Parallels Between Moses and Yeshua

YHWH your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen...
Deuteronomy 18:15

Who is the prophet like Moses? Yeshua. Like Moses and greater.

Consider these elements from Moses' life and how they are mirrored in Yeshua's:

Moses	Yeshua
Hebrews oppressed by foreign power	Hebrews oppressed by foreign power
Conceived miraculously	Conceived miraculously
Born to deliver his people	Born to deliver his people
Babies killed by jealous king	Babies killed by jealous king
Mother knew he was special	Mother told he was special
Prepared for clay-lined basket by a woman	Prepared for burial by women
Drawn out of the water (symbolizes Spirit)	Conceived by the Holy Spirit
Basket watched by a girl named Miriam	Tomb watched by a woman named Miriam
Rescued by Egypt	Rescued by Egypt
Raised by Hebrew parents in Egypt	Raised by Hebrew parents in Egypt
Visited & gifted by kings	Visited & gifted by kings
Lived with adopted father	Lived with adopted father
Said to have grown up in two ways	Said to have grown up in two ways
Killed an oppressor of Israel	Killed the character of oppressors of Israel
Rejected by Israel	Rejected by Israel
Hidden in the wilderness for 40 years	Hidden in the wilderness for 40 days/many centuries
Rescued Yitro’s daughters from bad shepherds.	Rescued Judah and pagans from bad shepherds.
Looked like an Egyptian to his Midianite cousins.	Looks like a gentile to his Jewish brothers.
Turned water into blood	Turned water into wine
Three days to the Red Sea	Three days in the grave
People threatened to stone him	People threatened to stone him
Betrayed by Korah	Betrayed by a close associate
Denied by Miriam and Aaron	Denied by Peter
Returned to Egypt after a long absence.	Will return to earth after a long absence
Forty days on the mountain and people thought he wasn’t coming back.	Extended period in Heaven and people thought he wasn’t coming back.
Confronted Pharaoh and brought plagues at second coming.	Will confront powers of evil and bring plagues at second coming.
Moses, the voice of God, and the glory on the mountain. Face glorified.	Yeshua, Moses, and Elijah on the mountain with glory. Figure glorified.
Moses intercedes with God for the people	Yeshua intercedes with God for the people
Song of Moses sung to celebrate deliverance	Song of Moses sung to celebrate deliverance