Exodus 12--The feast of the Passover Lamb is filled with rich elements that point to Jesus. The wrath poured out on the Egyptians was also deserved upon the Hebrews, but the blood was covering them. It is also interesting that this deliverance resulted in the exodus of a "mixed multitude" (38).
Exodus 13--Because God spared the firstborn, the firstborn will be dedicated to Him. This also reminds us of HIs only begotten, who would be sacrificed as our Redemption.
Exodus 14--God displays His glory before Israel and before Egypt. Pharaoh and the Egyptians decide to pursue Israel again. Right away, we see that Israel's safety is not tied to her virtue, for she complains against God and Moses again. However, God delivers them to show His awesome power.
Exodus 15--Displays the true heart of man, the people praise God at one moment and then as trial comes, they begin to grumble against Him. Yet the Lord in His grace continues to provide.
Exodus 16--Shows the Lord's provision and the people's lack of faith. God gives manna and quail and tells them not to collect on the Sabbath and only to collect what they need. Some disobey.
Exodus 17--God provides again with the water from the Rock. God also protects Israel by giving them victory over the Amalekites...a victory that was not won by Joshua's might, but by intercession with the Lord.
Matthew 21--Jesus is received by some (but not the esteemed) while the Pharisees and Sadducees continue to reject Him. Jesus then begins to lay out parables to illustrate their rejection.
Matthew 22--Jesus continues to illustrate the rejection of those who should know better and how the gospel is opened up to others because of their rejection. The last interaction is to show that they do not understand the nature of the Messiah being the Son of David.
Our depravity runs so deeply that no amount of evidence reverses it. The Israelites had evidence after evidence, yet continued to grumble, complain and doubt. They saw God's deliverance, yet they doubted that the Exodus was of the Lord. Likewise, Jesus had given the religious leaders of His day ample evidence, yet they continued to reject Him. Even more than His miracles, His teaching, answers and even questions revealed a greater understanding of Scripture than the leaders, yet this would not turn them.
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