Moses

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Moses restores keys of gathering.
Joseph in Egypt promised that Moses would free his people. Name and some circumstances given.
Moses prophecies of Christ as a prophet that shall be raised up like unto himself.
2) And he saw God face to face, and he talked with him, and the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence.
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4) And, behold, thou art my son; wherefore look, and I will show thee the workmanship of mine hands; but not all, for my works are without end, and also my words, for they never cease.
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6) And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all.
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12) And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.
13) And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and said: Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten; and where is thy glory, that I should worship thee?
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16) Get thee hence, Satan; deceive me not; for God said unto me: Thou art after the similitude of mine Only Begotten.
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23) And now of this thing Moses bore record; but because of wickedness it is not had among the children of men.
24) And it came to pass that when Satan had departed from the presence of Moses, that Moses lifted up his eyes unto heaven, being filled with the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son;
25) And calling upon the name of God, he beheld his glory again, for it was upon him; and he heard a voice, saying: Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have chosen thee, and thou shalt be made stronger than many waters; for they shall obey thy command as if thou wert God.
26) And lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days; for thou shalt deliver my people from bondage, even Israel my chosen.
  • Josephus, Antiquities, 2.9.2-4.8.49
From the prophecy of Moses's birth to his non-death.
  • Philo: On the Life of Moses I, On the Life of Moses II
From Moses's birth to his non-death.
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls, 4Q545, Frag. 4
Some comments by an angel on Moses's holy calling.
  • Enoch 89:15-17,30-36
Enoch sees Moses in a dream represented symbolicly.

Notes

According to Josephus the name, "Moses", refers to one who is saved by water. This is working from the root "Mo" meaning "water". (I'm not sure about "ses" in Egyptian, but m-w does mean "water" in Middle Egyptian.)
Conversely "Mosis" is a well attested name suffix in Egyptian, having the meaning of "son of". I have also seen this translated as "boy child" and I presume that it is related to the Egyptian m-s, which means child.
My thought then is that this would suggest that "Moses" could be translated as "son", "a son", or "the son", which would make him a Christ figure. If "mosis" was originally a suffix for Moses's full name, then the name, "Moses", becomes a kind of spiritual name like "Abraham" being given as a variation of Abram. Of course, Moses already is a known Christ figure which makes this analysis seem quite plausible. This also suggests some additional wordplay is occurring in the book of Moses, as god says things like "Moses, my son" that normally goes unacknowledged. Since similar wordplay also occurs in Genesis with the name, Jehovah, this would seem quite consistent.

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