Moses performed a number of major roles in the history of Israel. Many of these roles later found their perfection in Jesus Christ.
The roles of Moses
As teacher
As intercessor
As servant of the LORD
As prophet
As deliverer
As judge
As writer
As shepherd
See also
As the friend of God
As the mediator of the law and the covenant
Characteristics of Moses
He was a man of faith
He was not eloquent
He understood that the law meant life
He was passionate in his defence of the Lord's holiness
He worked miracles that brought glory to God
Institutions established by Moses
He fathers, and is identified with, the Judaic legal system
He inaugurates the ritual slaughter of the Passover lamb
He sprinkles the people with the blood of the covenant
He orders the atonement sacrifice
Moses enters the glory of the LORD
Moses present at the transfiguration
pp Mt 17:3
pp Lk 9:30
Jesus Christ is superior to Moses
