Read Bible for Yourself

Matthew 1:29, Hebrews 7:22-25 •         Jesus is called the Saviour today, because none can save like Him. Some time ago, Israel thought they had saviours - the Passover Lambs - but they were not born for the purpose. They saved Israel from Egypt but could not save them from their sins. Jesus, however, was born just to save us and continues to save us well after His blood has atoned for our sins. •         The Passover lambs were killed to save the Israelites from death on the night God exacted the death of firstborns as the ultimate miracle that moved Pharaoh’s hand to set Israel free. But, on their journey to the Promised Land, only two of the people aged 20 years and above who left Egypt arrived in the Promised Land led by Joshua (whose name incidentally has the same meaning as Jesus). To Canaan and to Heaven - Similarities •         The parallels between Israel’s j...

One very useful way of "unlocking" the Bible is to check how the Old Testament tells the story of the New Testament. After all the OT is said to be a shadow of the NT (Col 2:17, Heb 10:1). What would be our take on the following? Where do the realities of these shadows occur in the NT? 1. Journey to Egypt 2. Slaves to Pharaoh 3. The “futility” of all the plagues but one to weaken Pharaoh's grip 4. The Passover Lamb 5. Deaths of the firstborns that broke Pharaoh's grip 6. Pharaoh's pursuit 7. The Red Sea 8. The Desert 9. Pillar of Fire and Cloud 10. Manna 11. The Attacks in the Desert 12. The Apostasy and Punishments 13. The Midian Mix and the Grumblings 14. The Bronze serpent 15. Jordan 16. Manna stops 17. Warfare in Canaan 18. The Law 19. The Ark 20. The Tabernacle 21. The Gradual Take over If you really want to build people up, do not shy away from doing this. God contracted Israel mainly for the purpose of telling this story, to make salvation meaningful ...