God’s Blueprint in Exodus With Moses
I was reading along in Exodus, taking in how Moses and Aaron jointly handled the plagues of frogs, lice, flies, etc.—until suddenly, something shifts.
Up through plague six, Moses and Aaron work in tandem—sometimes Aaron is the one stretching out his hand, sometimes both act together. But then comes this moment in Exodus 9:13-17, and the tone changes. For I (God) will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. (Exodus 9:14)
It seems clear, God is saying, “Now it gets serious.” He’s about to turn up the heat—not just on Pharaoh, but on the account itself. And now, Moses becomes the sole instrument of God’s judgments. From plague 7 onward—hail, locusts, darkness—it’s Moses alone who stretches out his hand or rod (Ex. 9:22, 10:12, 10:21). These are the heaviest-hitting judgements, and not coincidentally, they’re the same ones that reappear in Revelation.
That’s not just historical detail. It’s God’s pattern. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. (Isa. 46:9-10)
What God began in Exodus, He will finish in Revelation. And that Exodus 9 interlude is like a prophetic signal, where God says, “Now you’ll see the full display of My power.” It’s not just for Egypt’s sake—it’s for all the earth to know there’s none like Him.
It’s exactly what we see in Revelation when God’s judgments escalate and His two witnesses (one of them clearly Moses) step onto the scene in chapter 11. What do they do? These have power to shut heaven… and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Rev. 11:6)
It’s Moses all over again—but global this time.
Pharaoh isn’t just a villain in a Bible story—he’s a picture of the Antichrist. Both exalt themselves above God, harden their hearts against truth and drag their people into judgment. And just as Moses confronted Pharaoh with increasing severity, he will confront the Antichrist with power from heaven. The same judgments—hail, locusts and darkness—will fall again, just as they did in Egypt, because as Ecclesiastes 1:9 reminds us: The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be… and there is no new thing under the sun.
What we see in Exodus isn’t just God delivering Israel—it’s God revealing His entire plan in seed form. Moses’ growing involvement, God’s clear purpose statement in Exodus 9, the escalating judgments—it all mirrors the final confrontation in Revelation.
The Bible isn’t a loose collection of stories. It’s a sovereignly choreographed masterpiece where the first deliverance points to the final one. God is telling one story, and He told us how it ends right from the beginning.
R&J Shee