Title: The Parable of Moses: Part 1 [Oil on acrylic primed masonite approx 24"x36" 2007]
Description: "The Prince of a king called 'a living God' / Left His throne to live among His people He loves / Their Savior, He delivered them from bondage to sin / And became the mediator between God and man."
Moses was a prince of Egypt, having been adopted and raised by the daughter of the king in Exodus 2:5-11; Pharaoh, who was regarded by the Egyptian religion and people as 'a living god' on the earth. Moses the prince voluntarily left his throne and position to visit the Hebrews, his biological people (Exodus 2:11). As God's chosen (Numbers 12:6-8, Psalm 106:23) Moses led Israel out of slavery to sinful, ungodly Egypt by the power of God (Psalm 77:20) and stood between the people and God, making intercession to save them (Exodus 32:30-32, Deuteronomy 9:18-19). That's the literal account the Torah gives of Moses.
However, it is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but it is the glory of kings to search it out. (Proverbs 25:2) To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (Proverbs 1:6) By this we know that scripture hides many mysteries which are revealed to those who seek God diligently (Proverbs 8)
Moses was a Messiah, a Christ;-meaning an anointed one of God. He was chosen by God, given power and authority to do the works of God in order to bear witness to his audience of God's approval of his message and mission in Exodus 3. He lead the people of God out of bondage to the sinful world, taught them the ways of God and stood in the gap interceeding for them as a mediator between God and man. He alone could approach God and reveal Him to God's people; and all who rejected him lost their inheritance promised to them and died accursed in the wilderness. All this is witnessed to in the last four books of Moses.
We can see that Moses was not the final, ultimate fulfilment of the description of God's Messiah, for even his successor, Joshua son of Nun, did not completely accomplish bringing the people into God's rest (Joshua 23). "For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day." (Hebrews 4:8) And God did speak of another day: "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts." (Hebrews 4:6-7)
God even showed Moses that the children of Israel would apostasize, rebell against God , fall under the punishments promised in the covenant, and need an intercessor and mediator, just as they had in the wilderness. (Deuteronomy 31:16-18, Deut 32) [Many such fulfilments happened in the Book of Judges.] In this, the scripture prophesied a greater fulfillment of The Messiah, at that time yet to come; because not even Moses could lead the people into God's inheritance (Deut 31:2), nor Joshua son of Nun; so they knew to look forward to one that would be sent.
At the same time, what Moses did was a blueprint for what the sent one would do-on a greater scale, as Moses prophesied of the prophet like him, whom God would raise up (Deut 18:15-19). "Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."
So Torah tells us that one like Moses was expected to come. And He has.-
However, it is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but it is the glory of kings to search it out. (Proverbs 25:2) To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (Proverbs 1:6) By this we know that scripture hides many mysteries which are revealed to those who seek God diligently (Proverbs 8)
Moses was a Messiah, a Christ;-meaning an anointed one of God. He was chosen by God, given power and authority to do the works of God in order to bear witness to his audience of God's approval of his message and mission in Exodus 3. He lead the people of God out of bondage to the sinful world, taught them the ways of God and stood in the gap interceeding for them as a mediator between God and man. He alone could approach God and reveal Him to God's people; and all who rejected him lost their inheritance promised to them and died accursed in the wilderness. All this is witnessed to in the last four books of Moses.
We can see that Moses was not the final, ultimate fulfilment of the description of God's Messiah, for even his successor, Joshua son of Nun, did not completely accomplish bringing the people into God's rest (Joshua 23). "For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day." (Hebrews 4:8) And God did speak of another day: "Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts." (Hebrews 4:6-7)
God even showed Moses that the children of Israel would apostasize, rebell against God , fall under the punishments promised in the covenant, and need an intercessor and mediator, just as they had in the wilderness. (Deuteronomy 31:16-18, Deut 32) [Many such fulfilments happened in the Book of Judges.] In this, the scripture prophesied a greater fulfillment of The Messiah, at that time yet to come; because not even Moses could lead the people into God's inheritance (Deut 31:2), nor Joshua son of Nun; so they knew to look forward to one that would be sent.
At the same time, what Moses did was a blueprint for what the sent one would do-on a greater scale, as Moses prophesied of the prophet like him, whom God would raise up (Deut 18:15-19). "Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."
So Torah tells us that one like Moses was expected to come. And He has.-
Jesus, The Word of God, the Prince of Peace (John1:1, Isaiah 9:6) and a prince by physical descent from King David of ancient Israel (Luke 3, 2 Samuel 7:12-14) the Son of the True and Living God YAHVEH Elohim Almighty, (Psalm 110:1, Psalm 2:7-12, Ps. 45:6-7) left the glory He had with the Father before the world was (John 17:5, Proverbs 8:22-31, Isaiah 48:16) to come to His physical people Israel first (John 1:10-11, Isaiah 8:14-22) but after being rejected by the majority (Matthew 15:13, John 8:37-47, Isaiah 53:1) and only accepted by those Jews who were 'Israel' in spirit-circumcised in heart by faith, (Romans 2:25, Jeremiah 9:26, Romans 1:17/Habakkuk 2:4) He then went to His people from the Gentiles-yet of Spiritual Israel (John 10:16, Isaiah 49:6). He delivered us from bondage to sin in the world (John 6:51, Isaiah 53:4-12) and became the mediator between God and man (Psalm 110:4, Isaiah 53: 4-12, 1 Timothy 2:5, Psalm 2:6-12, Isaiah 49:1-6 / 11:1-5).
Key elements in the life of Moses actually paralleled and illustrate the ministry of Jesus centuries later because they were prophecies of him that was then still yet to come. Often simply removing the names from an old testament story and simply seeing the titles and events actually illustrates the ministry of Jesus Christ specifically (Luke 24:25-27).
All these Old testament examples are parables, types, shadows, symbols, allegories and prophecies pointing to the one true Savior they were only types of: Jesus Christ the Messiah. (1 Corinthians 10:1-12)
"To Him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." (Acts 10:43)
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