Introducing Jesus in the OT

<p>Introducing Jesus</p><p>Exodus 3:13-15</p><p>Long Creek Baptist Church </p><p>Sunday, September 17, 2023</p><p>Introduction </p><p>The need for a cultural translator- Hajo helped by explaining the cultural realities of living in Germany.</p><p>We face something similar when it comes to understanding life in the Kingdom of God.  That is the job of the Holy Spirit.</p><p>Read Text</p><p>The need to know more about who God is.  I AM speaks to his eternal being, but that says little about his attributes, his character, his objectives and goals, his ideals, desires, his nature, his personality – the definition that explores and describes who you are. The journey into Exodus does a lot to explain who Jesus is, not only what he did on the cross. The introduction to the power, reliability and work of Jesus is core, critical and explains many the other aspects of who Jesus is that are found in the Exodus.</p><p>Here are some of the things we find concerning Jesus and the nature of the Kingdom of God:</p><p>Living Water - Exodus 15:22-26 Exodus 17:2, 5-6 John 4:10, 13-14</p><p>Bread of Life - Exodus 16:1-2, 4John 6:48-51</p><p>Lawgiver - Exodus 20:1 Matthew 5:38-39</p><p>Covenant Maker - Exodus 24:5-8Luke 22:20 </p><p>Life Changer - Exodus 19:3-6 Revelation 1:5-6</p><p>Mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5 </p><p>Friend - Exodus 33:11  John 15:15 </p><p>The introduction to Jesus is what gives us both our security in his promises as well as the joy of growing in our relationship to him. </p><p><strong>Living Water</strong></p><p>“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter; for that reason it was named Marah. So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” Then he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulat