| Jesus | Israel |
| Jesus from unfertilized womb | Isaac from infertile womb |
| Jesus is exiled in Egypt to escape death and then later leaves (Mt. 2:13-15; cf Hosea 11:1). This fulfills the testimony of Hosea. | Israel is exiled in Egypt to escape famine and then later leaves by God’s power (Gen. 47:4, Ex. 1:1-7, Ex. 12:51) |
| Jesus is baptized (Mt. 3:13-17) to fulfill all righteousness. Thereafter, God announces that he is pleased with His Son (Mt. 3:17) | Israel is baptized in the Red Sea (Ex. 14:21-22, cf I Cor. 10:2) but God is not pleased with them (I Cor. 10:1-5). |
| Jesus enters the desert for 40 days where he is tempted and rebuffs Satan with the word of God (Mt. 4:1-11) | Israel is tested in desert for 40 years and is found wanting (Ex. 15:22-26, 16:2-3, Chp 32, etc., Num. 26:65, cf I Cor. 10:5) |
| Twelve Disciples | Twelve Tribes |
| Is the Word of God, God’s Prophet, Priest, King, Judge of the World | Was entrusted with the word of God, God’s prophets, God’s priests, and God’s anointed kings and judges |
| Jesus betrayed for 30 pieces of silver – to be our Savior of God’s family | Joseph betrayed for 30 pieces of silver – became savior of his family |
| Bless The World (John 3:16-17) | Bless the World (Gen. 12:1-3) |
Also see this important article that compares Jesus to David.
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Jason Robertson is a husband and a father and a pastor. He is dedicated to leading and equipping his the Church with God’s word and biblical theology for life ministry, using a combination of pastoral, church planting and evangelism experience. He holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is experienced in church planting, evangelism, missions, and the training of pastors and Bible teachers.
Jason has been preaching the gospel since 1985, serving the first ten years of ministry as a Southern Baptist itinerant evangelist out of Milldale Baptist Church in Zachary, LA which ordained him in 1993. He has preached in hundreds of churches in over 30 States and 4 countries. He planted churches in Siberia, Russia in the summers of 1993 and 1994. He founded Murrieta Valley Church in California, which he planted in cooperation with the SBC NAMB in 2001. He also teaches ministry students at California Baptist University.
You can hear his sermons and read his manuscripts on sermonaudio.com. Just follow the link to "sermons" at the top of this page.