Friday, February 24, 2012

Moses and Jesus

For the author of Hebrews, Moses is a pre-figure of Jesus Christ. Below are some similarities I found:

MOSES
JESUS
 A prophet (Deut. 18:15)
A prophet (Matt. 21:11)
From among his own people (Deut. 18:15)
From among His own people (Matt. 21:11)
He was an Israelite (Ex. 2:6)
He was an Israelite (John 4:4)
Raised up (Deut. 18:15)
Raised up (Eph. 2:6)
Baby boys born at the same time were killed (Ex. 1:22)
Baby boys born at the same  time were killed (Matt. 2:16)
Escaped an order to be killed (Ex. 2:1-10)
Escaped an order to be killed (Matt. 2:13-14)
Escaped to Egypt (Ex. 2:1-10)
Escaped to Egypt (Matt. 2:13-14)
Drew out of the water (Ex. 2:10)
Taken out of Bethleham (Matt.2:14)
Wrote the commands of God on tablets (Ex. 20)
Wrote the commands of God on human hearts (2 Cor. 3:3)
A faithful servant of God (Heb. 3:5)
A faithful servant of God (Heb. 3:2)
Testified to the truth (Heb. 3:5)
Testified to the truth (John 7:7)
Made atoinment for the sin of his people (Ex. 32:30)
Was made atoinment for the sin of His people (1 Tim. 2:6)
Was the mediator between God and man (Ex. 32:30-32)
Was the mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5)
Willing to give his life for the sin of his people (Ex. 32:32)
Willing to give His life for the sin of His people (1 Tim. 2:5)

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