In Many Ways Moses' Story is Christ's

Prologue

Fundamental doctrines can be difficult to understand. Be not discouraged. Reading the story of Moses will give anyone a better insight of Christ's life story, which is the essential message that the Scripture wants to convey. Indeed, if you have a robust knowledge of Christ you can be sure to comprehend the Word in its fullness.

Moses' Story - Beginning to End - Points to Christ's

Moses' Death and Burial

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan, all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”

And Moses the servant of the Lord died there in Moab, as the Lord had said. He buried him in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is. Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone. The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.

Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Moses' Story Partly Compared to Christ's

As Moses was appointed to deliver Israel from their bondage in Egypt, Jesus, the Christ, was anointed by God to deliver his people who were crying for help for they were in bondage, captive of sin - they have a sinful nature - and under God's judgment and condemnation. 

As God spoke to Moses face to face, Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten Son, enjoyed the Father's company face to face. He was the only one to see God in person. [read John 6:46]

As Moses died and buried in Moab, a community of transgressors [read Jeremiah 48], Christ died and was buried in a tomb also among dead Jews, who were clearly in apostasy. They deny it though.

As Moses was shown the Promise Land but was not permitted to cross over into it, Jesus has not seen the new earth and new heaven for it's yet to be fulfilled. In fact Jesus added that only the Father knows when the end will come - the Day of Judgment - which precedes the renewal of things.

As God showed through Moses mighty deeds, signs and wonders, Christ healed the sick, made the blind see and the paralytics walk and brought back to life the dead.

Epilogue

If one consider the story of Moses from beginning to end one will still find many points of similarity with that of Christ's. However, I will leave you to dig into Scripture. It's a work that will bring delight. For you will find gems of truth that heretofore were hidden.

What one will draw out will surely explain things that at the beginning were difficult to find meaning to. One can be discouraged because of these hard to understand scriptures.

I add just one more similarity, but important, between Jesus Christ and Moses. It is about their singular purpose to mediate between God and his people, even up to the point of giving their life to bring reconciliation between the two parties.

To be sure, as one read back and forth of Christ and Moses, their character, activities and life events, he or she can arrive to a truthful comprehension of God's primary message to man as whole - their individual redemption.