Moses A Type of Jesus

“Making All Things New: A Journey Into A New World”

“A New Testament” –Core 6

Deuteronomy 18:18 NKJV

18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.

The more I read the Bible, the more I see that it is not just a book of many different stories, but how it is a book of many stories that ultimately tell one story.

Many of us see the Bible as a composition of ancient, heroic, moral stories that inspire and teach us. But is there a way that any of these stories go together? Is there a thread of commonality?

However, Jesus himself is actually the one who first explicitly suggested such a ‘connection’ between all the stories in the Bible—and interestingly enough, he claimed that every story was ultimately about himself. In the gospel of Luke, he says to his disciples,

Luke 24:27 NKJV

27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

Luke 24:44 NKJV

44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

Certainly, Jesus gives us the right Lenses for correctly reading and interpreting the Scriptures.

The Bible, then, is not a book primarily about many stories, but a book ultimately about many smaller stories all telling the same, greater story.

Jesus says all these stories ultimately point to himself, are fulfilled in himself, and find their greater meaning in his greater story.

In other words, all other stories in the Bible are parts of the conflict and plot in the greater story of Jesus, in which the fulfillment of their story ultimately happens in his. In fact, his story is not just the fulfillment of these other stories; he is the fulfillment of these other stories.

Because all the stories of the Old Testament point to, foreshadow, and find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus, this also means that these stories will have figures, events, traditions, symbols etc. that will foreshadow Jesus Christ in more or less obvious ways…. display a type of Christ.

Moses was a TYPE, A FOREshadowing of Jesus…

Have you ever really looked at Moses specifically studying his life story as it relates to him being a type of Chris…. that's what we're gonna be doing this morning but first I want to clear up a bit of confusion. Jesus is foretold, seen, experienced, present and foreshadowed in the Old Testament.

Some people may not realize it when we say Moses is a type of Christ I don't mean he's is Christ or he is a Christ the word type just means he's like a foreshadowing he represents the kind of person Jesus would be it's it's just that there's a comparison it's like he's a metaphor like a living metaphor for what Jesus would be like.

Typology is important in the Bible, The idea of typology has to do with New Testament indications of patterns and people in the Old Testament who were, in a sense, created to serve as pre-figured shapes of what Christ would do.

Adam is one clear example of an Old Testament person who is said to be a type of Christ. He is the head of the human race. He represents us. We fall in Adam. Where is the connection to Christ? Jesus is the head of the new humanity. He represents us, and we are raised up and redeemed in Him. Nevertheless, there are differences. For example, in Romans 5:12–21 Paul says that Adam was a type of Christ, but he was a type of Christ in reverse.

We can also see patterns in the Old Testament. For example, Matthew tells us that when Jesus was taken in exile to Egypt and then brought back, He was fulfilling the prophecy of Hosea, “Out of Egypt I called my son” (Hos. 11:1; Matt. 2:15). Hosea was speaking about the way God called Israel, His son, out of Egypt. There is a pattern in the sense that what God was doing in the Exodus was a real, historical event, but it also foreshadowed what Christ would do. It gave us a picture, like a pop-up picture book version of what was coming. Christ would go into the wilderness. He would face temptation. He would lead His people into the promised land. So, the first thing to do is work with the secure ways in which the New Testament connects to the Old Testament.

Second, there is a broader kind of typology, perhaps not what you would call a “formal typology.” For example, as we think about union with Christ, we are united to Christ through faith as those who live after His death and resurrection. Those who went before, under the old covenant, were also united to Christ through faith, but the Christ who was to come. Because of our union with Christ, we find in our own lives the pattern of Christ’s death and resurrection—sufferings and glory—worked out in our lives. Just as that is true of us, we can see how the lives of Old Testament believers took the same shape as indications that they were united to Christ. In the world in which they lived prior to Christ’s coming, in a sense, they bore witness to Christ.

One great illustration is Joseph. His was a life of going down into suffering and then up in resurrection. At the end of the book of Genesis, the reason for all that was so he would save many people. Although the New Testament does not officially mention Joseph as a type of Christ, you can see the typological pattern taking place.

