parallel between Israel and the church, Paul calls the Exodus (cloud … sea, Ex 13:21; 14:22, 29) a baptism. There in the Exodus (as now in Baptism) God was acting graciously for man’s salvation (Ex 14:13; 15:2). In both cases the person of the mediator (Moses, Christ) is of decisive importance, so that baptism is into him. That Christ’s mediation of salvation lies on a higher level than that of Moses goes without saying. (Cf. Jn 1:17) 10:3–4 The comparison between Israel’s manna and water from the Rock (supernatural