Jesus Christ is the One whom God has Sent to Save Us

Example One: Seventy men receive a portion of the Spirit that is on Moses. Seventy disciples receive a portion of the Spirit that is on Jesus.

“The Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. Then I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.” [1]

“After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.” “Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.’” [2]

Example two: Moses has a multitude in the wilderness that wants to be fed meat. The Lord miraculously provides meat for them. Jesus feeds a hungry multitude in the wilderness.

“Moses said, ‘The people whom I am among are 600,000 men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered for them, to provide enough for them?’ And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Has the Lord’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.’” [3]

Great crowds of people are following Jesus. His disciples come to Him and say, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” They said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Jesus “took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples.” “They all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.” [4]

Example three: Joshua wants Moses to forbid a man from prophesying. Moses defends the man who is prophesying. John wants Jesus to forbid a man from casting out demons in the Name of Jesus. Jesus defends the man’s ministry.

“A young man ran and told Moses, and said, ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’ So, Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, ‘Moses my lord, forbid them!’ Then Moses said to him, ‘Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!’” [5]

John said to Jesus, “’Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.’ But Jesus said, ‘Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is on our side.’” [6]

Example four: The Lord gave Jeremiah the sign of an almond tree’s faithful blossoming in due season as a sign that His prophetic Word would surely come to pass. Jesus gave His disciples a vision of a fig tree’s faithful blossoming in due season as a sign that His prophetic Word would surely come to pass.

“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Jeremiah, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a branch of an almond tree.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.’” [7]

“Then He spoke to them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So, you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” [8]

Conclusion: Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is the One that God has sent to save us. All Scripture points to Him. He is the Savior of the world, and your Savior when you believe in Him and profess Him.

[1] Numbers 11:16-17
[2] Luke 10:1, 17
[3] Numbers 11:21-23
[4] Matthew 14:13-21
[5] Numbers 11:27-29
[6] Mark 9:38-40
[7] Jeremiah 1:11-12
[8] Luke 21:29-33