Comparing the Book of Moses to the Book of John---- Story Number 1 of 21 ----
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Exodus 1
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John 1:1-34
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Exodus/John |
Innocence |
1Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. | This section is recounting the beginning of God entering Egypt through the children of Israel. The children of Israel grow exceeding and fill the land of Egypt. | 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life; and the life was the light of men. | This section is recounting the beginning of God entering the world through the Word. God fills the world with all things that are made. | These sections represent the beginning of God entering a new location. God is building a nation in Exodus and a world in John. Both new locations are being filled. |
Self Awareness |
8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: | Joseph was a witness of God to Egypt. New King of Egypt knows not Joseph. Israel is mightier than Egypt. | 5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. | Light shines and darkness does not comprehend. John is witness of God's Light. The Light is greater than darkness. | Someone God sent is overlooked as the savior/light of God in the nation/world. |
Government |
10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. | Israel not received well by Egypt. | 10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. | Jesus not received by his own, God not received by His own. | God's nation/son not treated as God's nation/son. |
Promise |
12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. | Israel growing, children of God born by the will of God are multiplying. Moses to come by the growth of Israel. |
12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. |
Son's of God born by the will of God. Jesus comes after the growing ministry of John. | God increasing in children/sons. |
Law |
13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: | Egypt makes hard rules for Israel to serve them. | 17For the law was given by Moses, | Moses was given hard laws for Israel to serve God. | Hard/impossible laws given. |
Grace -in- |
14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. | Israel out in the fields (wilderness) serving Egypt. |
but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 24And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. |
John's out in the wilderness serving God. | The people/person that will bring forth the deliverer is/are out in wilderness waiting for the deliverer to come. |
God's Rule |
15And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 19And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. 20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. 22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. . | Israelite sons to be cast into the water to die. | 29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. | Jesus, God's son, is baptized. He goes down into the water but comes up alive. | God's sons/son getting sent to die in the water. |
| Exodus and John Index | Summary of the Books of Exodus and John |
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