Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Jesus and Israel Parallels

I preached on Matthew 4.1-11 this past Sunday about the temptations of Jesus.  I tried to bring out the parallels between Israel and Jesus.  I put together the following chart:

Parallels Between Israel and Jesus



Israel
Jesus

1
“Firstborn son” (Exodus 4.22)

“Beloved Son” (Matthew 3.17)
2
“Baptism” through the Red Sea
(1 Corinthians 10.2)
Baptism in the Jordan
(Matthew 3.13-15)
3
Forty years in the wilderness
(Deuteronomy 8.2)
Forty days in the wilderness
(Matthew 4.2)
4
Led in the wilderness by God
(Deuteronomy 8.2)
Led in the wilderness by the Holy Spirit
(Matthew 4.1)
5
Purpose: Testing
(Deuteronomy 8.2)
Purpose: Tempting (testing)
(Matthew 4.1)
6
Complains about lack of food—given bread (manna)
(Exodus 16)
Tempted in hunger with bread
(Matthew 4.3)
7
Grumble about lack of water—put God to the test
(Exodus 17)
Tempted to test God
(Matthew 4.5-7)
8
Reject God’s voice and worship an idol
(Exodus 32)
a.     Moses gone (Exodus 32.1)
b.     Build idol after 40 days (Deuteronomy 9.11-12)
Tempted to worship the devil
(Matthew 4.8)
a.     Voice from heaven gone
b.     Tempted after 40 days
(Matthew 4.2-3)