Do I REALLY have a Biblical Worldview?
With Passover approaching, Scholars and Believers alike annually reflect on its ultimate significance as a cornerstone event shaping our worldview. This event crucially frames Jesus as the Messiah, fulfilling the ultimate act of atonement as the penultimate Passover Lamb. Though our celebration of his death and resurrection often aligns with Passover on the calendar, the exact dates may vary. Understanding the Exodus events as truth though, is pivotal, especially as recent archaeological discoveries shed light on some extremely important figures and events long obscured.
French archaeologist Victor Loret’s 1898 findings in Egypt unearthed the coffin of a pharaoh’s son, shedding new light through inscriptions and mummified remains. Speculation could only be the result of these findings as the translations of inscriptions would not come until decades later through the understanding of the language, practice, and culture of ancient Egypt.
It’s now established that the son, Webensenuw, likely belonged to Pharaoh Amenhotep II, and it plays a significant role in this historical context. The arrangement of the mummies in the family tomb, adhering to Egyptian noble customs, and the placement due to who passed away first underscores the cultural and genealogical importance detailed in “The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.”
- There is no doubt this was a prince buried FIRST before his father as the son’s canopic jar contained his organs and separated from his body at burial…and the son’s body was in a deeper-penetrated
- The hairstyle of one lone ponytail with a shaved head was that of only an Egyptian prince.
- The pharaoh is known as Amenhotep II based on the inscriptions in the tomb and cited in “The Catalog of the Royal Mummies”
- Amenhotep II had tubercules all over his body – boil-like sores that were examined years later and determined that he had a serious skin disease at the time of his death.
- The tomb was sealed off AFTER the king/pharaoh was placed in it – not to be opened again.
These insights deepen our understanding of ancient Egyptian culture and its connection to the biblical narratives, providing valuable historical context to events integral to our faith.
What does this mean? Some details to consider:
- We now have archeological proof of mummified bodies in the same tomb – Pharaoh’s firstborn having died before his father. (Exodus 12)
- Amenhotep II had boils on his skin when he died (Exodus 9)
- The Bible does not say Pharaoh specifically died in the Red Sea. (Exodus 14:23-28, Psalm 136) However, even if he did, the Egyptians’ bodies were seen on the seashore – and they would have washed ashore. (Exodus 14:30)
- Solomon built HIS temple in 966 BCE, and we know it was 480 years prior that the Exodus happened (1 Kings 6:1) – which determines the exact year of the Exodus as 1446 BCE. Whether one follows either of the Egyptian timelines – it still fits within Amenhotep II’s reign. (18th dynasty)
- The son’s name was inscribed on one of the tomb’s statues, canopic jar, and coffin… in the same tomb as his Father.
So fast forward to Jesus as the Passover Lamb… This concept originates from the Exodus story, where God commanded the Israelites to sacrifice a lamb and mark their doorposts with its blood to escape the tenth plague—the death of the firstborn. This event symbolized deliverance from bondage in Egypt and the cutting off of those generations who would not believe and act upon the instructions of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
For Christians, Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of this sacrificial lamb. In the New Testament, particularly in the Gospel accounts and the writings of Paul, Jesus is depicted as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. His sacrificial death on the cross during the Passover season parallels the sacrificial lamb’s role in Exodus but with a universal and eternal significance.
The ancient Jewish understanding of Passover involved a ritual sacrifice to commemorate God’s deliverance. Jesus, through his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection, is believed to have fulfilled and transcended this ritual. His blood, symbolizing the new covenant between God and humanity, is seen as atoning for sin and offering salvation to all who believe.
Moreover, the Passover lamb was to be without blemish—a symbol of purity and innocence. The angels who came to the shepherds in Luke 2; those shepherds were Levitical shepherds, entrusted with the care of the yearling lambs being set apart for Passover. Similarly, Jesus is depicted as the spotless Lamb, free from sin, whose sacrifice reconciles humanity with God. This connection underscores the continuity and fulfillment of divine promises across the Old and New Testaments, highlighting Jesus’ role not only as a pivotal figure in Christian theology but also as the fulfillment of ancient Hebrew prophetic expectations of a Messiah.
In essence, the ancient understanding of Jesus as the Passover Lamb bridges the theological and historical contexts of the Levitical order of the Hebrews – to the House of Judah, and then to the throne of David. It also then is opened to how the Allegiant Belief and loyalty by ANYONE who believes has access – and through all this continuity, fulfillment, and the transformative power of God’s redemptive plan through Jesus Christ is THE only ultimate plan of redemption.
Biblical Worldview is everything. Just because one calls oneself a Christian – does not necessarily mean one holds a Biblical worldview. It is why there are churches and belief systems within the circle of professed “Christianity” that do not align with the foundation of objective truth from Scripture. The fact that Jesus came as He did, when He did, and how He did – is absolutely the perfect result of not only Biblical prophecy but also fulfilling the Father’s template of Messianic order.
Because every one of the ten plagues is an indictment to the ten major gods of Egypt; finally, in Exodus 4:22, God tells Moses this: “Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.”
This passage emphasizes God’s special relationship with Israel, likening the nation to His firstborn son and highlighting His demand for Pharaoh to release Israel from slavery in Egypt. Pharaoh’s son was considered a god in the lineage of Re the sun god. Therefore killing the firstborn in Egypt was a wiping out of any posterity of the ultimate false god of Egypt.
The one thing Amenhotep II never got to perform in his life with his son was the honoring of the rite of passage: giving his son his “deified” title unto Re. We see this accomplished in Matthew 3:17 when the Father’s voice (at Jesus’ baptism) declares “… ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” The One True Only God – declares Jesus as His SON…in the face of the Divine Council’s attempt to have Him preempted by other rites of passage with other gods. Yet, Yahweh’s plan was not subverted.
Do you have a Biblical Worldview? – or do you allow American culture (current or past) to define your worldview? Jesus is not an American. The foundation of Scripture is not beheld to the United States. Christianity is an Eastern-Minded belief system of truth with a Near-East Focus. When we see this in context, there is one thing that is solidly established. The Bible was not written to us as 21st-century Believers…but it was written for us – to be grafted into a covenant planned long before the foundation of this world.
So, again, ask yourself this question… Do I REALLY have a Biblical Worldview? Maybe there is a revelation that needs to be shown that I/we have never considered personally before that would determine this…And I need to align with God’s Word in the way He prescribes it.
May THIS Passover and RESURRECTION season be a blessing to you and your family.
