As I began reading Exodus, I immediately thought of Revelation. Must seem like a bit of a jump, going from the start to the finish, but think about it. Plagues, God's redemption...could it be a foretelling of the Revelation of John, and a key to understanding end time prophecy? I wouldn't be surprised. Every time I read through the story, I think to myself, oooh, I want to really look into that! Of course, since we are reading and not delving into study, I can't do that now. But, I did a quick search and I found a book by someone who did do a study on it! And yes, I'm ordering the book, lol. But just off the top of my head, lets look at some quick parallelisms:
| EXODUS | REVELATION |
| Moses saved from death as a baby | Jesus saved from death as a baby |
| Spent time in Egypt as a child | Spent time in Egypt as a child |
| Man chosen to redeem Israel from Egypt | Man/God redeemed all who believe in Him |
| Plagues | Plagues |
| Lead to Mt. Sinai | New Jerusalem on Mt. Zion |
When you think about it, Noah could also be an even earlier picture that fits the pattern:
| FLOOD | EXODUS | REVELATION |
| Noah | Moses | Jesus |
| Redeem Family | Redeem Israel | Redeem all believers |
| Flood | Plagues | Plagues |
| Mt. Ararat | Mt. Sinai | Mt. Zion |
Well, we know God likes the number 3! He's the same yesterday, today, and forever! Yep, I'm definitely going to have to come back to this one! :)
Ooo that is Good! Yeah we gotta check that out more... very interesting! One big thing that I notice is that God doesn't just say Anything Once...He repeats it Over and Over..hehehe cause we are thick-headed I guess! Thanks for sharing that cause I sure wouldn't have seen it! That is So cool!
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