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Comparing Jesus and Moses: Who takes glory for miracles?

  • Writer: Bible Brian
    Bible Brian
  • Jan 5, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 9, 2023


The doctrine of the Trinity is all over the Bible if you know where to look. Aside from verses that straight up say things like "...the word was God" (John 1:1) and "You have not lied to men but God" (Acts 5:4), there are multiple instances of Jesus doing things no mere prophet could ever do.


Of all the prophets in history, none are so famous as Moses. There's a reason for that: He knew God face to face (Deuteronomy 34:10). By God's power, Moses was able to perform many great miracles. However, the Israelites were still incredibly grumpy. Eventually, after they groaned about water, Moses was commanded to speak to a rock to make water come out. But Moses didn't do as commanded. Instead of speaking to the rock in the name of God, Moses shouted at Israel "Must we bring water for you out of this rock?"


God wasn't happy with this at all. In one statement, Moses stole God's glory, the result being God banned him from entering the promised land. There is a similar scenario in the New Testament when Jesus, the long-awaited prophet like Moses (Acts 3:22) was on a boat with His disciples. A storm came and rocked the boat, the disciples panicked like a deer in the headlights.


Just like Moses, Jesus rebuked His disciples for their little faith, and followed it up by rebuking the wind and waves. The disciples responded with awe. Who is this man who can control the wind and waves? Jesus received the glory for this miracle. But God did not respond by preventing Him from finishing the task He was given. Quite the opposite, this was one of many signs that Jesus really is the Messiah!


Jesus took the glory for the miracle, and was not only not rebuked for it, but ultimately rewarded. This tells us that Jesus did not rob God of His glory, as Moses did. Rather, Jesus is God. This is one example of a Trinity verse hidden in plain sight.

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