The Greater Exodus
The Lamb, the Sea, and the Blood of the Covenant
Three central Exodus types traced into their New Testament fulfillment, following Paul’s own claim in 1 Corinthians 10 that these things took place as types for us. The three form a single arc: deliverance from bondage, passage through death into new life, and the establishment of a covenant relationship with God.
That arc is the story of every Christian, enacted in Baptism and renewed in the Lord’s Supper.
“Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” (1 Corinthians 5:7)
The three sessions
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Session one · Sunday, November 8
The Passover Lamb
Blood on the Door
Exodus 12 · John 19 · 1 Corinthians 5 · John 1:29
What does the blood of the lamb accomplish, and how does the Passover night in Egypt illuminate Good Friday? Exodus 12 is read with John 19, 1 Corinthians 5, and John 1:29. The typological details are precise: the lamb without blemish, the four days of examination, the unbroken bones that John flags explicitly at the cross, and the blood as a sign to God rather than a signal to Israel.
The blood is a sign to God rather than a signal to Israel.
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Session two · Sunday, November 15
Through the Waters
The Red Sea and Baptism
Exodus 14 · 1 Corinthians 10 · Romans 6 · 1 Peter 3
What does it mean to pass through the waters, and how does the Red Sea crossing shape the New Testament understanding of Baptism? Exodus 14 is read with 1 Corinthians 10, Romans 6, and 1 Peter 3. The same event was simultaneously salvation and judgment: the waters that walled Israel in safety destroyed Egypt.
The same waters that walled Israel in safety destroyed Egypt.
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Session three · Sunday, November 22
The Covenant at Sinai and the Better Covenant
Sinai and the Better Covenant
Exodus 19 and 24 · Hebrews 9 · Hebrews 12
What is a covenant, and why does the new covenant require better blood than the old? Exodus 19 and 24 are read with Hebrews 9 and 12. The Exodus reaches its theological climax not at the sea but at Sinai: deliverance was the means by which God brought Israel to Himself, and the terror of the mountain reveals the grace of the Gospel.
Deliverance was the means by which God brought Israel to Himself.
The shape of the series
The three sessions form a single arc. The lamb dies and the firstborn live; Israel passes through the sea from slavery into freedom; at Sinai the delivered people are made God’s own in covenant. Read in the New Testament, that arc is Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: deliverance from bondage, passage through death into new life, and life with God under a better covenant.
The series builds on the sacrificial vocabulary of September’s study, The Blood of the Lamb, and prepares the congregation for the Advent prophets.
What to bring
A Bible. Every session comes with a printable student guide, free to download here or handed to you at the door. Each week also has a 24×36 poster that puts the whole session on one page.
Questions about attending? Write to Scott Jones at [email protected].
Join online
Sundays, 9:45 to 10:45 am Eastern, in person or on Google Meet. No Google account is needed; dismiss the sign-in prompt and join as a guest.