Chad Bird is a Scholar in Residence at 1517. He holds master's degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. Chad has authored several books, speaks regularly at conferences and congregations, and cohosts the popular podcast, "40 Minutes in the Old Testament." Chad and his wife Stacy make their home in Texas, where they have been blessed with four children and three grandchildren.

Every room in the Old Testament, from the lavish chamber of Eden to the sacred cubicle of the Holy of Holies, is opened by a single key. That key is the Messiah, the fulness and fulfillment of God's word. These chapters will travel deep into the Old Testament world to reveal how creation, the exodus, the temple, the psalms, and much more bear witness to Christ and his work. By the end, the reader will want to write at the top of every page of the Old Testament: This is about the Messiah.