Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5104 Moses, foreshadower of Jesus Christ

5104 Moses, foreshadower of Jesus Christ

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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

Acts 7:20 See also Luke 2:11

Moses' mother hid him to escape the slaughter decreed by Pharaoh

Exodus 1:22; Exodus 2:2

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

Exodus 4:5-9; Matthew 3:17

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

Hebrews 3:1-6