Now let’s dig in and see how Jesus and Moses are related… how Moses in the OT is a type of Christ… and WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT!

Don’t miss this, don’t tune out, stay alert and focused. God wants to give you a deeper understanding of His word and who He IS!!

He will do this as we look at this we will see that GOD IS FAITHFUL!! THIS IS EVIDENCE, PROOF OF HIS FAITHFULNESS! OF HIS SOVEREIGNTY, THAT WE CAN TRUST WHAT HE SAYS, THAT HE HAS A PLAN, AND THAT IT WILL COME TO FRUITION.

Hebrews 10:1 NKJV

1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.

Both Moses and Jesus were saved in Egypt from a tyrannical leader-

Let's start chronologically because in the infancy of Moses we already have a connection between him and Jesus and we don't have to read very far to find parallels so in

Exodus 1 verse 22 here's the story of Moses birth: then Pharaoh commanded all those people every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile but you shall let every daughter live.

This is the environment to which Moses was born he's born at this time where Pharaoh's concern and has anxiety about how many Hebrews are being born and so he’s like let's kill off the men let's keep the females and then we can reduce the power of their numbers.

Exodus 2 verse 2 speaking of his mother it says the woman conceived and bore a son and when she saw that he was a fine child she hid him three months when she could hide him no longer she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the riverbank and his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river while her young women walked beside the river she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant women woman and she took it when she opened it she saw the child and behold the baby was crying she took pity on him and said this is one of the Hebrews children and so she takes him in and raises him in Pharaoh's home.

So here he is under the shadow of this attack from this non-Jewish king who's trying to kill Hebrew male infants and then he's sort of whisked away and brought into Pharaoh's household and raised there in safety in the middle of this trouble

Then we get to Matthew chapter 2 we read about the story of Jesus and how when he was born there was a similar problem.

Matthew 2 let's just read the text Matthew 2:12 and being warned in a dream not to return to Herod they departed to their own country by another way that would be the the wise men or the Magi verse 13 now when they had departed behold an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said rise take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt and remain there until I tell you for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him and he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod this was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet. Then Herod when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men became furious and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old and under according to the time he had ascertained from the wise men.

Moses is hunted by Gentile King

Jesus is hunted by Herod who is effectively not really Jewish ( was mixed Arab ethnicity but “practiced” judiasm and considered himself a jew. He is considered more of a Roman King by the Jews

Jesus is hunted yet he survives the massacre of infants just as Moses survived the massacre of these infants and then Moses what does he do he survives by going deeper into Egypt he's raised in Pharaoh's household.

What does Joseph do with Jesus- takes Jesus and flees Egypt to hide out as the word of the Angel of the Lord!!

Matthew shows another theme we see in Scripture in Hosea 11:1 Matthew quotes Hosea 11:1 by saying out of Egypt I have called my son —————-a passage that on the surface looks like it's actually about Israel not about Jesus or Messiah but what we see when we zoom out of the Bible we see this whole going into Egypt coming out of Egypt theme in the scriptures with Moses does it he goes into Egypt he comes out then he goes back in and he comes back out Israel they go into Egypt they come back out with Abraham did you know Abraham in his life he went into Egypt came back out we see it with Christ now going into Egypt and coming back out so THIS TYPE IS A FORESHADOWING OF WHAT IS TO COME

1. Both Moses and Jesus survived testing after passing through water.

2. Moses the red sea (undrinkable water, murmuring/complaining people, golden calf, etc..) Jesus the baptism- 40 days

3. Jesus’ five major sermons mirrored the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament.

4. Both Moses and Jesus had a conversation on top of a mountain during the transfiguration.

5. Jesus’ Last Supper was during the Passover meal that Moses established!

6. Both were liberators, lawgivers, and shepherds.

7. Both brought fourth water: Moses from a rock, Jesus as the source of Living water!

8. During the time of Moses, Pharaoh ordered a mass killing of every Hebrew baby under the age of 2 years old. During the time of Jesus, King Herod ordered a mass killing of every Hebrew baby under the age of 2 years old.

