Difference between revisions of "Biblical Parallels Index – Shemot 7-11/0"
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| − | There are several inverse parallels between the plagues and the description of the world's creation. The Biblical narrative might be hinting that the plagues were meant to represent a destructive reversal of the act of creation in order to highlight that the God of creation is the God of the exodus:<fn>Some of the connections between the stories include:< | + | <p>There are several inverse parallels between the plagues and the description of the world's creation. The Biblical narrative might be hinting that the plagues were meant to represent a destructive reversal of the act of creation in order to highlight that the God of creation is the God of the exodus:<fn>Some of the connections between the stories include:</p> |
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<li>The plague of blood lasted for seven days (7:25), alluding to the seven days of creation.</li> | <li>The plague of blood lasted for seven days (7:25), alluding to the seven days of creation.</li> | ||
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36: <p>There are several inverse parallels between the plagues and the description of the world's creation. The Biblical narrative might be hinting that the plagues were meant to represent a destructive reversal of the act of creation in order to highlight that the God of creation is the God of the exodus:<fn>Some of the connections between the stories include:</p>
36: <p>There are several inverse parallels between the plagues and the description of the world's creation. The Biblical narrative might be hinting that the plagues were meant to represent a destructive reversal of the act of creation in order to highlight that the God of creation is the God of the exodus:<fn>Some of the connections between the stories include:</p>