Rebels and Exiles by Harmon Matthew S.;Gladd Benjamin L.;

Author:Harmon, Matthew S.;Gladd, Benjamin L.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Exile;exilic;post exilic;post-exilic;human rebellion;fallen world;sin and exile;exile in Christian faith;living in exile;theology of exile;exile theology;Genesis;God wants to dwell with his people;god's people;new creation;Essential studies in biblical theology;esbt;biblical theology;story of the bible;biblical narrative;introduction to biblical theology
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2020-08-19T10:28:24+00:00

The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen. . . . I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. (Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19)

That Jesus is this prophet greater than Moses is evident not simply from the parallels in Matthew 1–7. The account of Jesus’ transfiguration makes it crystal clear (Matthew 17:1-13). After Jesus’ appearance was transformed before them, none other than Moses and Elijah appear. According to Luke 9:31, they were discussing with Jesus “his exodus, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem” (author’s translation). Like Moses before him, Jesus is about to lead his people in a new exodus, out of their bondage to sin, death, and the devil. The Father’s voice from heaven settles any doubt about Jesus’ identity as the prophet greater than Moses: “He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him’” (Matthew 17:5). Jesus is the beloved Son promised in Psalm 2; Jesus is the servant of Yahweh in whom the Father delights (Isaiah 42:1); and Jesus is the prophet greater than Moses who must be listened to as he leads his people in a new exodus out of their exile.

The feeding of the five thousand is further example of a miracle that presents Jesus as a Moses figure who is leading his people out of their exile in a new exodus, and John’s account makes this especially clear (John 6:1-15). He notes that the Passover was near (6:4) and that Jesus asks Philip where they would find enough bread to feed the crowds as a test (6:6). Once the miracle is performed and everyone eats to their satisfaction, the crowd says, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” (6:14), a clear allusion to the promise of a prophet greater than Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15). They even begin to discuss forcing Jesus to be their king (John 6:15), suggesting that they see Jesus as not only a new Moses but possibly the promised descendant of David who would be the shepherd who feeds them as part of their restoration from exile (Ezekiel 34:23-24). Jesus is feasting with his people on the mountain as he leads them in a restoration that will one day swallow up death itself (Isaiah 25:6-9).14

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