Centralia Church of Christ

“…the skin of [Moses’] face shone…” Exodus 34:29

“…[Jesus’] face shone like the sun…” Matthew 17:2

As a child of humble beginnings, Pharaoh ordered a mass murdering of children under two years of age.

To redeem his people, Moses came up out of Egypt as prophesied by God.

As a very young child, he was cared for by kings.

Moses grew up in the palace. The place of highest esteem in his culture.

As his crowning achievement, he brought his people out of slavery, although they were rebellious.

The Israelites experienced about 400 years of dark silence from God while enslaved in Egypt before Moses delivered them from bondage.

Moses wandered in the wilderness, tempted to sin.

Moses was royalty in Egypt but left his position to serve his people.

Moses was both royal master and slave at the same time being both royal and Hebrew.

Moses carried the law and pointed forward to the gospel.

Moses raised a snake on a pole so that anyone who gazed upon it would be saved from certain physical death.

Moses initiated the first Passover and the lamb slain for that ceremony.

Moses showed the people the way to the Promised Land.

While dying in the desert, the Hebrews cried out for water. Moses delivered it from a rock.

Moses authored the Law.

As a child of humble beginnings, Herod ordered a mass murdering of children under two years of age.

To redeem his people, Jesus came up out of Egypt as prophesied by God.

As a very young child, He was cared for by kings.

Jesus grew up in the synagogues. The place of highest esteem in His culture.

As His crowning achievement, He brought His people out of slavery, although they were rebellious.

The Jews experienced about 400 years of dark silence from God while enslaved to the Law and sin before Jesus delivered us from bondage.

Jesus wandered in the wilderness, tempted to sin.

Jesus is royalty in heaven but left His position to serve His people.

Jesus is both God and man at the same time.

Jesus fulfilled the law and is the gospel.

Jesus was raised on a cross so that anyone whose heart gazed upon Him would have hope to be saved from certain spiritual death.

Jesus is the final lamb of the Passover.

Jesus shows us the way to Heaven.

While dying in a desert of sin, we cry out for salvation. Jesus delivers that water of life.

Jesus is the author of our faith.