Acts 7:20-43 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:… I. WHEREIN MOSES RESEMBLES CHRIST. 1. Both accredited by God — (1) By a wonderful deliverance in infancy (Pharaoh and Herod). (2) By their silent ripening for their great mission (Moses at court and in the wilderness; Christ in the cottage and the wilderness). (3) By their solemn call to office (Moses at Horeb, Christ at Jordan). (4) By the rich manifestation of the Spirit and of power (Moses "mighty in words and deeds," Jesus "mighty in deeds and words"). (5) By the deliverances wrought out by them. (6) By the judgments inflicted on an ungrateful and disobedient people. 2. Both rejected by their nation. (1) Their Divine mission was apprehended (ver. 27). (2) Their pure intention calumniated (ver. 28). (3) The freedom offered to the despised (ver. 39). (4) Their memory blotted out by an ungrateful generation (ver. 40). II. WHEREIN CHRIST IS SUPERIOR TO MOSES. 1. Moses redeems from bodily, Christ from spiritual bondage. 2. Moses redeems Israel, Christ mankind. 3. Moses effects a temporal, Christ an eternal salvation. 4. Moses acts as servant, Christ as Lord. (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: |
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