| Parallel | Moses | Yeshua |
|---|---|---|
| Born when Jews were oppressed by a foreign power | Ex 1:11 | Matt 2:16 |
| Born into an environment of government-ordered death | Ex 1:15-16 | Matt 2:16 |
| Born in humble circumstances | Ex 2:1-3 | Luke 2:7 |
| Both were raised in Egypt | Ex 2:10-11 | Matt 2:13-15 |
| Both were in conflict with his "brothers" | Ex 2:13-14 | John 7:1-5 |
| Both had their authority rejected | Ex 2:13-14 | John 10:33 |
| Moses and Yeshua have both been mistaken as Egyptian (i.e. foreigner to Israel) | Ex 2:19 | John 1:11 |
| Moses and Yeshua are both given miracles to perform to validate their authority | Ex 4:1-9 | John 2:9, Luke 5:4-10, Luke 8:22-25 (and others) |
| Moses and Yeshua are reunited with their people who accept them | Ex 4:29-31 | Luke 13:35 (future) |
| Moses and Yeshua go up a hill to stand in the gap for their people | Ex 17:9 | John 19:17 |
| When on the hill, both Moses and Yeshua spread out their arms before their people | Ex 17:11-12 | John 19:18 |
| When on the hill, both Moses and Yeshua have a man on either side of them | Ex 17:12 | John 19:18 |
Other notes
- Moses was preserved from death as an infant at the hand of Pharaoh
Yeshua was preserved from death as an infant at the hand of Herod. - Moses came up out of the river (the Nile) as an infant.
Yeshua came up out of the river (the Yarden) when He was baptized. - Moses' basket in the Nile was watched by a girl named Miriam.
Yeshua's tomb was watched by a woman named Miriam. - Moses left his privileged position as prince of Egypt to become G-d's servant and serve as the redeemer for Israel.
Yeshua left his privileged position in Heaven to become a bondservant and serve as the ultimate redeemer of Israel. (John 1:1,1:14, Phil 2:5-11) - Moses trained for forty years in the desert.
Yeshua was tested for forty days in the wilderness. - Moses lived in exile (in Midian) until those seeking his life had passed away.
Yeshua lived in exile (in Egypt) until those seeking His life had passed away. - Moses led the children of Israel out of physical bondage (slavery to Pharaoh).
Yeshua leads his people out of spiritual bondage (slavery to sin). - Moses was up on the mountain in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights (Exodus 24:18).
Yeshua was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights (Matthew 4:2). - Moses wrote the Law (the Torah) for Israel on tablets of stone at Sinai.
Yeshua wrote the Law (the Torah) for Israel on the tablets of their hearts (the promise of the New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-33) in Jerusalem at Shavuot/Pentecost.
