Abinadi said that Moses did prophesy not only of the coming of the Messiah but also that he would “redeem his people,” Though the law of Moses centers in a redeeming sacrifice to be made by the Messiah, we have no Old Testament text in which Moses plainly states that the Messiah will come in a redemptive role. We are not, however, without perfect confidence that Moses understood and taught the redemptive role of Christ. Indeed, it was to Moses that the Lord said: “This is my work and my glory-to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39; see also Moses 5:8-9; Moses 6:51-62; Moses 7:39, 45, 55).