Jesus is the true and better rock of Moses who, when struck with a rod of God’s justice, now gives us water in the desert. Jesus is the true and better Job who became a truly innocent sufferer and now intercedes for and saves his stupid friends. Jesus is the true and better David whose victory becomes his people’s victory, though they never lifted a stone to accomplish it themselves. Jesus is the true and better Esther who didn’t just risk losing an earthly palace but lost the ultimate heavenly one, who didn’t just risk his life but gave his life, who didn’t just say, “If I perish, I perish,”
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