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Psalm 105:26
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
24He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
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Moses is named as God's servant, and Aaron as his choice, so the story's attention rests on the God who sent them.
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Exodus 3:10Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”Both passages describe God sending Moses; Exodus specifies Pharaoh as his destination and Israel's release as his task.
Hebrews 3:5Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,Both texts identify Moses as a servant, and Hebrews speaks of his faithfulness in that service.
Numbers 12:7My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.God names Moses as his servant in both passages; Numbers also affirms his faithfulness.
Numbers 16:5He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, the LORD will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him …God's choice shapes both passages: Aaron is chosen in the psalm, and Numbers says God will identify whom he chooses.
Exodus 29:5–46You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and clothe him with the skillfully woven band …Aaron appears in both texts: the psalm names him as chosen, while Exodus describes the garments he is to wear.
Exodus 28:29–38Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before the …Both passages name Aaron in service to God; Exodus describes his bearing Israel's names into the holy place.
Exodus 7:1The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.Both texts place Moses and Aaron together under God's direction, with Exodus describing their distinct roles before Pharaoh.
Numbers 16:40to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger who isn’t of the offspring of Aaron, would come near to burn incense before the LORD, …Both texts name Moses and Aaron; Numbers specifies the restriction of incense service to Aaron's descendants.
1 Samuel 12:6Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.Both passages credit God with appointing Moses and Aaron, and Samuel connects that appointment with Israel's departure from Egypt.
Numbers 17:5–8It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, …God's choice is central in both passages; the psalm names Aaron, while Numbers promises a sign identifying the chosen man.
Acts 7:34–35I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you …Both passages describe God sending help into Egypt; Acts names his people's affliction and his purpose to deliver them.
Micah 6:4For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.Both passages say God sent Moses and Aaron; Micah also names Miriam and recalls deliverance from bondage.
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Israel faced hatred, and God sent Moses and Aaron into that setting. Their service began with his choice; the account gives God the credit for sending them.
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