We used Google to ask the following :Date: 01-14-2026 – query: ‘Moses Foreshadowing Jesus​’
‘Below we display the search results including ( if applicable ) our mark-ups in  ‘green italics‘

AI Results : 

Yes, Moses foreshadows Jesus through numerous parallels in their lives, roles, and missions, acting as a “type” of Christ, from miraculous infancy escapes (Pharaoh/Herod) and leadership in delivering people from bondage (Egypt/sin) to performing miracles like feeding the masses and mediating between God and people, culminating in prophecy (Deuteronomy 18:15) identifying Jesus as the greater “prophet like Moses”.

Key Parallels & Foreshadowing:

Infancy Miracles: Both Moses (saved from Pharaoh’s decree to kill male infants) and Jesus (saved from Herod’s massacre) had divine intervention protect them as babies from evil rulers.
Deliverers: Moses led Israelites from physical slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land; Jesus leads humanity from spiritual slavery to sin to eternal life.
Royal Connections: Moses was raised in Egyptian royalty, and Jesus left His heavenly royalty to serve on Earth.
Miraculous Provision: Both performed acts of miraculous feeding (manna/bread) and led people through waters (Red Sea/baptism).
Mediators: Both acted as mediators, bringing God’s word and law (Ten Commandments on a mountain) to their people.
Prophetic Fulfillment: Moses prophesied God would raise up a prophet like him (Deuteronomy 18:15), a prophecy New Testament figures identified as Jesus.
Passover Lamb: The Passover lamb under Moses foreshadowed Jesus as the ultimate “Passover Lamb” whose blood offers final redemption.

These connections suggest Moses’ life and work were designed by God to prepare people to recognize the greater Messiah, Jesus, who fulfills and surpasses all that Moses foreshadowed.

We have reviewed this Ai response and it appears in line with our understanding, which is limited to the study we have done over the years and we are not experts.  We are learning still as well always.

Moses ;

Moses VS. Jesus
Moses was a type of Christ in that he was the redeemer of the Old Covenant.

He acted as a mediator between God and His people, God’s prophet and announced God’s laws and covenant with the people.

Pharaoh Ordered To Kill Moses As A Baby
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. [Exodus 1:22 KJV]

Herod Sent Orders To Kill Jesus As A Baby
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. [Matthew 2:16 KJV]

Born When Israel Under Bondage / Dominion Of Egypt
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour. [Exodus 1:13-14 KJV]

Jesus Born When Israel Under Dominion Of Rome
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him. [Mark 12:17 KJV]

Moses Hidden As A Baby From Ruler
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months. [Exodus 2:2 KJV]

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. [Heb 11:23 KJV]

Herod Sent Orders To Kill Jesus As A Baby
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. [Matthew 2:13 KJV]

Adopted By Pharaoh’s daughter
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. [Exodus 2:10 KJV]

Jesus Adopted By Joseph
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. [Matthew 1:24-25 KJV]

Had A Secret Identity Before Revealing To Israel
Moses walked among gentiles and Israel

Had A Secret Identity Before Revealing To Israel
Jesus was not revealed until His time. Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. [John 7:6 KJV]

Tried To Save A Hebrew Kinsman From Punishment
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that [there was] no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. [Exodus 2:12 KJV]

Saved Kinswoman From Punishment
When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. [John 8:10-11 KJV]

Went From Prince of Egypt To Pauper
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. [Exodus 2:17 KJV]

Humbled Himself As A Mortal Man
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: [Philippians 2:6-7 KJV]

Met Gentile Women At Well
His Seat on the well. Away from his own land,

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. [Exodus 2:15-16 KJV]

Met Gentile Woman At Well
So the only time we read of the Lord Jesus seated by the well, was when He was outside Israel’s borders, in Samaria

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. [John 4:6-7 KJV]

Became A Shepherd
One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. [Exodus 3:1 NLT]

Is The Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. [John 10:11 KJV]

Moses’ Mission Was To Redeem Israel From Slavery To Egypt
The story follows Moses leading people out of Egypt through the ‘Wilderness of Sin’

Jesus’ Mission Was To Redeem Us From Slavery To Sin
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. … If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. [John 8:34, 36 KJV]

He was called of God to emancipate His people
[Exo 3:10 KJV]

“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”

He was called of God to emancipate His people
[Luk 19:10 KJV]

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Moses Was Rejected By His People
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. [Acts 7:35 KJV]

Jesus Was Refused By His People
He came unto his own, and his own received him not. [John 1:11 KJV]

Moses Gave & Interpreted God’s Commandments To The Hebrews
Exodus 20:1-31:18; 34:1-35

For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. [John 1:17 KJV]

Jesus Gave & Interpreted God’s Law For Israel
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. [John 13:34 KJV]

Moses Performs Signs / Prophecy / Miracles
With God’s power Moses prophecied and performed in front of the Hebrews

Jesus Did Many Signs / Prophecy / Miracles
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. [John 21:25 KJV]

Controlled the wind and seas and had others walk across
[Exo 14:21 KJV]

“And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.”

Controlled the wind and seas and had others walk across
[Mat 14:25 KJV]

“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.”

