giving fruit of garden trees to humanity
Gen 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:24
Rom 5:14; 1Co 15:22
Jesus: Gains and restores the garden of God
Psa 67:2
1Cor 15:22
Jesus: Extends tree of life to whosoever will, from trees beside the river
Isa 35:1-10; 61:1-3; 65:17
Rev 2:7; 22:2, 14
Adam: Restricted from return to the garden by angel
Gen 3:24
 
Jesus: Had full access to the garden as God, Pro 16:4; Isa 42:5; 45:12, 18; 66:1-2; Jn 1:3; Acts 14:15; 17:24; Col 1:16; He 1:2; Rev 10:6, walked alone in the first garden, Gen 1:1; 2:8-9, 15; 3:8, before Adam & Eve were cast out (Gen 3:23), cf. prayed alone in the second Gethsemane garden with great distress, Jn 18:1; Lk 22:41; Heb 5:7, hung and died upon the cross—the accursed tree, Jn 19:30, laid in death alone in the third garden nearby, Jn 19:41-42; Mt 27:58-61; Mk 15:43-47, ascends to life from that garden, Mt 28:1-7; Mk 16:1-6; 1Co 15:54-57, reigns supreme with his people in the fourth garden, Rev 2:7; 22:1-3, 5.
 
 
Adam: Labored and toiled for food
Gen 3:19; 5:29
 
Jesus: Provided multitudes food without toil
Exo 16:10-16, 31, 35; De 8:3, 16
Mt 14:16-21; 15:35-38; 16:9-10; Mk 6:39-44; 8:9; Lk 9:14; Jn 6:10-13
Jesus: Told followers to "take and eat, this is my body broken for you" [explained in: Whosoever Eats My Flesh]
 
Lk 5:5-7; 22:44; Jn 6:58; Rev 2:17
Adam: Began and lived in world under curse, sorrow, bondage to sin, family conflict, broken relationships, without peace with God
Ge 1:28; 4:1-24; 37:5; Job 21:28-33; Ex 23:5; Lev 19:17; Psa 34:21; 38:19; 55:3; 69:4
 
Jesus: Lived amongst the cursed, sorrowful, broken relationships, without peace with God
Ge 1:28
Mt 9:11; Mk 2:16; Lk 15:2
Jesus: Took our sorrows upon Himself, sweat bloody drops
Psa 50:15; 69:4; Isa 53:3-4
Jn 11:35; Lk 22:44
Jesus: Lived out and reinforced command to love one another
Lev 19:18, 34
Jn 12:50; 13:34; 15:12, 17; 1Jn 3:23
Adam: Earned changed plants with thorns, not yielding fruit
Ge 3:18
 
Jesus: Beaten, unjustly injured, and crowned by thorns, and crucified to take away sins
Isa 52:14; 53:5
Lk 22:63; Mt 27:26, 29-30; Jn 19:2; 1Cor 15:53; Gal 1:4; Heb 1:3; 1Pe 2:24; 1Jn 1:9; 2:2
Jesus: Pierced in His side for us to prove He died for His Bride
Psa 22:16; Zech 12:10
Jn 19:34; Rev 1:7
Adam: Caused violence to enter the world
Gen 4:8, 23; 6:13
Jn 16:33; Mt 26:51-52; Lk 21:24; Ro 2:9; 2Cor 11:25
Jesus: Lived peaceably doing good
Gen 26:29; Lev 19:18; Psa 107:20; Zech 8:17
Luke 22:50-5; Acts 10:38; Mt 4:24; 5:44; 8:16; 9:36; 14:14; 15:32; 20:28; Mk 1:34; 6:5, 13; 8:2; 10:45; Lk 4:40; Jn 6:51; 10:15-17, 28; 12:27; Acts 10:38; Ro 5:14; 1Ti 2:6, 14 [see Benefits, Deeds and Prayers in Jesus' Name]
Adam: Descends to death and tomb under sin's penalty
Gen 5:5
1Cor 15:22
Jesus: Died to remove sin's bondage and penalty, buried
Isa 53:5; Hos 13:14
Acts 3:18; Ro 5:6-10; 1Cor 15:22; Jn 19:30; 15:13; 1Jn 3:16; Mt 20:28; Mk 10:45; 2Co 5:14-15, 18-21; Col 1:21-22; 1Th 5:10; 1Tim 1:1, 10; 2:6; 1Pe 2:24
Jesus: Raised from death as victor over death
Psa 49:15; 91:14
[Mt 27:52] 1Co 15:54-57; 1Th 1:10; He 2:9-10 [see Evidence for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Jesus: Bring many sons of God to glory
Psa 30:3; 65:1; 68:22; 71:20; 91:14; Isa 38:17; 43:6-8
Jn 1:12; 20:31; Ac 10:43; Ro 8:32-34; 1Co 15:1-9, 12-20, 51-54; 2Co 1:10; Col 1:13; 1Th 1:10; He 2:9-10; 9:24; 1Jn 3:23; Rev 20:4, 6; 21:10-27; 22:1-21
 
and perhaps more ...
 
 
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.