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GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE YEAR 2015

GREAT REWARD

Genesis 15:1: After these things, the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying; Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

PEACE & HEALING

Isaiah 53:5: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he wasbruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

FAITHFULNESS & STABILISATION

2.Thessalonians 3:3: But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil.

Priority & PROSPERITY

OUR LORD JESUS SAID:

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

 

 

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Introduction: Moses brought to Israel the following promise of God:

“ I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in his mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I commend Him. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him”( Deuteronomy 18:18-19).

These are the prophetical words of Moses. These words clearly establish three facts:

  1. First, Moses here describes one particular prophet. God promises to send Him to Israel at a later time.” He shall speak”.
  2. Second, this prophet was to have unique authority above all others.
  3. Third, this prophet was to be like Moses in ways that would distinguish him from all other prophets.

The Apostle Peter quoted these words of Moses and applied them directly to Jesus of Nazareth. There are 26 distinct points of resemblance between Moses and Jesus. The similarities are grouped according to three main headings:

  • Childhood
  • Personal experiences
  • Ministry

Memory Work: Deuteronomy 18:18

A. THEIR CHILDHOOD

  1. Name the Gentile emperor who imposed his rule on Israel at the time of the birth of each of these Prophets ( Exodus 1:8-14). Luke 2:1-7

    2. 1. Moses: Pharaoh
    2. Jesus : Caesar Augustus

  2. How were the lives of both Moses and Jesus endangered in their infancy? (Exo.1 :15:16) (Matt.2:16)

    3. Evil kings made decrees for each of them to be killed.

  3. By whose actions were their lives saved?(Exo.2:1-15) (Heb.11:23) (Matt.2:13-14)

    4. By the action of their parents, their lives were saved.

  4. With what people did each find refuge for a time? (Exo. 2:10) (Matt.2:14-15)

    5. Unusual wisdom and understanding.

    B. THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

  5. Name two character traits common to each man.(Num.12:3,7) (Matt.11:29) (Heb.3:1-6)

    6. (1) Humility

    (2) Faithfulness to God

  6. Were these prophets always received by Israel ( Exo.2:14; 32:1) (Num 16:41) ( John 7:52) ( Matt.27:21-22).

    7. NO. Israel did not receive these prophets. They said about Jesus: “ Let Him be crucified”.

  7. How did their brothers and sisters react to them at times? (Num.12:1) (Mark 3:21)(Matt.13:54-57) (John 7:3-5)

    8. 1. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because Moses had married the Ethiopian woman.

    2. Jesus Brothers and sisters were affended at Him.

  8. How did each Prophet respond before God in regard to the sin of Israel? ( Exo.32:31-32) (Luke 23:34)

    9. 1. Moses prayed to God to forgive their sins

    2. Jesus said,” Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do”.

  9. What was each willing to do to placate God’s wrath against the sin of the people? ( Exo.32:31-32) ( Luke 23:34)

    10. Each Prophet was willing to bear the punishment of People

  10. What did each of these prophets do at a crucial point in their lives? (Exo.34:28) (Matt.4:2)

    11. 1. Moses was with the LORD 40 days and 40 nights. He fasted during those days.

    2. Jesus had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

  11. Did each of these Prophets enjoy special intimacy with God? ( Num.12:7-8) (John 1:18) (Matt.11:27)

    12. Yes. Moses was faithful in all God’s House. He spoke with Him face to face. Moses saw the form of the LORD.

    Jesus the Son knows the Father. He is in the bosom of the Father.

  12. To what kind of place did each of these Prophets go to have communion with God? (Exo.34:12) (Matt.17:1,5)

    13. Jesus had communion with God on a high mountain. Moses came up to the LORD on the Mountain of God.

  13. Did they take any disciples with them?(Exo.24:13) (Matt.17:1)

    14. Yes. Moses took his assistant. Jesus took Peter, James and John.

  14. What effect did that experience have on their physical bodies? (Exo.34:29-30) (Matt.17:2)

    15. Their faces shone. Jesus was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

    The skin of Moses face shone while he talked with Him. Aaron and all the Children of Israel were afraid to come near him.

  15. In what special way did God speak to them on at least one occasion? (Exo.19:19-20) (John 12:28-30)

    16. God spoke to Moses in an audible voice. Jesus prayed, ”Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came from heaven.

