He was the right man, at the right time, for the right job. Sentenced to death at birth, he was rescued by godly parents and a well-connected foster mother. Growing up as a son of worldly privilege, he chose “rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin” (Heb. 11:25). While he was prepared to stand with God’s people, he wasn’t too crazy about standing BEFORE God’s people . . . happy to part of the team, but wasn’t naturally inclined to be at the front of the parade. But being on a “face to face” basis with the God of creation has a way of emboldening a man . . . and engaging a man . . . and enlisting a man. And so, Moses led the people out of Egypt . . . and through the wilderness . . . and to the edge of the land of promise. And, while he would not be permitted to enter the land . . . though he would die an untimely death on the “one yard line” . . . God moves someone to pick up the pen . . . and to write the epilogue to Deuteronomy . . . and to record for all the ages . . . no one like him.

And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.   (Deuteronomy 34:10-12 ESV)

No one like him. No other prophet had the same level of connection with the God of revelation. For many, their inspired words were as much a mystery to them as they were to their listeners. But Moses had “four bars” on his phone. No, Moses didn’t need a phone . . . he met with God face to face . . . the tabernacle their meeting place . . . God’s man interacting with God’s glory. And the glory shone . . . on Moses . . . and through Moses. Had ever such a deliverer been known? Had ever such a deliverance been witnessed. Nope. No one like him.

Not until Jesus!

Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses–as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a Son. And we are His house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.   (Hebrews 3:1-6 ESV)

Moses was but part of the house . . . Jesus, the Builder. Moses was a favored servant of God . . . Jesus, the blessed Son of God. Jesus is the greater Moses.

Sentenced also to death at birth, His Father protecting Him through the obedience of a godly carpenter and a virgin mother. Growing up in the world of stale religious rite, He instead introduces “new wine” which would burst the old wineskins. Though a King, yet He came, meek and lowly, to serve others and offer His life as a ransom for many. And in so doing, He conquered sin and death . . . leading His own exodus, for as many who believed, out of the bondage of sin. And though He too experienced death, He rose again . . . ascending into heaven . . . that all who would follow Him, might be now seated together with Him in heavenly places . . . and might one day cross over to be with Him in His heavenly kingdom.

No one like Him! Amen?

To God be the glory . . .