Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5070 Individuals in OT and NT » 5101 Moses » 5104 Moses, foreshadower of Jesus Christ Moses foreshadows Jesus Christ in his role as a law-giver, as a mediator between God and his people and as a prophet who declared the will of God. In these matters, Jesus Christ brought to perfection the work begun through Moses. Parallels between the infancies of Moses and Jesus Christ Their births Moses' mother hid him to escape the slaughter decreed by Pharaoh Herod's attempt to slaughter Jesus Christ Matthew 2:12,16 Moses, the Israelite exile in Egypt and Midian Exodus 2:11,15,22; Deuteronomy 34:4 Joseph takes Jesus Christ to Egypt for safety Matthew 2:13; Matthew 8:20 Moses, like Jesus Christ, had no settled home in his own country. Supernatural signs confirmed the callings both of Moses and Jesus Christ Parallels between Moses and Jesus Christ As mediators of covenants Hebrews 9:15 See also Exodus 19:3-9; John 1:17; Hebrews 8:6-7 As those intimate with God Exodus 33:11; John 5:20 See also Deuteronomy 34:10; Matthew 17:3-5; John 14:9-11 As prophets Deuteronomy 34:10; Acts 3:22; John 6:14 See also Deuteronomy 18:15-18; Luke 24:19; John 4:19; Acts 7:37 As priests Hebrews 9:11-12 See also Hebrews 10:11-12 As those who reveal the glory of God Exodus 34:33-35; 2 Corinthians 3:18 See also John 1:17 Moses as servant; Jesus Christ as Son See also
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