There are many more instances throughout the Bible and other related writings which look forward to the crucifixion, and also confirm the significance of the cross. Here are just some of those instances as recorded in the Kebra Negast. ‘Take thy rod and smite this rock’; and Moses struck the rock lengthwise and breadtwise in the form of the Cross, and water flowed forth, twelve streams. And they drank their fill of the water, their people and their beasts, and when they had drank that rock followed after them. And the rock is to be interpreted as Christ, and the streams of water as the Apostles, and that which they drank as the teaching of the Apostles, and the rod is the wood of the cross. And the rock is stable, as it saith in the Gospel, ‘He who buildeth upon a rock shall not be moved by the demons.’ And the rod of Moses by means of which he performed the miracle is to be interpreted as the wood of the Cross, whereby He delivered Adam and his children from the punishment of Devils. (This event came to pass with the crucifixion, which you can read about in Matt. 27:51-53) And as Moses smote the water of the river therewith, and turned it into blood, and slew their fish, in like manner Christ slew Death with his Cross, and brought them out of Sheol. And as Moses smote in the air with his rod, and the whole land of Egypt became dark for three days and three nights with a darkness which could be felt so that the Egyptians could not rise from their couches, so also Christ, being crucified upon the Cross, lightened the darkness of the hearts if men, and rose up from the dead on the third day and third night. And as the rod of Moses changed itself and transformed itself by the Word of God, being dry yet possessing life, and possessing life yet became a dry thing, even so Christ with the wood of His cross made life for the Christian people who believed on him, and with the Sign of the Cross made them drive away devils. And as Moses smote the mountains by stretching out his hands with his rod, and brought forth punishments by the command of God, even so Christ, by stretching out His hands upon the wood of the Cross, drove out the demons from men by the might of His Cross. When God said to Moses, ‘Smite with thy rod,’ He meant, ‘Make the Sign of the Cross of Christ.’ And when God said unto Moses, ‘Stretch out thy hand,’ He meant that by the spreading out of his hand Christ hath redeemed us from the servitude of the enemy, and hath given us life by stretching out His hand upon the wood of the Cross. And when Amalek fought with Israel, Moses went up into the mountains, and Aaron was with him; they went up to pray because Amalek was prevailing. And God commanded Moses and said unto him, ‘Stretch out thy hand until Israel obtaineth the power [over Amalek]. And it saith in the Torah that the hands of Moses were held out until the sunset; but the hands of Moses became heavy, and being weary he dropped his hands that had been stretched out, and then Israel ceased to prevail and their enemies overcame them. And when Moses kept his hand up and stretched out straight, Amalek was overcome, and Israel put to flight and vanquished their enemy Amalek. And when Aaron and Hor (Hur) saw this, they piled up stones on the right and on the left of Moses, and they made the hands of Moses to rest on the stones which they had built up, and Aaron on his right and Hor on his left held Moses up with their shoulders, so that his hands might not drop from their stretched out position. And now will I explain this to you. The war of Amalek against Israel is the war of believers against the demons, and before Christ was crucified the demons conquered the believers. But when He stretched out His hand on the wood of the Cross because of the sin of Adam and his children, and when He stretched out His hand and His palm was pierced [with nails], those who were sealed with the Sign of the Cross of Christ conquered them (i.e. the demons). The stretching out of the hand of Moses indicateth the Cross of Christ; and that Aaron and Hor builded up stones indicateth the wood of the Cross and the nails. And Aaron indicateth the thief on the right, and Hor the thief on the left; and Amalek indicateth the demons, and the king of Amalek indicateth Satan. And as concerning that they (the Amalekites) were conquered, this indicateth that we have conquered the demons and Satan by the Resurrection of Christ and by His Cross. (Kebra Negast chapter 98)
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The Kebra Negast states that God spoke to Moses, saying:
