Significance of Moses
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· 10 viewsMoses performed a number of major roles in the history of Israel. Many of these roles later found their perfection in Jesus Christ.
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The roles of Moses
The roles of Moses
As Teacher
As Teacher
Ex 18:20; Mt 23:10; Jn 1:38
As intercessor
As intercessor
Ex 17:11; Ex 32:11; Nu 12:13; Nu 21:7; Ps 106:23; Jn 17:9; Heb 7:25
As servant of the Lord
As servant of the Lord
Jos 1:1–2; 2 Ch 24:6; Ac 3:13; Heb 3:5; Re 15:3
As prophet
As prophet
Nu 12:6–8; Dt 18:15; Dt 34:10; Ac 3:22
As deliverer
As deliverer
Ex 3:10; Ac 7:35; Ga 5:1
As judge
As judge
The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
As writer
As writer
Ex 24:4; Dt 31:9; Lk 24:27; Jn 1:45; Jn 5:46
As shepherd
As shepherd
Ex 3:1; Ps 77:20; Jn 10:11
As the friend of God
As the friend of God
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
See also Ex 33:17; Mt 17:5; Jn 5:20
As the mediator of the law and the covenant
As the mediator of the law and the covenant
Ex 19:5–6; Dt 6:1–3; Dt 31:9; Jos 23:6; 2 Ki 18:12; Ga 3:19; Heb 9:15; Heb 12:24
Characteristics of Moses
Characteristics of Moses
He was a man of faith
He was a man of faith
Ex 14:13–14; Heb 11:24–28
He was not eloquent
He was not eloquent
Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
He understood that the law meant life
He understood that the law meant life
he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
See also Mt 5:17–19; Mt 19:17; Ac 7:38
He was passionate in his defence of the Lord’s holiness
He was passionate in his defence of the Lord’s holiness
Ex 32:19; Nu 16:30; Lk 19:45–46
He worked miracles that brought glory to God
He worked miracles that brought glory to God
Ex 14:15–18; Jn 2:11
Institutions established by Moses
Institutions established by Moses
He fathers, and is identified with, the Judaic legal system
He fathers, and is identified with, the Judaic legal system
Jos 1:7–8; 1 Ki 2:3; Ezr 3:2; Ne 13:1; Jn 5:45; Jn 7:23; 1 Co 9:9
He inaugurates the ritual slaughter of the Passover lamb
He inaugurates the ritual slaughter of the Passover lamb
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.
See also Jn 1:29
He sprinkles the people with the blood of the covenant
He sprinkles the people with the blood of the covenant
Ex 24:8; Le 17:11; Mt 26:28; Heb 9:13–14; Heb 11:28
He orders the atonement sacrifice
He orders the atonement sacrifice
Nu 16:46; Ro 3:25
Moses enters the glory of the Lord
Moses enters the glory of the Lord
Ex 24:17–18; Ex 34:29; Mt 17:2; 2 Co 3:7; Re 15:3–4
Moses present at the transfiguration
Moses present at the transfiguration
And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
Jesus Christ is superior to Moses
Jesus Christ is superior to Moses
Heb 3:3; Heb 3:5–6
