Introduction to Exodus Part 3

     Jesus Christ pictured in Exodus

  ++a. Jesus is seen through the life of Moses

  ++b. Jesus is pictured in all the substance of the Tabernacle

  ++c. The High Priest who served in the Tabernacle foreshadows the ministry of Jesus as the Great High Priest 

  ++d. The 7 feast in Exodus poetry different aspects of Christ ministry

  ++e. Israel wondered in the wilderness for 40 years — Christ was in the desert for 40 days (Matt. 4:2).

  ++f. The apostle Paul relates Israel’s exodus to the Christian baptism which symbolizes death in Christ to the old way of life and identification with the new life found in Christ (1 Cor. 10:2).

  ++g. The words that the Old Testament uses to describe the Exodus such as: redemption, ransom, and deliverance are all the same words that the New Testament use to describe the cross work of Christ.

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       Why 400yrs in Egypt?

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  ++It emphasizes the conflict of the ages (Gen. 3:15; John 8:43-44).

  ++It fulfilled prophecy (Gen. 15:13-14).

  ++It demonstrated the patience of God (Gen. 15:16).

  ++It fulfilled the justice of God

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     The overarching theme of Exodus

The deliverance of God's people so they could know, love, serve, and glorify Him (Ex. 6:6-8).