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A firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swad-
study of the life of Moses, the
man of God, is both interesting
dling clothes and laid Him in a manger!
and instructive. As we look at
fairer than the children of men: grace is
his unique and remarkable life, we will The psalmist wrote of Him, “Thou art
also see pictures and types of the Lord poured into thy lips: therefore God hath
Jesus. At the time when Moses was born, blessed thee for ever” (Psa 45:2). Solomon
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had ordered all wrote of Him that He is “the chiefest
the male children to be killed (Exo 1:16). among ten thousand …. His mouth is
So was the case when the Lord Jesus was most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely”
born. Herod the king ordered the death of (Sng 5:10,16).
every child in Bethlehem, from two years We remember that Moses’ mother made
old and under (Mat 2:16). him an ark of bulrushes and hid him by
Jochebed, Moses’ mother, looked on the brink of the river. Pharaoh’s daughter
her newborn son and saw that he was a found him and drew him out of the water
goodly child (Exo 2:2). Some translations and called his name Moses, which means
read that she saw that he was a beautiful “drawing out” (Exo 2:3-10). I think of our
child. When Stephen was repeating the blessed Lord Jesus who at the commence-
story of Moses to the Jewish people, he ment of His earthly ministry was baptised
said that when Moses was born he was in the river Jordan. He came up out of the
“exceeding fair” (Act 7:20). The writer water and the Holy Spirit descended upon
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of the book of Hebrews says that Moses’ Him in the form of a dove. Then a voice
parents saw that he was “a proper child” was heard from heaven, saying, “This
(Heb 11:23). is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
What must have been on the mind and pleased” (Mat 3:13-17).
heart of Mary, the earthly mother of the It is written of Moses that he was very
Lord Jesus, when she brought forth her meek, above all men that were upon the
earth (Num 12:3). Matthew quoted from
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the the prophecy of Zechariah (9:9) concern-
KJV. ing the Lord Jesus, “Tell ye the daughter of

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