Who is the person required for redemption in the book of Exodus?
The book of Exodus shows that redemption required a person, specifically Moses. Israel was helpless as slaves, unable to redeem herself, so God raised up Moses as the legitimate deliverer. Moses was validated by the sign miracles—the rod becoming a serpent and his hand becoming leprous and healed—proving he was God’s man to deliver them.
Les teaches that throughout the book of Exodus, redemption would require a person, and that person was Moses. Israel could do nothing for herself: she had no armed forces, no economic clout, no political clout, and was just slaves and servants, completely helpless. Moses therefore had to be proven as the legitimate leader and deliverer by sign miracles. He threw his rod on the ground and it became serpents, and he put his hand in his bosom and it became leprous, then put it back and it was healed. These signs proved to the Jew that Moses was indeed God’s man to deliver them. Les also contrasts this with our redemption process, where the person is the Lord Jesus, who proved who He really was by His miracles and validated His claim as the Redeemer of Israel.