How do we know that baptism is a type of the Old Testament experience?
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The baptism of the Israelites, as they passed through the Red Sea, serves as a type that represents the believer's baptism in Christ.
In 1 Corinthians 10:1-2, Paul explains that the Israelites were baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea. This act symbolizes the believer's baptism, reflecting both immersion and identification with Christ's death and resurrection. Just as the Israelites were delivered from Egypt, believers are delivered from the bondage of sin through their identification with Christ in baptism. This connection is reinforced by Romans 6, which presents baptism as a representation of being buried with Christ and rising to new life. Thus, the Old Testament narrative directly informs and typifies the sacrament of baptism in the New Testament.
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