And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
-- 1 Peter 5:4


For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
-- Habakkuk 2:14

Moses And Christ (Chain #2421)

A Parallel

 

Both Were Preserved In Childhood - Moses
Exodus 2:2 (NIV)

2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 

Both Were Preserved In Childhood - Moses
Exodus 2:2 (KJV)

2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 

Christ
Matthew 2:14 (NIV)

14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,  15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son." 

Christ
Matthew 2:14 (KJV)

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 

Contended With Masters Of Evil - Moses
Exodus 7:11 (NIV)

11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: 

Contended With Masters Of Evil - Moses
Exodus 7:11 (KJV)

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 

Christ
Matthew 4:1 (NIV)

1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Christ
Matthew 4:1 (KJV)

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 

Fasted Forty Days - Moses
Exodus 34:28 (NIV)

28 Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant--the Ten Commandments. 

Fasted Forty Days - Moses
Exodus 34:28 (KJV)

28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 

Christ
Matthew 4:2 (NIV)

2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 

Christ
Matthew 4:2 (KJV)

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 

Controlled The Sea - Moses
Exodus 14:2 (NIV)

2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon. 

Controlled The Sea - Moses
Exodus 14:2 (KJV)

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 

Christ
Matthew 8:26 (NIV)

26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. 

Christ
Matthew 8:26 (KJV)

26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 

Fed The Multitude - Moses
Exodus 16:15 (NIV)

15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat. 

Fed The Multitude - Moses
Exodus 16:15 (KJV)

15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. 

Christ
Matthew 14:20 (NIV)

20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.  21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. 

Christ
Matthew 14:20 (KJV)

20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 

Had Radient Faces - Moses
Exodus 34:35 (NIV)

35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.

Had Radient Faces - Moses
Exodus 34:35 (KJV)

35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 

Christ
Matthew 17:2 (NIV)

2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 

Christ
Matthew 17:2 (KJV)

2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 

Endured Grumbling - Moses
Exodus 15:24 (NIV)

24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?" 

Endured Grumbling - Moses
Exodus 15:24 (KJV)

24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 

Christ
Mark 7:2 (NIV)

2 saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were "unclean," that is, unwashed. 

Christ
Mark 7:2 (KJV)

2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 

Discredited In The Home - Moses
Numbers 12:1 (NIV)

1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.

Discredited In The Home - Moses
Numbers 12:1 (KJV)

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 

 Christ
John 7:5 (NIV)

5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him. 

Christ
John 7:5 (KJV)

5 For neither did his brethren believe in him. 

Made Intercessory Prayer - Moses
Exodus 32:32 (NIV)

32 But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written." 

Made Intercessory Prayer - Moses
Exodus 32:32 (KJV)

32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 

Christ
John 17:9 (NIV)

9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 

Christ
John 17:9 (KJV)

9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 

Spoke As Oracles - Moses
Deuteronomy 18:18 (NIV)

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 

Spoke As Oracles - Moses
Deuteronomy 18:18 (KJV)

18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 

Christ
John 6:63 (NIV)

63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. 

Christ
John 6:63 (KJV)

63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Had Seventy Helpers - Moses
Numbers 11:16 (NIV)

16 The LORD said to Moses: "Bring me seventy of Israel's elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you. 

Had Seventy Helpers - Moses
Numbers 11:16 (KJV)

16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 

Christ
Luke 10:1 (NIV)

1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 

Christ
Luke 10:1 (KJV)

1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 

Established Memorials - Moses
Exodus 12:14 (NIV)

14 "This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD--a lasting ordinance. 

Established Memorials - Moses
Exodus 12:14 (KJV)

14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 

Christ
Luke 22:19 (NIV)

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." 

Christ
Luke 22:19 (KJV)

19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 

Reappeared After Death - Moses
Matthew 17:3 (NIV)

3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. 

Reappeared After Death - Moses
Matthew 17:3 (KJV)

3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 

Christ
Acts 1:3 (NIV)

3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 

Christ
Acts 1:3 (KJV)

3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: