Among His Verses | Finding Jesus in Every Chapter of the Bible

📖 Exodus 4: The Reluctant Deliverer and the Greater Christ Exodus 4 is not about Moses’ weakness. It is about Christ’s sufficiency. In Exodus 3 ,God revealed His divine name — I AM . Now in Exodus 4, Moses hesitates. “What if they don’t believe me?” It’s the cry of every human heart called by God. But watch carefully — because every sign given to Moses whispers the name of Jesus. The Staff That Becomes a Serpent God tells Moses to throw down his staff. It becomes a serpent. Then God commands him to grab it by the tail — and it becomes a staff again. This is more than a miracle. The serpent represents authority and power in Egypt. God shows that His authority swallows Egypt’s authority. But deeper still — it foreshadows Christ. At the cross, Jesus would confront the ancient serpent. He would allow Himself to be lifted up — just like the bronze serpent later in the wilderness — and through that lifting, crush the enemy. The staff becomes a weapon of judgment. The cross becomes the instr...

How God Hid the Deliverer Who Points to Jesus Christ Exodus 2 — The Deliverer Hidden Before He Is Revealed Exodus 2 opens with a child who should have died. Pharaoh’s decree demanded death—but God’s plan demanded life. A baby is hidden, placed in a basket, and sent into the waters. What looks like desperation is actually divine design . This is not only Moses’ story. It is Jesus’ shadow . Just as Moses is rescued from a death order in Exodus 1 , Jesus is preserved from Herod’s massacre. God protects His deliverers before the world even knows they exist. The basket Moses floats in is sealed with pitch—the same word used to describe Noah’s ark. Once again, salvation passes through water , pointing forward to Christ, who would later declare Himself the only true refuge from judgment. Raised in Pharaoh’s house, Moses grows up between two identities—Hebrew by birth, Egyptian by upbringing. Jesus, too, would live between heaven and earth, fully God yet dwelling among men. When Moses kills a...