Christian Old Testament scholar John Sailhamer has noted that in the Pentateuch, a lengthy narrative will be followed by a poetic passage that gives some presentation of the Gospel. The poetic passage will be followed by a brief narrative epilogue.
The poetic passages are Gen 49, Exod 15, Num 23-24, and Deut 32-33. The messianic implications of these passages are laid out in depth in a book by a student of Sailhamer, Kevin S. Chen. I have posted an article today summarizing Chen's treatment of Gen 49 in this book, The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch.
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