There are some interesting parallels between the opening chapters of #genesis and the opening chapters of #exodus.

Adam and Eve in the Garden and Moses in Egypt:
1. Murder of Abel / Murder of Egyptian
2. God spoke to man
3. Tree / Bush
4. Angel with flaming sword / Flame on the bush
5. God: "Where are you?" / Moses: "Here I am."
6. Adam and Eve were naked / Moses removed his shoes.
7. Adam and Eve disputed with God / Moses disputed with God
8. Serpent condemned to the ground / Staff changed to serpent on the ground
9. Abel replaced by Seth / Moses replaced by Aaron
10. Brother's keeper / Moses to be like God to Aaron and Aaron to be Moses' helper
11. Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden / Moses and Zipporah go to Egypt
12. Curses of death, labor, and pain / Bridegroom of blood

#shmot #biblepatterns