Moses -How His Life Affects You -Jesus-A Prophet Like Moses

 Here are some of the ways in which Jesus proved to be like Moses:

* Moses and Jesus both escaped the wholesale slaughter of infants as ordered by the ruler of their time. - EXODUS 1:22; 2:1-10; MATTHEW 2:13-18.

* Moses was called out of Egypt with Jehovah's  "firstborn," the nation of Israel.  Jesus was called out of Egypt as firstborn Son. - EXODUS 4:22, 23; HOSEA 11:1; MATTHEW 2:15, 19-21.

* Moses and Jesus both fasted for 40 days in wilderness locations. - EXODUS 34:28; MATTHEW 4:1, 2.

* Moses and Jesus were exceptionally meek and humble. - NUMBERS 12:3; MATTHEW 11:28-30.

* Moses and Jesus both performed miracles. - EXODUS 14:21-31; PSALM 78:2-54; MATTHEW 11:5; MAR 5:38-43; LUKE  7:11-1, 18-23.

*  Moses and Jesus both  served as mediators of covenants between God and His people. - EXODUS24:3-8; 1 TIMOTHY 2:5, 6; HEBREWS 8:10-13; 12:24.

Next time: Moses -How His Life Affects You - The Legacy of Moses' Writings

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