Acts 18:9-10 to Exodus 3:12 · The Hyperlinked Bible

Acts 18:9-10 → Exodus 3:12

Allusion

Later text

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

Earlier text

Exodus 3:12BSB

"I will surely be with you," God said, "and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain."

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Earlier text

Deuteronomy 31:6BSB

Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you."

Earlier text

Joshua 1:5BSB

No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Earlier text

Joshua 1:9BSB

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

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Significance

In a night vision the Lord assures Paul, "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you" (Acts 18:9-10), addressing his apostle in the very manner in which he commissioned Moses and Joshua. The promise of God's presence answered Moses at the bush (Exodus 3:12); the charge to Joshua was, "Do not be afraid... for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9); and the word to exiles ran, "Do not fear, for I am with you" (Isaiah 41:10). Paul stands in that long line of the fearful-but-accompanied, sent into danger with the same divine presence. The promise finds its deepest ground in Christ, the true Immanuel, God with us, whose parting word is, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20) — so that the missionary's courage rests not on safety but on the abiding presence of the risen Lord.

Found via

G.K. Beale & D.A. Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007)

Reference Type

Allusion

Connection Method(s)

Analogy