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Big Idea: Jesus fulfills every covenant by accomplishing the “New Exodus” (through his death, burial, and resurrection) and establishing the New Covenant—so God’s people are rescued from sin/exile and brought into new-creation life in God’s Kingdom.

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Key Passages: Luke 22

• Before You Read
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Narrative: New King, New Exodus, New Creation

At the transfiguration of Jesus, “Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure (Greek exodus), which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.” (‭‭Luke ‭9‬:‭30‬-‭31‬)

What did Moses and Elijah mean by “Jesus’ exodus”? The mission of Jesus can be summarized as “The New King inaugurating the New Creation through the New Exodus”. The Exodus Road framework can help us see that Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection are indeed the New Exodus. Now, it’s your turn to tell the Gospel story:

• The death of Jesus: the Passover meal before the way out (the Sacrificial Lamb brought deliverance for all humanity, out of sin and exile)
• The burial of Jesus: the way through the wilderness of death (Jesus rested in the tomb after the work of redemption was finished)
• The resurrection of Jesus: conquering death and the way into all things new in the Kingdom of God

Discussion Questions:

1. Jesus launched his ministry by being baptized by John the Baptist at the Jordan River. What’s the significance of that event? When Jesus foretold his death to his disciples, he referred to a greater baptism. In what ways does Jesus’ water baptism foreshadow his crucifixion?

[Mark 10:38, 45] Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? ....For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

[Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭50‬‬‬] “I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!”

2. Jesus frequently used banquet imagery to describe the Kingdom of God (Luke 14:15–24; Matthew 22:1–14), and it was not a surprise that Jesus instituted the New Covenant during a Passover feast. What are the connections between the Passover meal, the Lord’s Supper, and the banquet in the Kingdom of God?

[Matthew 26:29] “I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

Discovery 1: New Covenant: the Blood-Sealed Covenant (Luke 22; 1 Corinthians 11)

• Context of Covenant-making:
• Parties of the Covenant:
• Agreements (Commands or Conditions):