I was in church yesterday. We were observing the Lord’s Supper. I began to read Matthew’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion while the cup was being passed around. Before long I came to the verse I had read 100 times before. The verse is in Matthew 27:41-42, “Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes …
Lesson 3 was the Old Testament prequel to this study in the New Testament about the Exodus. Last week’s lesson introduced the fact that Egypt became a national symbol of exile and bondage for Israel, and Exodus imagery was used by the prophets to relate how the Messiah would redeem Israel. That study ended with …