Comparing the Book of Moses to the Book of John---- Story Number 5 of 21 ----
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Exodus 4:19-31
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John 3
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Exodus/John |
Innocence |
19And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, | God talking to Moses (ruler of the Jews). | 1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, | Jesus talking to Nicodemus (ruler of the Jews). | Talking to ruler. |
Self Awareness |
Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. | Moses sent from God to Egypt, God with him as He had said. | we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. | Jesus came from God, God with him. | God sends and goes with the one He sends. |
Government |
20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: | This passage talks about Moses’ family, wife and sons. (Births must have taken place) Moses has now been born from God and is returning to the Kingdom he ran from. God will take over that Kingdom. Moses will do what he will do because he is sent by God. |
3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. |
Born again explained and seeing the kingdom of God. Jesus is doing what He is doing because He is sent from God. Also, born of water and Spirit is a picture of God using the wind to blow open the Red Sea and deliver the Jews out of Egypt. Jesus tells Nicodemus that He is talking about something He has seen. | Births, family, and transitioning to a different kingdom. |
Promise |
and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. | Moses has the rod of God in his hand. | 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. | Jesus will be lifted up on wooden cross like Moses put the Serpent on his rod. | Wood/rod lifted up with something on it’ |
Law |
21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: 23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. | Israel is God’s first born son. Moses will tell Pharaoh to let God’s son go but he will not. Moses is not sent to condemn Egypt but to free Israel. Pharaoh will be shown light but will stick to his darkness. |
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. |
Jesus is God only begotten Son. People will be shown light but will stick to darkness. |
Son’s
"Israel is my son, even my firstborn: " God "gave his only begotten Son," |
Grace -in- |
24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 27And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. | God comes down to make sure the seal of the Jews was on Moses’ son (circumcision). Aaron out in the wilderness, Aaron points to Moses. Bride, bridegroom and brother in this passage. | 22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24For John was not yet cast into prison. 25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30He must increase, but I must decrease. 31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. | Seal of Jews being discuss (baptism). John out in the wilderness, John points to Jesus. Bride, bridegroom and friend of bridegroom in this passage. Seal of God. | Seal of God, wilderness, marriage couple along with a friend. |
God's Rule |
28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. | Jews believe on the one that is sent. | 36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. | God wants man to believe on the one that He sent. | Believing on the one that God sends. |
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Exodus 5 : Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh, Pharaoh makes them gather straw
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