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Miracles
Prophets and Kings
God and Man
Redeemers
Irony/Foreshadowing
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Moses was the first person in the Old Testament to perform miracles. Who was the first person in the New Testament to perform miracles?
Jesus
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Pharaoh ordered the death of Moses as a baby. (Ex 1:22) Which evil king ordered the death of the infant Jesus?
Herod ordered his death. (Matt 2:16)
100
Moses spent 40 days fasting on the mountain (Exodus 24:18;34:28). Is there a similar occurrence in the story of Jesus?
Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert wilderness (Matthew 4:2).
100
Moses became a shepherd (Exodus 3:1). How does Jesus compare?
Jesus is called the Good Shepherd (John 10:11).
100
What is ironic about the results of Pharaoh's order to kill the Hebrew infants?
One of the infants that Pharaoh tries to kill becomes a member of his own household.
200
God gave Moses the bread (manna) from heaven (Ex. 16:8, 15). How does Jesus relate?
God gave Jesus as bread from heaven (John 6:32-35).
200
Moses was sent from the land of Goshen into Egypt to preserve his life (Exodus 2:3). Where was Jesus sent?
Jesus was sent from Bethlehem to Egypt to preserve his life. (Matthew 2:13-15)
200
God first speaks to Moses through the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:4). When was the first time we hear the voice of God speaking to/about Jesus?
At the Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:16-17), God said, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased."
200
Moses gave the Law at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:1-31:18; 34:1-35). How does this relate to Jesus?
Jesus gave the New Law (The Beatitudes) in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapter 5).
200
Pharaoh ordered all the infants to be committed to the Nile river. Why is Moses' fate ironic in relation?
Moses was placed in the Nile by his own mother.
300
Name the first miracle of Moses.
His staff turned into a snake. (Ex. 4:3)
300
What was Moses' secret identity?
He was born a Hebrew slave.
300
Moses saves a woman at a well in Midian (Exodus 2:16-17). Is there a similar story in Jesus' life?
Jesus saves the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:1-45).
300
Moses was sent to deliver the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. How does Jesus compare?
Jesus was sent to deliver all men from the slavery of sin and death.
300
What is the grim irony/foreshadowing by the Egyptian soldiers drowning the infant Hebrews in the Nile River?
It foreshadows the drowning of the Egyptian soldiers in the Red Sea.
400
Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding of Cana. (John 2:1-11) What similar miracle did Moses perform?
He turned the Nile River to blood. (Ex 7:20-21)
400
What was Jesus' secret identity?
He is the Son of God.
400
Moses went from becoming prince to pauper (Exodus 2:15-19). How is Jesus similar?
Jesus went from being God to becoming man. (John 1:1-3; Mark 6:3)
400
Moses instituted the first Passover sacrifice (Exodus 12:1-20). How does Jesus compare?
Jesus became the Passover sacrifice.
400
Ironically, who is the "savior" of the savior of Israel?
Pharaoh's daughter (one of the oppressors) saves the slave Moses.
500
Moses' face was transfigured on the mountain as he spoke to God. (Ex. 34:29,35) To what story of Jesus can you relate this?
Jesus is Transfigured on the mountain. (Matthew 17:2)
500
Moses was loved and supported in his ministry by his sister Miriam [Hebrew = Miryam] (Ex 15:20-21). Which woman supported Jesus in his ministry?
Jesus was loved and supported in his ministry by His mother Mary [Hebrew = Miryam] and was assisted in his ministry by women (Lk 8:3).
500
Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. (Lev. 8:6) Did Jesus do something similar?
Jesus washed the feet of the disciples. (John 13:5)
500
Moses lifted up a bronze serpent in the desert to heal those who had been poisoned from snake bites (Number 21:8-9). How does this compare to the story of Jesus?
Jesus was lifted up on a Cross (John 19:18) to heal all who suffer from sin and death.
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What is the foreshadowing of the child Miriam, taking her stand by the Nile to be near the basket that held her baby brother who will become the prophet and savior of her people, Israel (Dt 34:10)?
It prefigures another Miriam (Mary) who will take her stand by the cross (Jn 19:25) that held her son who is the great prophet Moses spoke of (Dt. 18:15-19) who came to save her people and all humanity.