Final Exam Part 1

Describe its significance in the place of the redemptive history. You are free to write as much as you need, but one page per passage should be sufficient. Use additional sheets of paper for your answer.

Genesis 49: 8-12
The line of Judah is the most significant line of the covenant family of Israel because it is form his offspring that the ultimate Redeemer King will come. Jacob's blessing upon his son reveals this truth through the kingly imagery, the promise of the Prince of Peace and through the sacrificial prophesy of the blood covenant. Judah is presented as the typological king that the Lord Jesus Christ truly is. Genesis 49:8 reveals the exalted status of a kingly ruler that is obeyed and bowed down before. Genesis 49: 9-10 continues to show a victorious king who rules as Christ will rule through his victories over sin and death. The climax of the kingly rule of Jesus Christ will be as the Prince of Peace or Shiloh as Genesis 49:10 reveals his true fulfilling nature in the blessings of Judah. This climax is made effectual through the one true blood sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The donkey that Jacob blesses Judah with is the very same donkey that the triumphal king will ride to the cross as a sign of the true nature of his sacrifice. This is the same donkey of Zechariah 9 and Luke 19 showing the promised King's redemptive powers. Finally this passage paints the image of shed blood and victory over death as Jesus Christ fulfills the stained robes with his own blood as the consummation of his redemptive power.

Exodus 12: 12-30
The active power of God to save his people through the shedding of redemptive blood is given through a vivid picture of salvation and death here in Exodus 12. Judgment is delivered upon the Egyptians as was promised as death plagues the land. This was the final sign and wonder given to reveal the Divine Creator King. The sacrifice of the paschal lamb was ultimately fulfilled in the death of Jesus Christ. His death and shedding of blood was like the active protection of YHWH for the people of Israel in Exodus 12. The propitiatory nature of covering the houses of God's chosen people and His active preservation of their lives puts the psach in a more proactive light than does the passive nature of simply passing over. For it is God, seeing Israel's obedience to his command that he actively protects them from the Destroyer. Just like it is Jesus Christ who uses his own blood to actively cover over His chosen people to preserve their lives unto everlasting life.