The Nativity and Crucifixion of Jesus are Symbolized by the Ark of the Testimony

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Did you know that the creation of the Ark of the Testimony by the wise men called by God in the Book of Exodus foreshadowed the wise men who were led by God to the new born Jesus? They brought gold (Ex 31:4), frankincense (Ex 30:34), and myrrh (Ex 30:23).

Exodus 30:22-31:11 / Matthew 02:01-12

Note that Jesus and the Ark of the Testimony were both placed on two wooden poles between two men.

Exodus 37:4 / Matthew 27:38, Mark 15:27, Luke 23:32-33, John 19:18

Professor J. Clontz – Aidan University

The Foreshadowing of Jesus and the Roman Conquest of AD 73 – The True Vine

The foreshadowing of Jesus and the Roman conquest of AD 73 occurs in Numbers chapter 13. In today’s parallel - both Jesus [The True Vine] and the grape vine in Numbers 13 were hanged on a wooden pole between two robbers. Note that the two men in Numbers 13 took a grape vine that did not belong to them thus they were “robbers.”

John 15:1 I am the true vine…Matthew 27:38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

Numbers 13:23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them…

J. Clontz – Editor of the Comprehensive New Testament

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Previously:

Both Moses and Jesus send twelve men to spy out the inhabitants of the land of Canaan - Numbers 13:17/ Matthew 10:5,11