9. Moses came up out of Egypt to redeem his people. Jesus, though born in Bethlehem, at a young age fled with his family to Egypt and stayed there during his youth to avoid Herod’s persecution. And Jesus, too, like Moses, came up out of Egypt to redeem the world.

10. Moses was born without shelter, laid into a straw-thatched basket, floated down a river, and was picked up by Egyptian royalty. Jesus too was born without shelter, laid into a straw-filled stable, and was visited by Herodian royalty.

11. Moses grew up in the palace of Pharaoh, the highest place of esteem in his culture. Jesus grew up in the synagogues of Jerusalem, the highest place of esteem in his culture.

12. Moses was a Hebrew Levite. Jesus too was a Hebrew Levite.

13. Moses brought the Israelites out of slavery to Egypt. Jesus brought the Israelites and the world out of slavery to sin and death.

14. Moses received the 10 commandments from God on Mount Sinai. Jesus reinterpreted the 10 commandments from God in his Sermon on the Mount.

15. Moses carried the law and pointed to the gospel. Jesus fulfilled the law and IS the gospel.

16. The Israelites experienced 400 dark years of bondage to Egypt until Moses was born and came to rescue them. The nation of Israel experienced 400 dark years of silence from God until Jesus was born and came to save them.

17. Moses went through the wilderness and was doubtful to God before he began his ministry to redeem the Israelites. Jesus went through the wilderness and was tempted by Satan before he began his ministry to redeem the world.

18. Moses was royalty in Egypt, but left his position of power to serve and save an enslaved people. Jesus was royalty in Heaven, but left his position of power to serve and save an enslaved world.

19. Moses was inconceivably both royalty and slave at the same time, being a prince but also a Hebrew. Jesus is inconceivably both God and man at the same time, being the transcendent Son of God but also a descendent Son of Man.

20. God spoke to Moses through a bush that was on fire, but it was not consumed. Similarly, God speaks to us through Jesus’ body on a tree that took the fire of God’s wrath, but he was not consumed.

21. Moses parted the Red Sea. Jesus calmed the Sea of Galilee.

22. Moses chose 12 spies and sent them into the Promise Land. Jesus chose 12 disciples and sent them to proclaim the truer and better Promise Land, one not of earthly geography under God but one of spiritual restoration with God.

23. Moses pleaded that God would feed the thousands of Israelites so they wouldn’t die in the desert; God answered his prayer and miraculously provided more manna and quail from the heavens than they could possibly eat. In fact, there were loads upon loads of leftovers. Jesus pleaded that God would feed the thousands of followers so they wouldn’t starve in the countryside; God answered his prayer and Jesus miraculously provided more bread and fish than they could possibly eat. In fact, there were baskets upon baskets of leftovers.

24. God’s covenant was first given to Moses. God’s covenant is finalized in Jesus.

25. Moses is the author of the law. Jesus is the author of our faith.

26. Moses was the first mediator. Jesus is the final mediator. (Told God if he was going to destroy the people then to take himself also) Moses's function as an intercessor Moses interceded for the people frequently. God’s like I'm going to destroy them and they're like deserving it that's their part right and then Moses gets between the two and he goes God please have mercy upon them and he intercedes he like his prayers and his presence stops God from judging the people now outside of Jesus you go how do you explain that right but when in light of Christ it makes total sense so here's an example on Mt San shortly after they leave Egypt God's about to kill them.

Exodus 30:30 we read about it it says the next day Moses said to the people you have sinned a great sin now I will go up to the Lord on the mountain perhaps I can make and listen to what he says perhaps I can make atonement for your sin perhaps I can do something that will that will could reconnect you to God and deal with your sin so Moses returned to the Lord and said alas this people has send a great sin they have made for themselves gods of gold but now if you will forgive their sin but if not please blot me out of your book that you have written and this is a really bold and shocking thing to hear Moses say now later Moses is like I hate these people that's at least that seems to be the that seems to be the vibe he could but at the moment he's like very much likeGod wiped me out - if you're gonna blot them out blot me out - now does Moses do anything to make atonement all he does is offer himself with them judge me - then and God responds by redirecting you change almost changes the subject but he does not judge the people but I feel as though God has painted the picture that's meant to represent Jesus as our intercessor Moses is just meant to represent it this kind of thing happens repeatedly these sort of replacements right where where the lamb is offered instead the firstborn the RAM is offered instead of Isaac there's this replacement - picture Christ as the one who goes in our place to suffer and die for us!

