BEGINNING AT MOSES
Chapter 2: Beginning at Moses: The Christ-Centered Lens — Shows how Jesus becomes the interpretive center of Scripture and how the Old Testament points forward to His person and work.
BEGINNING AT MOSES The Christ-Centered Lens
Key Scripture: Luke 24:27
Jesus began His Emmaus teaching “at Moses.” This statement gives us a powerful interpretive key. He did not introduce a new story disconnected from Israel's Scriptures. He revealed Himself as the fulfillment of the story that had been unfolding from the beginning. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy establish patterns that ultimately point toward Christ: creation, seed, sacrifice, deliverance, covenant, priesthood, inheritance, obedience, and sonship. Jesus therefore becomes more than another subject appearing within Scripture. He becomes the lens through which Scripture reaches its intended meaning. Without this Christ-centered lens, the Bible can easily become a collection of moral lessons, historical events, religious regulations, and inspiring personalities. Noah becomes merely a lesson about obedience. Abraham becomes only a lesson about faith. Joseph becomes merely a lesson about perseverance. Yet when Christ becomes our interpretive center, these lives participate in a larger revelation. Noah points toward salvation. Abraham carries the promised Seed. Joseph reveals the rejected son who becomes a source of bread and preservation. Christ does not erase the historical meaning of Scripture. He brings its redemptive purpose into view. Beginning at Moses teaches us that God was never improvising. From Genesis onward, He was moving creation toward the revelation of His Son.
Sonship Application: Sons mature when they stop viewing Scripture as isolated lessons and begin seeing the unfolding purpose of the Father.
Reflection: What changes when you begin reading the Old Testament with Christ at the center?