Exodus (Lesson 79)

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We began a study of the Bible book of Exodus 79 broadcasts ago.

You never know when you start out how long it's going to take to finish.

As we make our way verse by verse through a book of the Bible, we just uh pause wherever we find ground to comment.

And this book of Exodus certainly gave us ample opportunity to preach the truth about our great God and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, his workings with man and man's responses to his working in their life.

And today marks the end of our study of Exodus 79 broadcasts in all.

And today we are going to compare the person of Moses with the person of Jesus Christ.

There are many ways in which Moses stands as a type and a picture and a representative of Jesus Christ the Lord.

First of all, in their offices.

Moses is said to be a prophet, a priest, a servant, a shepherd, a mediator, a deliverer, and a king.

Let's look at these in the Bible.

First of all, in Acts chapter number three, Acts chapter three, and we will read from verse number twenty two.

Acts three and verse twenty-two.

The Bible says, For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me.

Him shall ye hear, in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

Now that quotation is from Deuteronomy chapter 18 and verse number 15, Deuteronomy 18 and verse 15.

Deuteronomy 18 · chapter mention

And what's interesting about the Deuteronomy passage, it says, The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet with a capital P.

So it's a person, a specific individual person bearing the name prophet.

Up in the midst of thee, of thy brethren like unto me, unto him ye shall hearken.

So Moses, a prophet, and like him in the prophetic office comes the Lord Jesus Christ.

Next, a priest, a priest.

The Bible says in Psalm 99, Psalm number 99 and verse 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name, they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.

So there the Holy Spirit calls Moses a priest.

And then, for example, of the many verses we could cite, Jesus Christ is said to be a priest in Hebrews 7 and verse 24.

But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

So Jesus Christ is a pre Moses, a prophet.

That is, he spoke God's truth to the people, sometimes regarding the future, sometimes not, but he was God's spokesman, and so was the Lord Jesus Christ.

And as priest, Moses interceded for men in the presence of God and ministered a man on behalf of God, and so too did the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, Moses is called God's servant.

For example, in Psalm 105, Psalm 105, verse 26, he sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

Psalms 105:26

And with that, Matthew chapter 12, Matthew chapter 12, and verse number 18.

Matthew 12 · chapter mention Matthew 12 · chapter mention

Matthew 12 and verse 18 says, Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, and whom my soul is well pleased, I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.

So Jesus Christ and Moses both served God by serving men.

Moses, my servant, Jesus Christ, servant of Jehovah God the Father.

And then shepherd.

Shepherd, Moses was indeed a shepherd, a keeper of sheep.

Exodus 3:1.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God even to Horeb.

So Moses, Moses, a shepherd.

What about Jesus Christ?

Well, same for him, but a much different kind of sheep, sheep of the two-legged variety.

In John 10, starting at verse 11, the Bible says, I am the good shepherd.

The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

But he that is an hireling and not the shepherd, who's owned the sheep or not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep.

The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling and careth not for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Moses and Jesus, both, not only shepherds, but Jesus a good shepherd.

And all of his sheep know that to be true.

All right, in Exodus 33, we see Moses acting as a mediator, a go-between, bridging the gap between God and men.

In Exodus 33, starting at verse 8, the Bible says, And it came to pass.

When Moses went out unto the tabernacle, then all the people rose up and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses until he was gone into the tabernacle.

And it came to pass as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.

And so Moses represents man in the presence of God and God of the presence of man to bring the two together, reconciling their differences.

And the Bible says in 1 Timothy 2.5, with regard to the salvation of the soul, and with regard to the preservation, the giving and preservation of eternal life, there is one mediator, 1 Timothy 2.5.

There is one mediator between God and man, the man, Christ Jesus, the man, Christ Jesus.

Because he is fully God, he can speak to and fellowship with and communicate with God the Father, because he's fully man.

He can speak to and speak with and fellowship with and minister to the sons of Adam, Jesus Christ, the great mediator.

And then of Moses and of Jesus Christ, both are said to be deliverers.

Both are said to be deliverers.

Acts chapter 7 and verse 35.

Acts 7 · chapter mention

Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge?

The same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared unto him in the bush.

Moses, both a ruler and a deliverer.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ, was he not a ruler?

Absolutely.

Isaiah nine, the government shall be upon his shoulder, and a deliverer indeed.

First Thessalonians chapter one.

And verse number ten.

And to wait for his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

So Moses is a prophet, a priest, a servant, a shepherd, a mediator, a ruler, and a deliverer.

Jesus Christ, a prophet, a priest, a servant, a shepherd, a mediator, and ruler and deliverer.

Moses, a picture of Jesus Christ.

Now in character, in character, Moses is said to be meek, faithful, obedient, and mighty in word and deed.

What about Jesus?

Ah, the same is true of him.

In Numbers 12, Book of Numbers, chapter number 12, and verse 3.

Numbers chapter 12 and verse 3.

Numbers 12 · chapter mention

Now the man Moses was very meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.

In Matthew 11, Matthew 11 and verse 29.

Matthew 11, 29.

Now, meek that doesn't mean cowardly, timid, wimpy.

We've sure learned better than that going to the book of Exodus.

Meek, meaning he would take wrong and not do wrong in return.

Jesus says, Matthew 12, 28, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in the heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

So both men, meek, Moses was wronged in many ways, but he never turned against, never became hateful toward the people who were doing him wrong, Jesus Christ, despised and rejected of men, and yet he went to the cross and died for every one of them.

In Hebrews 3:2, the Bible says, speaking of Jesus, started verse 1, wherefore holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to him that appointed him.

