The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, week 7

The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament (taught by Seth Ehorn)

Week 7: Re-narrating Scripture: Exodus in the Gospel of Matthew

Exodus Themes in Matthew

1. Moses and Israel

  • “Those who sought the child’s life are dead” (Matt 2:20; Exod 4:19)

  • “Out of Egypt I’ve called my son” (Matt 2:15; Hos 11:1)

  • “Fasting for forty days and nights” (Matt 4:2; LXX Exod 34:28)

  • Moses as a representative figure for Israel (Matt 4)

2. Redemption

  • Two references to the “exile” or “deportation” in the genealogy (Matt 1:11-12)

  • The “blood of the covenant” (Matt 26:28; Exod 24:8)

3. Wilderness and Torah

  • “The Lord drove back the sea” (Matt 14:22-33; Exod 14:21)

  • Feeding the crowds (Matt 14:15-21; 15:32-39; Exod 16:1-18)

  • “You have heard it said … but I say to you.” (Matt 5–7)

  • The Decalogue (e.g., Matt 15:4; Exod 20:12; 21:16)

4. Tabernacle / Temple / God’s Presence

  • The Temple Tax (Matt 17:24-27; Exod 30:13-16)

  • Swearing by the temple and gold (Matt 23:16; Exod 25–39) and the altar (Matt 23:18-19)

  • The veil (Matt 27:50-51; Exod 26:33)

  • “God with us” (Matt 1:23)

  • “I am with you always” (Matt 28:20)

Use of OT in NTJoel & Karin .