The Church in the Old Testament knew that in Christ were laid all God's counsels for their salvation. Peter's faith in Christ came from above, we must believe ours did also else we have no faith at all.
Gos gave the people of the Old Testament "prefigurations of [Jesus'] office and work." (p. 101). But there was a veil to them which there is not to us now such that: "The meanest believer may now find out more of the work of Christ in the types of the Old Testament, than any prophets or wise men could have done." (p. 101)
The first promise made by God was concerning Jesus' incarnation: Genesis 3:15.
A promise to Abraham was that "he should take his seed upon him, in whom all the nations of the earth should be blessed" (p. 102): Gen. 12:3; 15:18; 22:18.
Jacob led his sons to believe that one would come who would gather in the nations: Gen. 49:10.
Job believed the Redeemer lived and would stand on earth: Job 19:25.
David had revealed to him the glory and person of the coming one: Psalm 2; 45...72.
Daniel believed God was going to show mercy for the sake of the Lord: Dan. 9:17.
All the prophets believed that the redeemer would come and people would turn from sin: Is. 59:20.
But as time went on this faith disappeared and Israel was ruined.
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