Exodus Praise (Ps 114)

Does the Exodus picture our exit from sin made possible by Jesus’ Exodus from this life on the cross and subsequent resurrection? Let’s look at Psalm 114.

In which tribe of Israel did God choose to place His sanctuary, His holy place?

When Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion. (Ps 114:1-2 NKJV)

Did the parting of the sea and river waters, and the earthquakes reveal God’s power?

The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! The water of the Jordan River turned away. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs! What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away? Why, mountains, did you skip like rams? Why, hills, like lambs? (Ps 114:3-6 NLT)

What other miracles did God perform during the Exodus?

Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of waters. (Ps 114:7-8 WEB)

As the Exodus pictures our deliverance from slavery to sin, does water coming from the rock picture our Rock, Jesus?

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “All who are thirsty should come to me! All who believe in me should drink! As the scriptures said concerning me, Rivers of living water will flow out from within him.” Jesus said this concerning the Spirit. Those who believed in him would soon receive the Spirit, but they hadn’t experienced the Spirit yet since Jesus hadn’t yet been glorified. (John 7:37-39 CEB)

During His transfiguration chat with Moses and Elijah, did the Exodus also picture Jesus’ departure from this life on the cross?

They appeared in heavenly glory and talked about all that Jesus' death [Greek: Exodus] in Jerusalem would mean. (Luke 9:31 CEV)

What does the death and subsequent resurrection of Jesus mean for us?

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (Rom 5:10 ESV)

Does the Exodus picture our exit from sin made possible by Jesus’ Exodus from this life on the cross and subsequent resurrection? You decide!