Water for an Israelite The Samaritans, who only acknowledge the Pentateuch as inspired, were looking for Moses’ successor, the giver of water. It’s the woman at the well who first puts the pieces together and recognizes the long-awaited...
The Storm of Revelation Why does the text say that Jesus intended to pass by his frightened disciples on the lake, and how does that have to do with Moses’ divine encounter on Sinai? Part of our ongoing series “Jesus, the Prophet Like...
Ascending the Mountain of God Jesus’s transfiguration looks back to Moses’ transforming encounter with the God of Israel and points forward to the Son of Man, the Prophet-Like-Moses, ruling and reigning at the right hand of the...
The Temptation in the Wilderness Only one character in the Tanakh can truly be said to be the One prophesied to succeed Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15–19: The Servant of the Lord depicted in Isaiah 40–55. Fourth in a year-long...
The Temptation in the Wilderness Jesus fasts 40 days in the wilderness as Moses does. This and other parallels with Israel are expressions of Jesus’ ministry as the ultimate, prophesied Prophet—the One to whom Israel must harken. Third in a year-long...
