What scriptural connections exist between Exodus 7:5 and God's deliverance in the New Testament? Scripture Focus: Exodus 7:5 “And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.” A Repeating Pattern: God Delivers so People May Know Him - God’s purpose is twofold—judgment on oppressors and revelation of His Name. - This pattern resurfaces in the New Testament: every act of salvation in Christ unveils who God is (John 17:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6). From Pharaoh’s Chains to Sin’s Chains - Slavery in Egypt foreshadows humanity’s bondage to sin (John 8:34). - Just as Israel could not free itself, so we cannot break sin’s power without divine intervention (Romans 5:6). - God “delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13). The Passover-Cross Connection - Exodus: a lamb’s blood marked doors so judgment would pass over (Exodus 12:13). - New Testament: “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7). - Both events display God’s wrath satisfied and His people rescued. Red Sea & Resurrection: Public, Undeniable Victories - Red Sea: visible defeat of Egypt’s power; Israel stands free on the other shore (Exodus 14:30-31). - Resurrection: public vindication of Jesus, “declared with power to be the Son of God” (Romans 1:4). - Outcome in both cases: observers “know that I am the LORD.” Signs and Wonders Then—and in Jesus’ Ministry - Exodus plagues exposed Egypt’s idols (Exodus 12:12). - Jesus’ miracles exposed the emptiness of false hopes and authenticated His divine authority (Acts 2:22; Luke 11:20). Water Imagery: Crossing & Baptism - Israel “all passed through the sea” (1 Corinthians 10:1-2). - Believers pass through baptism, publicly declaring deliverance from death to life (Romans 6:4). Knowledge of the LORD Extends Beyond Israel - Egyptians were meant to know Yahweh (Exodus 7:5); nations learn through the gospel (Matthew 28:19). - “Salvation is from the Jews” (John 4:22), but it reaches “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 13:47). Judgment on Dark Powers - Exodus: gods of Egypt judged (Numbers 33:4). - Cross: Christ “disarmed the rulers and authorities, triumphing over them by the cross” (Colossians 2:15). Worship as the Goal of Deliverance - Israel is set free “to serve Me in the wilderness” (Exodus 7:16). - The church is redeemed “that we might serve God” (Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 2:9). The Song of Moses and the Lamb - Exodus 15 celebrates victory at the sea. - Revelation 15:3 unites that song with praise to Christ, showing the continuity of God’s saving acts. Summing Up the Connections - Exodus 7:5 introduces a blueprint: divine judgment, decisive deliverance, worldwide revelation of God. - The New Testament echoes and fulfills every element in Jesus—our truer Passover, greater Moses, and final Red Sea victor—so that “every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:11). |
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