  16. Which supernatural beings guarded the burial place of each prophet? (Jude 9) (Matt.28:2-7)

    17. Michael the archangel contened with the devil, about the body of Moses. An angel of the LORD decended from Heaven and guarded the burial place of Prophet Jesus the Son of God.

    C. THEIR MINISTRY

  17. Name two other ministries ,besides that of Prophet, which each man exercised.

    18. 1. Deut.4:1,5; Matt.5:1-2; John 3:1-2 Teacher

    2. Ps. 77:20; Isa.63:11;John 10:11,14,17 Shepherd

  18. What special, important truth about God did each reveal to God’s people? (Ex.3:13-15) (John 17:6)

    19. Jesus revealed God’s Name to His Disciples. God’s Name revealed to Moses: “I AM WHO I AM”.

  19. What type of food did God supernaturally provide to His people through each of these prophets? (Ex.16:14-15) (Ps. 78:24) (John 6:32-33,51).

    20. Bread from Heaven.

  20. From what kind of slavery did Moses deliver Israel? (Ex.3:10) (Deut.6:21)

    21. Moses delivered the people of Israel from slavery to Pharaoh in Egypt.

  21. From what kind of slavery did Jesus deliver those who believed in Him? ( John 8:31-36)

    22. Jesus delivers people from sin, people who believes in Him.

  22. How did both these prophets helps help the sick?(Ex.15:25-26) (Num. 21:6-9)(Matt.4:23;8:16-17) .

    23. They healed the sick.

  23. Was there any other Prophet who worked such great miracles as these? (Exo. 34:10-12) (John 5:36;15:24) (Acts 2:22) No.

    24. Jesus was a Man attested BY God to the people of Israel by miracles, signs and wonders which God did through Him in their midst.

  24. What did each establish between God and His people? (Exo.24:7-8) (Matt.26:26-28)

    25. Moses established a covenant between God and His people. Jesus established a New Covenant through His blood between God and the people of God.

  25. By what was it sealed? (Heb.11-22).

    26. The Blood of a sacrifice( Jesus’ crucifixion)

Memory Work:

Deuteronomy 18:18 “I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in his mouth, and He will speak to them all that I command Him”.

NOTES ON CORRECT ANSWERS:

In each case, Satan the great enemy of Israel, sought to destroy God’s appointed deliverer before he could fulfil his task. Each was preserved through the faith and courage of his parents.

Both Moses and Jesus were equipped by God with special intellectual gifts. Both relied on God’s supernatural power, not on their own natural strength. People of Israel exhibited wrong attitudes. These wrong attitudes can keep God’s people from recognising or honouring the deliverer whom God has sent to them.

Both Moses and Jesus were willing to bear the punishment of God’s people , but only Jesus could be accepted by God because He Himself was without sin(Heb.7:26-27).

Both Moses and Jesus were developed on personal communion with God. The results of this communion were manifested in various unique ways.The Name of God reveals the nature of God. Through Moses, God revealed Himself as eternal and unchanging, through Jesus He revealed Himself as Father (See Matt.11:27; Rom.8:15).

The manna provided through Moses only sustained temporary, physical life. Some of those who ate it died later under God’s judgement ( See Num. 14:22-23,32; 26:63-65). But through Jesus, the believers receive eternal life ( See John 6:47-51).

The slavery from which Moses delivered Israel was physical; the slavery from which Jesus delivers the believer is spiritual. Israel broke the first covenant that God made with them, but God promised to make a new covenant that would provide forgiveness of all their sins(Jer.31:31-34). Jesus came to institute this new covenant.

CONCLUSION:

This study brings out 26 points of clear resemblance between Moses and Jesus. It would be impossible to find any other prophet who has arisen in Israel, except Jesus, who resembles Moses in even a small number of these points. Therefore, it is unreasonable to deny that Jesus is the Prophet whom Moses foretold in Deuteronomy 18:18-19.

Jesus is the Prophet whom Moses foretold. It is of the utmost importance for us to recognise this fact and act upon it. God said concerning this Prophet: “ Whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, blessing if we acknowledge Him”(Deut.18:19). The choice, then is between the judgement of God or His blessing: Judgement if we reject Jesus, God’s Prophet; Blessing if we acknowledge Him.

 

 

 

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