Moses and Jesus compared
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Moses and Jesus Compared Created by Elizabeth Cole, November 6, 2011 Moses Reference Jesus Reference Faithful in all his house Heb 3:2 citing Nm 12:7-8 (different wording: LXX cf. MT) Faithful to the one who appointed him Heb 3:2 Servant of God’s house Heb 3:5 The son placed over his house Heb 3:6 Forefather Joseph rescued his family (tribe) by going to Egypt Mt 2:13-15 echoing the Joseph cycle in Gen 37-50 Father Joseph rescued his family by fleeing to Egypt Mt 2:13-15 Moses (Mosheh) – to draw out of (or rescue from) the water – name is destiny Ex 2:10 Jesus (Yeshua) means “God saves” – name is destiny Mt 2:19-21 Moses on Mt. Sinai for forty days and forty nights; Israel wanders in the desert forty years Ex 24:18, Dt 1:3 Jesus tested in the desert for forty days and forty nights Mt 4:1-11 Moses refuses to worship false gods Ex 32:20 Jesus refuses to worship Satan as a false god Mt 4:8-10 Moses goes up a mountain and gives the Law Ex 20 Jesus goes up a mountain and gives the New Law (his going to the root of the Law, the heart) Mt 5-7 Feast of Weeks celebrates the giving of the Law on Sinai Ex 24:16, 34:22, although this meaning Is of post- exilic origin (EDB, “Weeks, Feast of”) Feast of Pentecost celebrates the giving of the Spirit which makes obedience to the Law possible—it is written on the human heart Acts 2 fulfilling Jer 31:31-34 Radiant with God’s glory Ex 34:29-35 Shining like the sun at the Transfiguration Mt 17:1-8 Pharaoh decrees the death of all the newborn Hebrew boys Ex 1:22 Herod decrees the slaughter of the innocents Mt 1:16-18 70 elders to help him Ex 18:13-26, 24:1 70 disciples sent out to carry on Jesus’ mission and work Lk 10:1-20 Heals Miriam’s leprous hand and the plague of fiery serpents Nm 12:9-15 , Nm 21:6-9 Jesus is the ultimate healer A huge number of healings all through the Gospels Leads Israel in the Exodus Ex 3-40 Refers to his passion and death as the exodus (Gk. exodos) he must undergo Lk 9:31 Intercessor and mediator for the people Many times, most particularly Ex 32:11-14 Intercessor and mediator for the people par excellence Heb 7:25
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Moses and Jesus Compared
Created by Elizabeth Cole, November 6, 2011
Moses Reference Jesus Reference
Faithful in all his house Heb 3:2 citing Nm 12:7-8 (different wording: LXX cf. MT)
Faithful to the one who appointed him
Heb 3:2
Servant of God’s house Heb 3:5 The son placed over his house Heb 3:6
Forefather Joseph rescued his family (tribe) by going to Egypt
Mt 2:13-15 echoing the Joseph cycle in Gen 37-50
Father Joseph rescued his family by fleeing to Egypt
Mt 2:13-15
Moses (Mosheh) – to draw out of (or rescue from) the water – name is destiny
Ex 2:10 Jesus (Yeshua) means “God saves” – name is destiny
Mt 2:19-21
Moses on Mt. Sinai for forty days and forty nights; Israel wanders in the desert forty years
Ex 24:18, Dt 1:3 Jesus tested in the desert for forty days and forty nights
Mt 4:1-11
Moses refuses to worship false gods
Ex 32:20 Jesus refuses to worship Satan as a false god
Mt 4:8-10
Moses goes up a mountain and gives the Law
Ex 20 Jesus goes up a mountain and gives the New Law (his going to the root of the Law, the heart)
Mt 5-7
Feast of Weeks celebrates the giving of the Law on Sinai
Ex 24:16, 34:22, although this meaning Is of post-exilic origin (EDB, “Weeks, Feast of”)
Feast of Pentecost celebrates the giving of the Spirit which makes obedience to the Law possible—it is written on the human heart
Acts 2 fulfilling Jer 31:31-34
Radiant with God’s glory Ex 34:29-35 Shining like the sun at the Transfiguration
Mt 17:1-8
Pharaoh decrees the death of all the newborn Hebrew boys
Ex 1:22 Herod decrees the slaughter of the innocents
Mt 1:16-18
70 elders to help him Ex 18:13-26, 24:1 70 disciples sent out to carry on Jesus’ mission and work
Lk 10:1-20
Heals Miriam’s leprous hand and the plague of fiery serpents
Nm 12:9-15 , Nm 21:6-9 Jesus is the ultimate healer A huge number of healings all through the Gospels
Leads Israel in the Exodus Ex 3-40 Refers to his passion and death as the exodus (Gk. exodos) he must undergo
Lk 9:31
Intercessor and mediator for the people
Many times, most particularly Ex 32:11-14
Intercessor and mediator for the people par excellence
Heb 7:25