[Mat 14:29 KJV]

“And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”

Moses offered his life for the salvation of his people after the sin of the Golden Calf
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin–; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. [Exodus 32:32 KJV]

Jesus offered his life for the salvation of all people.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. [Matthew 26:28 KJV]

Moses Was Meek
(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.) [Numbers 12:3 KJV]

Jesus Was Meek
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon. [Matthew 21:6-7 KJV]

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [Matthew 11:29 KJV]

Moses Aided By 12 Spies
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. [Numbers 13:2 KJV]

Jesus Aided By 12 Apostles
And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. [Matthew 10:1 KJV]

Moses Lifted A Serpent On Pole To Heal Those Who Looked
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. [Numbers 21:8-9 KJV]

Jesus Was Lifted Up And Heals All Who Look To Him
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. [John 3:14-15 KJV]

Moses Fasted 40 Days in Wilderness
And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. [Exodus 34:28 KJV]

Jesus Fasted 40 Days in Wilderness
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. [Matthew 4:1-2 KJV]

Moses Made People Drink Cup of Wrath
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it]. [Exodus 32:20 KJV]

Jesus Drank Cup of Wrath / We Are Tested When We Drink
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. [Luke 22:42 KJV]

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. [1 Corinthians 11:28-29 KJV]

God Put His Words in His Mouth & Aaron ( his brother // apostle )
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. … And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. [Exo 4:12, 15-16 KJV]

Jesus Only Spake What Father Said & He Taught Others
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. [Jhn 12:49 KJV]

Moses On Rock With Two By His Side
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands [were] heavy; and they took a stone, and put [it] under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. [Exodus 17:11-12 KJV]

Jesus On Cross With Two By Side
As long as Jesus is lifted up we prevail over sin.

Had two thieves on cross next to Him

Moses Offered Atonement For The Ungodly Sinners, But God Refused ( because needed perfect sacrifice / He would later supply Jesus )
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin–; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. [Exodus 32:30-33 KJV]

Jesus Offered Himself For Our Sins As Atonement and God Accepted His Perfect Sinless Sacrifice
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. [Romans 5:6-11 KJV]

Could Have Ruled In Egypt But Humbled Himself To Return & Help Them
If did not humble himself as a common man / slave He could have just watched them suffer…

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. [Heb 11:24-26 KJV]

Could Have Just Ruled But Humbled Himself as a Man
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. … For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham. [Heb 2:9, 16 KJV]

Moses was given power over leprosy
[Num 12:10 KJV]

“And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.”

[Num 12:13 KJV]

“And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.”

Jesus had power over leprosy
[Mat 8:3 KJV]

“And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”

Warned of Judgements coming unless people repented
[Exo 4:23 KJV]

“And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.”

Jesus warned of judgements coming unless they repented
[Luk 13:5 KJV]

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

Got angry when he saw the people sinning against God in the congregation
[Exo 32:19 KJV]

“And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.”

Got angry and flipped the money tables in the congregatipon
[Mar 11:15 KJV]

“And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;”

When people were hungry or thirsty he acted on behalf of God to help
[Exo 16:11 KJV]

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”

[Exo 16:12 KJV]

“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God.”

When people were hungry or thirsty he acted on behalf of God to help
[Mar 8:6 KJV]

“And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set [them] before the people.”

[Mar 8:8 KJV]

“So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.”

[Mar 8:9 KJV]

“And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.”

Said there would be one ( a Messianic figure ) to come after him that they should listen to, but they will pay for if they do not…
[Deu 18:15 KJV]

“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;”

[Deu 18:19 KJV]

“And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require [it] of him.”

Warned many would come after Him and they should not listen to and they will pay for it if they do….
[Luk 21:8 KJV]

“And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.”

The congregation came out against him
[Num 16:3 KJV]

“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?”

The congregation came out against him
[Mat 21:23 KJV]

“And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?”

Was envied by the people and leaders
[Psa 106:16 KJV]

“They envied Moses also in the camp, [and] Aaron the saint of the LORD.”

Was envied by the religious leaders
[Mar 15:10 KJV]

“For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.”

The people murmurred against him
[Exo 15:24 KJV]

“And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?”

The people murmurred against him
[Luk 15:2 KJV]

“And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.”

Through God he turned bitter waters sweet…best for last….
[Exo 15:25 KJV]

“And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,”

He turned water into wine…best for last…
[Jhn 4:46 KJV]

“So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.”

Was almost stoned by the people
[Exo 17:4 KJV]

“And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.”

Was almost stoned by the people….
[Jhn 10:31 KJV]

“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.”

Moses fasted with the LORD on the mountain
[Exo 34:28 KJV]

“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”

Jesus fasted on the mountain
[Mat 4:2 KJV]

“And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.”

Moses transfigured on the mountain after meeting God…
[Exo 34:29 KJV]

“And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.”

Jesus transfigured on the mountain before them…
[Mat 17:2 KJV]

“And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.”

Moses washed priests w/ water….
[Lev 8:6 KJV]

“And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.”

Jesus washed disciples feet
[Jhn 13:5 KJV]

“After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.”

Moses appointed 70
[Num 11:24 KJV]

“And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.”

Jesus appointed 70 To Send Out
[Luk 10:1 KJV]

“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”

Moses picked out 12 men
[Num 13:16 KJV]

“These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.”

Jesus picked out 12 disciples
[Mat 10:5 KJV]

“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:”

He appointed another to comfort and help them
[Deu 31:23 KJV]

“And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.”

He appointed the Holy Spirit to comfort and help them

[Jhn 14:16 KJV]

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;”

[Jhn 14:17 KJV]

“[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

[Jhn 14:18 KJV]

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

Some sort of a dispute over a missing body…
[Jde 1:9 KJV]

“Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.”

Many dispute over a missing body…
Jesus rose and the bodyrom the empty tomb was never found either. It’s argued over still today.