Hebrews 3:2

As also Moses was faithful in all his house, both men faithful to God and faithful, full of faith toward the duty that God had given them.

And then in Acts chapter 7 again, once again, Acts chapter 7, this time verse 22.

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And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Wisdom, mighty, mighty in word, mighty indeed.

Of Jesus Christ, the Bible says in Mark chapter six, Book of Mark, chapter six, verse number two.

And when the Sabbath day was come, he, Jesus, began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things?

What wisdom is this which is given unto him that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

So again, Moses, mighty in word indeed, and Jesus mighty in word and deed.

So in their offices, Moses and Christ have much in common.

In their character, Moses and Christ have much in common.

What about in their history?

Well, Moses was a son in Egypt, where he was in danger of being killed.

But he was cared for, providentially cared for by God.

You remember all that?

We read that in Exodus and talked about it at great length.

What about Jesus?

Well, the Bible says in Matthew 2, verse 1, Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born, King of the Jews?

Matthew 2:1

For we have seen his star in the east that are come to worship him.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

And they said unto him in Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written in the prophet.

Now, they're ought to get him.

Verse 13.

When they were departed, verse 12, being born to God, Joseph was in a dream they should not return to Herod.

They departed in their own country another way, the wise men did.

I'm sorry.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph.

There it is, I got ahead of myself in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt.

And be thou there until I bring thee word, for Herod will seek to destroy, seek the young child to destroy him.

And so both Moses and Jesus escaped death at the hands of a Gentile ruler who would have destroyed them in the days of their youth.

God protected both of them in Egypt, then brought them out of Egypt.

In both cases.

Moses was rejected by his brethren the first time he came to them.

But he was accepted the second time.

You remember that?

You remember Moses uh slew that Egyptian, and he thought that his brethren would see that he was the chosen leader and follow him out, but they didn't.

Second time he came, they did believe, they did put the blood of the Lamb on the doorpost, they did follow him out.

And so the first time Jesus Christ came to his own nation of Israel.

His own received him not.

They thrust him out, cast him out.

When he comes again, they will trust him, they will receive him, and he will deliver them from all their trouble and from all their enemies.

In addition to that, Moses chose to suffer with the Jews rather than to reign in Egypt.

He could have had an earthly throne, but he would have had to reject the true and living God in order to do so.

Jesus could have claimed an earthly throne, but he would have had to bypass the cross and displease his father who wanted to redeem us.

The Bible says in Hebrews 11, 24, by faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt.

For he had respect unto the recompense of reward.

Do you remember Jesus up on that mountain?

Satan showing him all the kingdoms of the world, the glory of them, it didn't take but a moment of time.

And he said, All these will I give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

And Jesus considered those riches.

And yet to do his father's will and to save our souls, he chose, he chose God's riches rather than the throne that the devil could give him.

Also, also, while Moses was in rejection, that first time they said no, no, and they cast him out, while he was gone, he took to himself a Gentile bride.

How about that?

While Jesus Christ has been away, he's been gathering primarily from among the Gentiles a bride for himself.

Moses condemned Egypt by his righteousness, by his refusal to participate in their sinful ways, just as Christ condemned the world by living above it, refusing, refusing to participate in their transgressions against the holy God.

Moses, the Bible says, delivered God's people by blood.

He delivered God's people by blood.

He told them the blood of the Lamb on the doorpost, Passover night, no blood, no salvation, no blood, you die.

You die.

And Jesus Christ, in like manner, he delivered his people from bondage.

He delivered those who would trust him by his precious blood.

Moses led the people, he fed the people, and he carried their burden.

Jesus Christ leads his people, he feeds his people, and he carries our burdens.

Now there is one contrast.

Moses did not, could not, because he had sinned, Moses could not lead the people into the promised land.

He could bring them to within sight thereof, but he could not bring them in.

Why?

He sinned in all that record of his life, his great life.

Just one time, just one time do we read of a sin, a violation of God's commandments, and because of that he could not bring the people into the promised land.

Ah, but the Lord Jesus Christ, not one time in thought, not one time in word, not one time in deed, not one time in the intent of his heart did he ever sin against his father's word, his father's will, his father's way, not one time there was no sin in him, no sin on him.

And so, because he is the sinless Son of God, he can lead his people not to the border of the promised land, but all the way in, saving the sinner's soul, giving everlasting life to all who will trust in him and believe on him.

Now, as we look back, as we look back, I don't know if you've been with us since the very beginning of this study on Exodus.

A lot of it's been about Moses.

A lot of it's been about the children of Israel.

A lot of it's been about the tabernacle, a lot of it's been about Pharaoh and the Egyptians and all of that.

It's a fascinating book.

But have you not seen to the joy of your heart that really the main idea, the main theme of Exodus, like the main theme of every book in the Bible, is the blessed Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

We see him as the great leader, bringing his people out of bondage.

We see him as the slain lamb, the means by which they are set free.

We see him as that rod that leads the way, that works the miracles, that parts the waters.

We see him in the manna falling from heaven to feed his people.

We see him in the water flowing out of the rock to quench their thirst.

We see him in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night leading the way.

We see him in the tabernacle and all of its furnishings, the Ark of the Covenant, the mercy seat over and above it, the candlestick giving light, the table of showbread speaking of fellowship with himself, the brazen altar where sacrifice is made for sin.

The lever where washing and cleanliness is made possible.

All of it points to the Lord Jesus Christ.

He really is the Alpha, the Omega, and everything in between.

He really is the all in all, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

I'll tell you that the scriptures from start to finish tell the tale of how Jesus Christ meets every need, spiritual and physical, a fallen man.

And when he saves the sinner, how Jesus Christ becomes his all in all.

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