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List of 26 Moses/Paul Shadows and Antitypes

“Shadow of what was to come, but the substance belongs to Christ” Col 2:17

Moses/Paul

Both were chosen from birth for a special divine purpose: Ex 2:5, Gal 1:15

Both were outsiders, "Trojan Horses" who were brought into highest inner circle: Ex 2:6, Acts 5:34; 21:39; 22:3, 25–29

Both had Kings who tried to kill them: Ex 1:22; 2:15, 2 Cor 11:32–33

Both escaped death through a woven basket: Ex 2:3, 2 Cor 11:32–33

Both received the top education the world had to offer: Ex 2:10; Acts 7:22, Acts 22:3; Phil 3:6

Both proved their faith by works before being commissioned by God: Ex 2:11, Acts 22:4-5

Both murdered someone immediately before their conversions: Ex 2:12, Acts 7:58; 9:1-2

Both were rejected by their brethren as a deliverers and saviors: Acts 7:25, Acts 9:23-26; 22:18

Both talked to God after seeing a bright light in the wilderness: Ex 3:2-3, Acts 9:3

Both asked God, “who are you” and God replied, "I AM": Ex 3:13–14, Acts 22:8

Both immediately fled to Mt. Sinai and received instruction: Ex 2:15; Heb 11:27, Gal 1:17

Both received instructions directly from God on the law at Mt. Sinai: Acts 7:38, Gal 1:15–17

Both were law givers who wrote major sections of scripture: Pentateuch: 5 OT books, 14 NT books

Both rejected earthly riches, position, and prestige for heavenly treasures: Heb 11:26, Phil 3:4-8

Fellow Hebrews rejected the message of truth and salvation: Acts 7:39, Acts 18:4–6

Both had fellow Jews who chose slavery and bondage over freedom and salvation: Ex 14:11–12; Num 14:3–4, Gal 4:25; 5:1–4

Both performed spectacular and extraordinary miracles: Acts 7:36, Acts 19:11–12

Both had speech impediments but produced powerful and impressive written documents: Ex 4:10, 2 Cor 10:10

Both were physically affected after they saw God: 2 Cor 3:7–8, 2 Cor 12:4–7

Both repeatedly asked God for a request, but both were denied: Deut 3:25-26, 2 Cor 12:2-10

Paul removed the “mystery veil” of Moses by teaching about the glory of Jesus Christ: Ex 34:33–35, 2 Cor 3:12–18; Eph 3:1–6; Rom 16:25–27; Col 2:1–3

Writing on stone vs. spirit: Ex 24:12; 2 Cor 3:7, 2 Cor 3:2-3

Both endured persecution by stoning from fellow Hebrews they were trying to save: Ex 17:3–4, Jn 8:59; 10:31; Acts 14:4–7; 19–20; 2 Cor 11:24–29

Both were opposed by false prophets of depraved mind: 2 Tim 3:8; Ex 7:11–13, 1 Tim 6:3–5

Both became fearful during their mission and needed reassuring in what to speak: Ex 6:11–13, Acts 18:9–10

Paul shared with Christ, the function of being Moses’ replacement by removing the veil: Deuteronomy 18:18-19, Acts 3:19–24; 2 Cor 3:18–4:6

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