From Bondage to Liberty: The Gospel according to Moses (Gospel according to the Old Testament)

by Anthony T. Selvaggio

Publisher:

P&R

, 2014

Overview

It is difficult to overestimate Moses’ importance to the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation. Moses is arguably the most significant Old Testament figure because of his unique role as mediator of the old covenant. In this sense, Moses is a precursor to Jesus Christ who is the mediator of a new and better covenant. This insightful volume focuses on the redemptive-historical aspects of Moses’ life and ministry as manifested in the books of Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Key Features

• Features a Christ-centered interpretation of Moses’ life and ministry
• Presents an aid to pastors, teachers, and laymen in teaching and reading the Old Testament

Contents

• Introduction: A Faithful Servant in God’s House
• The Power of Providence (Exodus 1:1–2:10)
• One of Life’s Detours (Exodus 2:11–25)
• A Life-Changing Encounter (Exodus 3:1–10)
• What’s in a Name? (Exodus 3:11–22)
• The God Who Is Sufficient (Exodus 4:1–17)
• The Prophet, the Pharaoh, and the Plagues (Exodus 5–11)
• Belief, Blood, and Bread (Exodus 11–12)
• Taking the Hard Road (Exodus 13–19)
• The Law Came through Moses (Exodus 19–30)
• From Idolatry to Glory (Exodus 32–34)
• Epilogue: The Story Continues

Top Highlights

“They were given to a delivered and redeemed people. This means that the Ten Commandments were not given as a means of earning redemption, but rather as a means of expressing gratitude for that redemption.” (Page 121)

“God’s delivering of his people from bondage in Egypt is the most significant redemptive event of the Old Testament. The exodus creates a paradigm, a type, of the redemptive work of God, and it reveals the basic status of humanity. Due to the fall, humanity is in bondage to sin, much like the Israelites were in bondage to the Egyptians. We are, apart from Christ, in slavery to sin whether we are aware of it or not. The only way to move from bondage to liberation is for God to intervene. God did that in the exodus by using a human mediator—Moses.” (Page xvii)

“The exodus event serves as the most powerful type showing forth the pattern of God’s redemption. It is woven through the entire tapestry of Scripture and is especially evident in the very life and work of Jesus Christ.” (Pages xvii–xviii)

“detour, Moses lacked two essential qualities that God requires of his servants: empathy and humility” (Page 20)

“the book of Exodus is not ultimately about Moses, but rather about Jesus” (Page xviii)

Praise for the Print Edition

Nowhere does the theme of redemption shine more brightly in the Old Testament than in Exodus. Anthony Selvaggio draws us into the story of Moses in a most personal way. In concise and stirring chapters, he shows us the beauties of the Lord Jesus and teaches us practical lessons about godliness.

—Joel R. Beeke, president, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids

If you have wondered what Scriptures Jesus might have cited when he showed his disciples the things concerning himself ‘beginning with Moses’ (Luke 24:27), Anthony Selvaggio provides a significant part of the answer.

—Dennis E. Johnson, professor of practical theology, Westminster Seminary California

Product Details

• Title: From Bondage to Liberty: The Gospel according to Moses
• Author: Anthony T. Selvaggio
• Series: The Gospel according to the Old Testament
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 194
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Exodus 1-34 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781596386402, 9781596386419, 9781596386426, 1596386401, 159638641, 1596386428, 159638641X
• Resource ID: LLS:GSPLOTMOSES
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:16:42Z

About Anthony T. Selvaggio

Rev. Selvaggio was a practicing attorney before entering seminary, and this systematic profession and experience translates nicely to delivering well-planned, thorough, and informative teaching on the New Testament Scriptures and current studies and movements related to them. Professor Selvaggio is an active writer. He released A Proverbs Driven Life: Timeless Wisdom for Your Words, Work, Wealth, and Relationships with Shepherd Press, and recent books with Evangelical Press are The Prophets Speak of Him: Encountering Jesus in the Minor Prophets, What the Bible Teaches About Marriage, and The 24/7 Christian: Practical Help from the Book of James. He also is editor and contributor for The Faith Once Delivered: Celebrating the Legacy of Reformed Systematic Theology and the Westminster Assembly, Essays in Honor of Dr. Wayne R. Spear, released this year. A forthcoming work on Proverbs and another on James are slated for release this fall. In addition, Rev. Selvaggio has published a series of representative articles on “Songs of the Covenant,” in The Reformed Presbyterian Witness, as well as “Preaching Advice From the ‘Sermon’ to the Hebrews,” in Themelios, and “Listening to the Song of Songs,” Reformed Theological Journal.