27. Moses carried around the Ark of the Covenant and the makeshift tabernacle, which contained the presence of God. Jesus IS the presence of God, not limited to four walls or holy places.

28. Moses held up a pole with a snake on it, and everyone who looked upon it would be saved from their deadly snakebites. Similarly, Jesus was held up on cross, and everyone who looks upon it will be saved from sin, the Serpent’s sting of death.

29. Moses first initiated the Passover Lamb to absorb the wrath of God. Jesus is the final and ultimate Passover Lamb who fully absorbed the wrath of God for sin once and for all. The Passover Lamb of Moses was simply a shadow of the coming Passover Lamb of Christ.

30. Moses turned water into blood. Jesus turned water into wine.

31. Moses appropriated the law. Jesus accomplished the law.

32. Moses did not marry a full Jew, but actually a non-Jew who became grafted into the heritage of Israel. Jesus will marry the church, which is not fully Jews, but actually non-Jews as well, who became grafted into the saving heritage of Israel.

33. Moses led his people to the Promised Land, but not into it. Jesus leads his people to the better Promised Land—reconciliation with God—and will one day usher us into the eternal, ultimate Promised Land—heaven.

34. While the Israelites were dying of thirst in the desert, Moses struck a rock, and from the blow, it spewed water to quench their thirst. Similarly, while we are dying of spiritual thirst in the desert of spiritual alienation from God, God struck a better Rock for our sins, Jesus, and from the blow, it spews Living Water to quench our thirst of spiritual alienation from God.

And there are more parallels. The point is, you can’t make this up.

And this is exactly why I believe it is true. All of history is a book upon which God writes a story of unparalleled brilliance about his unparalleled glory to tell the greatest story ever told. Jesus is the centerpiece of all reality and it made God glad to glorify his Son in this way.

“Moses foreshadowed Jesus!”

Moses brought redemption to his people…

Exodus 6:6 NKJV

6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.

God called Moses at the burning bush to be the savior of His people.

Exodus 3:2–3 NKJV

2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”

After the plagues in Egypt, Moses instituted the Passover, a symbol of redemption.

Exodus 12:13 NKJV

13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Moses led the people out of Egypt through the Red Sea.

Exodus 14:21 NKJV

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.

Moses received instructions for the tabernacle, all that was entailed in worship, and the Ten Commandments.

Exodus 34:28 NKJV

28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Moses led his people through the wilderness to the Promised Land.

Leviticus 20:24 NKJV

24 But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples.

God’s promise, His love came through Jesus… and is proof of His faithfulness, provision, plan being fulfilled, etc…

John 1:17 NKJV

17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Jesus was the one the prophets predicted.

John 1:45 NKJV

45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Just as Moses lifted up a pole, so Jesus would be lifted up on the cross.

John 3:14–15 NKJV

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jesus came to be the Bread of life.

John 6:32 NKJV

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

Just as Moses had the veil covering his face, their hearts were veiled, and they did not understand. But Jesus took the veil away!

2 Corinthians 3:15–18 NKJV

15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Jesus fulfilled all that Moses brought to the people…

Jeremiah 31:31–33 NKJV

31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Jesus wants to be Bread of life to us! Are you willing to let Jesus be the most essential part of your life and the gift of eternal life?

John 6:35 NKJV

35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Jesus wants to be our deliverer. He will rescue you! Are you willing to trust Him for deliverance in your life?

2 Corinthians 1:10 NKJV

10 who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,

Jesus wants you to see clearly the truth of life. Are you willing to believe that Christ can give you the truth and not the world’s sources?

2 Corinthians 3:14 NKJV

14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.

The Holy Spirit will now be your guide. Will you surrender to His guidance and not your own?

John 16:13 NKJV

13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

Jesus wants to be your Savior! Are you willing to trust Him with your life?

Acts 4:12 NKJV

12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”