John 02:06-11 A Prophet like Moses – Water Turned into Another Substance

There is a prophecy in Deuteronomy 18:15-19 that God would raise up a prophet like Moses – that prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus. In today’s parallel, Jesus and Moses both turned water into another substance. Moses turned water into blood, all the fish in the Nile died, everyone was loathe to drink from the Nile and Pharaoh did not believe. Jesus turned water into wine which everyone could enjoy and his disciples believed. In this parallel, the water turned to blood represents the warning of judgment in the Old Testament and the water turned to wine represents the hope of grace in the New Testament.

Exodus 7:17-18 Thus says the LORD, "By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, I will strike the water that is in the Nile with the rod that is in my hand, and it shall be turned to blood, 18 and the fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile shall become foul, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink water from the Nile."

John 2:6-11 Now six stone jars were standing there, according to the manner for purification of the Jews, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man sets out the good wine first; and, when the guests have drunk freely, the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

There are many signs and wonders that Jesus did that were like those done by Moses – can you find them? Do you know what religion claims that someone else fulfilled the prophecy in Deuteronomy 18:15-19? The other religion does not have a parallel for turning water into another substance.

J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament

Previously:

01. Moses and Jesus returned to their native land after a message from the Lord indicated that the men who were seeking their lives were dead. Exodus 4:19/Matthew 2:19

02. At the time when Moses and Jesus were born, the ruler of the country ordered the killing of all the male infants in the region. Exodus 1:22/Matthew 2:16

03. The ruling authority summoned wise men to learn more about the signs concerning Jesus and Moses. Exodus 7:11/ Matthew 2:7

04. Jesus and Moses had a prophet appointed by God as their herald to speak to the people about them. Exodus 4:14-16/ John 01:29-34