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Jesus' life is a
fulfillment of the stories of Moses. |
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Some
similarities between the narratives of Jesus and Moses |
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Jesus is the new Moses,
come to set his people free from their bondage
and give them the new law, his teachings. |
Moses is sent to free
his people from their oppression and bondage to give
them the Law and teachings. |
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Jesus provides true
understanding of Jewish Law and his followers must keep
it. |
Moses provides the
Law/Torah and his followers must keep it. |
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Jesus teaches that his
followers are meant to follow Moses thereby also
following Jesus. |
Moses teaches that his
followers are meant to obey God's Law and thereby
satisfy the covenant. |
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Teachings of Jesus are
meant to provide guidance for his followers as children
of the kingdom of heaven. |
The law of Moses was
meant to provide divine guidance for Jews as the
children of Israel |
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Herod
decrees killing all male children |
The Egyptian
Pharaoh decrees killing all male children |
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Jesus'
baptism |
Moses
crossing the Red Sea |
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Forty days
of testing |
Forty years
the Israelites wandered |
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Forty days
of testing |
Forty days
of Moses on Sinai |
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Sermon on
the Mount |
Law
delivered on Mt. Sinai |
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