Who compares to Moses in the Bible?

Answer 1

Beginning with Mark, the authors of the New Testament gospels sought to draw parallels between Moses and Jesus. Matthew is the best example of this literary technique, especially in its nativity story:

• Matthew's genealogy says that Jacob was the father of Joseph, just as in the Old Testament - compare Luke, which says that Heli was the father of Joseph.
• Joseph took his family to Egypt, just as the Old Testament Joseph took his family to Egypt.
• Joseph is associated with dreams.
• The evil king slaughtered all the baby boys under two years old, just as the Old Testament pharaoh slaughtered all the baby boys under two years old. Moses and Jesus both escaped the slaughter.
• Jesus left Egypt to return to Israel and save his people, just as Moses had left Egypt to return to Israel and save his people.

Unsurprisingly, Matthew's nativity story has been called "Christian midrash ."