Moses' Hidden Grave Contrasts Christ's Proclaimed Resurrection
Maclaren fixes upon a profound contrast: Moses died solitary among savage cliffs, his grave unknown and forgotten, while Christ rose in a sepulchre 'close by...
This is historical examples on christ's superiority to Moses and the contrast between law and grace, drawing on Deuteronomy 34:5-6.
Maclaren fixes upon a profound contrast: Moses died solitary among savage cliffs, his grave unknown and forgotten, while Christ rose in a sepulchre 'close by a city wall, guarded by foes, haunted by troops of weeping friends, visited by a great light of angel faces.' The one grave faded from memory because 'no impulses, nor hopes, nor gifts, could come from it.'…
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