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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Romans 9:15 → Exodus 33:19

Quotation

Later text

Romans 9:15BSB

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Earlier text

Exodus 33:19BSB

“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

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Significance

God's declaration of sovereign freedom in showing mercy, given in the context of post-golden calf intercession. Establishes that mercy is entirely God's prerogative, not earned by human effort.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Analogy + Longitudinal Theme

Linked Mentions 2

Trajectory Tables 1

Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) Trajectory Table

Longitudinal Themes 1

Justice and Mercy