unharmed, both in infancy and later in adulthood; more importantly, like Noah (whose name means “rest”), Moses will be the one who brings Yahweh’s people from slavery to Sabbath. Like Noah, Moses will be the instrument for destroying the old world of Egypt and bringing Israel into a “new creation.” Sometimes, the allusions are found not in verbal quotations but in analogous situations, events, and settings. Here at last we get to something that looks like typology in the traditional sense, but here
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