In describing the person and work of Jesus Christ, the New Testament draws heavily on imagery from all of the first five books of the Old Testament, but especially from Exodus. The book of Exodus opens with a sort of bridge connecting it to Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament. The reason is simple—the Law of Moses is one continuous scroll containing the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). All five of
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