Luke 9:51 As the time for him to be taken up approached, Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.
Exodus is the theme by which today’s Scriptures from Galatians and Luke can be connected. Coming down from the Mount of Transfiguration where Jesus, Moses and Elijah discussed his Exodus, this was the goal Jesus was heading towards as he set his face to go to Jerusalem. Simply put, the Exodus of the OT was the liberation of Israel from their slavery in Egypt and their freedom march to the promised land. For his part, Jesus was heading to Jerusalem to accomplish another Exodus to save and free all people from the worst of all slaveries – those of the sinful world, death and the devil.
For his part, writing to the Galatians, Paul earnestly wanted these new believers to understand how it was for their freedom Christ had set them free. It was not just freedom from sin, death and the devil, either, but freedom for a whole new way and experience of life in the Spirit of Christ: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
