Yes — Les Feldick teaches that Moses' rejection and later acceptance by Israel is a clear Old Testament type of Jesus' first and second comings.
In Acts 7, Moses first appeared to his brethren and was rejected with 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge?' Yet God later sent him as a ruler and deliverer. Les shows the same pattern in Christ: He came to His own, was rejected, and will return in power and glory when Israel finally mourns and asks about the wounds in His hands.
Acts 7:35 — This verse shows that the very Moses Israel refused was sent by God as ruler and deliverer—the heart of the Moses–Christ typology.
Acts 7 records Stephen's rehearsal of Israel's history. When Moses first came to his brethren, he was rejected: 'But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?' (Acts 7:27). Scripture also records that his brethren 'understood not' that God was using his hand to deliver them (Acts 7:25). Yet God later sent the same Moses 'to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush' (Acts 7:35). Stephen identifies Moses as the one who spoke of a coming prophet like himself (Acts 7:37) and says Moses was in 'the church in the wilderness' with the angel at Mount Sinai (Acts 7:38). Scripture also records that Christ 'came unto his own, and his own received him not' (John 1:11). In Zechariah, the future day is pictured when Israel will 'look upon me whom they have pierced' and mourn (Zechariah 12:10), and will ask about the wounds in His hands (Zechariah 13:6).
Les Feldick explains that the Old Testament alludes to the Second Coming allegorically or symbolically, especially in the lives of Moses and Joseph. He uses Stephen's speech in Acts 7 as the clearest place where this typology is picked up. Stephen's whole purpose, Les says, was to bring Israel to the knowledge that the One they killed is their King. The parallel runs like this: Moses appeared to the Hebrews, and they rejected him with 'Who made thee a prince and a judge?' In the same way, Israel rejected Jesus when He presented Himself as King, saying 'We have no king but Caesar.' Moses then fled into exile, and while exiled he married a Gentile—a picture of Christ being rejected, exiled to heaven, and calling out a Gentile bride, the Church, during this age. At His second coming, Jesus returns to Israel in power and glory. Israel will mourn for Him as an only son and ask about the wounds in His hands, fulfilling the same pattern Les sees in Joseph and Moses: a first appearance not recognized, then a future appearance as Deliverer and King.
In Acts 7, Stephen points out that the same Moses Israel refused with 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge?' was the one God sent to be ruler and deliverer. Les draws the parallel: Israel said the same thing to Jesus at His trial—'We have no king but Caesar'—and Scripture says He came to His own and His own received Him not. As Les says, Jesus came the first time and they did not know who He was.
Les points out that when Moses was rejected and driven away from his original setting, he married a Gentile—the daughter of the priest of Midian. This is a picture, according to Les, of Christ being rejected and literally exiled back to heaven, and during that exile calling out a Gentile bride, the Church, in this present age.
Zechariah 12:10 says Israel will 'look upon me whom they have pierced' and mourn for Him as an only son. Zechariah 13:6 pictures the question 'What are these wounds in thine hands?' and the answer 'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.' Les shows these are fulfilled at Christ's second coming when He returns to Israel in power and glory.
Les notes that Joseph's first appearance to his brothers was not recognized, just as Moses' first visit was not understood and Jesus' first coming was not recognized. He draws all three into one pattern: a first appearance that Israel did not know, followed by a future second appearance in power and glory.
Old Testament Symbolism of the Second Coming
Les begins by showing that the Old Testament uses symbols—especially the lives of Moses and Joseph—to picture the Second Coming, with Stephen rehearsing Israel's history in Acts 7.
Moses' Rejection and Jesus' Rejection
Les compares Moses' first appearance among the Hebrews—rejected with 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge?'—to Jesus coming to His own and being rejected as King.
The First Rejection and the Second Coming
Les ties Moses' and Joseph's first appearances being unrecognized to Christ's first coming, then shows that at the Second Coming Israel will mourn and ask about the wounds in His hands.
Same Rejection Language
Les shows the identical rejection language: Israel asked Moses 'Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?' and later told Rome, 'We have no king but Caesar' when rejecting Jesus.
Moses as the Promised Prophet
Les points out Stephen's argument that Moses promised a prophet like himself and that Moses was in the 'church in the wilderness'—showing Moses as a forerunner of Christ.
Israel Did Not Understand
Les highlights Acts 7:25—Moses' brethren 'understood not' that God would use him to deliver them, just as Israel never understood Jesus when He first came.
A Gentile Bride in Exile
Les notes that Moses, rejected and exiled, married a Gentile; this pictures Christ, rejected and exiled to heaven, calling out a Gentile bride during this age.
Stephen's Purpose: Moses as a Type
Les sums up Stephen's purpose: Moses was a type of Christ, and the second Deliverer—the Christ—was the One Israel rejected and crucified.
Acts 7:25: For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
Stephen notes that Moses' brethren did not perceive that God was using him to deliver them—the same failure Israel showed at Christ's first coming.
Acts 7:27: But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
The rejection language used against Moses is the same pattern Les shows Israel using against Jesus.
Acts 7:35: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
This verse states that the very Moses they refused was sent by God as a ruler and deliverer—the heart of the typology.
Acts 7:37: This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Moses' own prophecy points to a prophet like himself, which Stephen applies to Jesus.
Acts 7:38: This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
Stephen connects Moses with the church in the wilderness and the angel at Sinai.
Zechariah 12:10: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Israel's future mourning over the pierced One is fulfilled at the Second Coming.
Zechariah 13:6: And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
The question about the wounds in His hands belongs to the day Israel recognizes the One they wounded.
John 1:11: He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Scripture states plainly that Christ came to His own and was not received, matching the Moses pattern.
John 19:15: But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
Israel's answer to Pilate shows they repeated the same rejection language used against Moses.
Les Feldick teaches that Acts 7 shows Moses as a forerunner and type of Christ. Just as Moses was rejected by Israel and later sent as their deliverer, Christ was rejected at His first coming and will return as King. Stephen's purpose in Acts 7 was to convince Israel that the Christ they crucified was the appointed Deliverer.
Acts 7 rehearses Moses' rejection and later commissioning. Zechariah 12:10 and 13:6 describe the mourning and the wounds that will be seen when the Lord returns to Israel in power and glory. Les connects these passages to the same pattern found in Moses and Joseph.
When Moses was rejected and exiled, he married a Gentile woman. Les explains that this pictures Christ being rejected and exiled back to heaven, and during that time He is calling out a Gentile bride—the Church.
Les points out that Joseph, like Moses and Jesus, appeared to his brothers the first time and was not recognized. The pattern is a first appearance to Israel that was rejected, followed by a future appearance when Israel will recognize Him.
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