Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Cross-references
Exodus 15:1 is the song Moses sang; Miriam begins her call with the exact same words — a direct quotation.
Exodus 14:13 promises deliverance; here in 15:21, that deliverance is celebrated — a direct narrative fulfillment within the same story.
In Judges 5:3, Deborah calls to sing to the Lord after victory — directly parallel to Miriam's prophetic song leading Israel.
In 1 Samuel 18:7, women sing a victory refrain about David and Saul — mirroring Miriam's antiphonal song after the Red Sea crossing.
Revelation 15:3 explicitly calls this the 'song of Moses' — the same victory song from Exodus 15, now sung by the redeemed.
Judges 5:1 introduces Deborah's victory song, structurally parallel to Miriam's — both are songs of triumph led by women after battle.
Psalm 76:6 directly echoes 'rider and horse' being stunned by God's rebuke — a clear allusion to the Red Sea victory.
Isaiah 12:5 echoes the same call 'Sing to the LORD' and celebrates God's glorious acts — directly parallel to Miriam's song.
Jeremiah 51:21 uses the same phrase 'horse and rider' to describe God's judgment on Babylon — echoing the destruction of Pharaoh's army.
Micah 6:4 explicitly mentions Miriam as a leader in the exodus — the same deliverance that prompted her song in Exodus 15:21.
In Revelation 5:9, the redeemed sing a 'new song' echoing Miriam's victory song — both celebrate God's deliverance, now through the Lamb's sacrifice.
Revelation 14:3 describes a 'new song' sung by the 144,000 redeemed, mirroring the exodus deliverance song in a heavenly setting.