When Moses was born, Pharaoh king of Egypt, ordered the massacre of the Israelite newborns after hearing the prophecy of a deliverer to rise up among God’s people to free the Hebrew slaves. When Christ was born Herod king of Judea ordered the slaying of all the children in Bethlehem after hearing the Magi informing him that they came seeking the child who would be king of Israel.
Before Moses was called by God to be the instrument of salvation for the enslaved Hebrews, he was a shepherd. And before Christ preached the Gospel to the house of Israel He was a carpenter.
God hardened the heart of Pharaoh to the degree that even after seeing signs and wonders performed by the finger of God, the ruler of Egypt still did not believe in the God of Israel. Similarly, even though Jesus Christ performed many miracles and saved the souls of so many, the Jewish leaders’ hearts were hardened by not believing in the only begotten Son of God, even though they were witnesses to His miracles.
By Moses God freed the Hebrew slaves and by Christ Jesus set at liberty the spirits which were in prison. Just as Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt to the land of promise, so also the Lord Christ led captivity captive into Paradise.