Moses and Paul:
The Similarities

     

Both had Kings who tried to kill them

Ex 1:22; 2:15

2 Cor 11:32–33

       

Both escaped death through a woven basket

Ex 2:3

2 Cor 11:32–33

       

Both received the top education the world had to offer:

Ex 2:10; Acts 7:22

Acts 22:3; Phil 3:6

             

Both murdered someone immediately before their conversions

Ex 2:12

Acts 7:58; 9:1-2

       

Both were rejected by their brethren

Acts 7:25

Acts 9:23-26; 22:18

      

Both talked to God after seeing a bright light in the wilderness

Ex 3:2-3

Acts 9:3

   

Both asked God, “who are you” and God replied, "I AM"

Ex 3:13–14

Acts 22:8

   

Both immediately fled to Mt. Sinai and received instruction

Ex 2:15; Heb 11:27

Gal 1:17

   

Both received instructions directly from God on the law at Mt. Sinai

Acts 7:38

Gal 1:15–17

 

Both were law givers who wrote major sections of scripture

Pentateuch:  Moses: 5 OT books  Paul: 13 NT books

 

Both rejected earthly riches, position, and prestige for heavenly treasures

Heb 11:26

Phil 3:4-8

 

Both performed spectacular and extraordinary miracles

Acts 7:36

Acts 19:11–12