The Exodus of the King

From the very beginning of His ministry, Jesus spoke of His purpose to die. He would be taken by the Jewish authorities, tried, turned over to the Romans to be crucified, but He would also be raised from the dead. His disciples did not understand this, having another view of Jesus' mission—that He would establish David's throne and an earthly kingdom. God's plan was the cross.
The cross does not represent only the death of Christ; it signifies the exodus of the King. The cross is part of a process by which the Lord leads the redeemed nation out of bondage to sin and Satan's service into the glorious Kingdom of God.