Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Scripture
A New Exodus
God led the children of
Israel through the
wilderness by the Red
Sea (see Exodus
13:18).
John 6:1-2
A multitude followed
Jesus across the Sea
of Galilee.
Moses “came to the
mountain of God”
(Exodus 3:1; see also
v. 12; 19:1-3).
John 6:3, 15
Jesus went into a
mountain.
Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Jehovah multiplied
signs and wonders (see
Exodus 7:3; see also
Exodus 7-11).
The Lord instituted
the Feast of the
Passover (see
Exodus 12).
Scripture
John 6:2, 26, 30
John 6:4
A New Exodus
Many people followed
Jesus because of
signs.
It was the time of the
Passover.
Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Scripture
A New Exodus
God gave Israel manna
or “bread from heaven”
(Exodus 16:4; see vv.
3-35; Deuteronomy
8:3).
John 6:5-14
Jesus fed the multitude
with five loaves and two
fishes. He said, “I am the
bread which came down
from heaven” (v. 41; see
vv. 31-58).
The Lord told the people
to gather only what they
needed each day so
nothing was wasted
(see Exodus 16:16-30).
John 6:12
Jesus told the
disciples to gather
the fragments so
that nothing was
lost.
Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Scripture
The Lord promised to
raise up a Prophet like
Moses (see
Deuteronomy 18:15-18).
John 6:14
The Lord saved the
John 6:16-21
Israelites by parting the
Red Sea; they walked
through on dry ground (see
Exodus 14). The account
emphasizes darkness and
wind (see vv. 20-21).
A New Exodus
The multitude
recognized that Jesus
was “that prophet.”
Jesus walked across the
Sea of Galilee and
saved the disciples from
the storm. This account
also emphasizes
darkness and wind (see
vv. 17-18).
Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Scripture
A New Exodus
Israel murmured
against the Lord (see
Exodus 15:24; 16:8;
17:3; Numbers 11:4-6).
John 6:43, 61, The multitude
66
murmured against the
Lord.
Exodus Pattern in John 6
John 6
Exodus of Israel
from Egypt
Prophets testified
concerning the
significance of the
Exodus (see Ex. 4:3115:21; Num. 20:12;
Deut. 4:33, 35; 6; 26:59; Isa. 51:9-16; 52:1-6;
1 Ne. 17; 2 Ne. 25:20;
see also D&C 136:22).
Scripture
John 6:66-69
A New Exodus
Peter testified that
Jesus has the “words of
eternal life.”