I give credit to Jack Hayford for opening my eyes to the aspect of Jesus fulfilling the types of the promises portrayed in the wilderness.John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
Jesus here is claiming I Am (Yahweh) equivalence. This is a reference to the wanderings in the wilderness and would have been easily understood in it's symbolism to be refering to God's provision of bread and water in the wilderness.
John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. Another I Am statement, indicating there is but one way to be saved and that is through Christ Jesus. In the wilderness, there was one way to be saved at the Red Sea, and that way was provided by God opening the way and then closing the way to the enemies of God. Also before the Exodus, the blood of the lamb had to be painted on the door in order for the Children of Israel to be saved from the destroying angel.
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."I AM the light. In the wilderness, the Children of Israel were led by a glory cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. As we follow Jesus daily looking for His light to guide us we will never be lost or confused
