This six-week series, True & Better, examines the theological idea that Jesus is true, better, and greater than specific figures and events in the Old Testament. Through looking at the comparisons between Jesus and Moses, David, Job, Melchizedek, and the tabernacle, we can understand the importance of such figures and how Jesus fulfills and is greater than those truths of the Old Testament.
We respect those figures who have paved the way for where we are today. They didn’t have a playbook to refer to, and we can respect that. Moses was a big deal in the Old Testament. He was the pioneer for God’s people and was respected. But when we move into the New Testament, we see that Jesus is greater than Moses—which for Moses probably wouldn’t be a surprise.
Building off of the Old Testament authority and works that came from Moses, Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is like Moses but even more. Moses was great … but Jesus is greater.