Hebrews 11:27
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as assurance of things not seen—Moses' seeing the invisible God in 11:27 is a direct example of that faith.
Hebrews 11:13 describes the patriarchs seeing the promises from a distance—Moses' seeing the invisible God in 11:27 is a different kind of sight, yet both demonstrate faith.
Hebrews 12:3 calls believers to endure by considering Jesus, mirroring Moses' endurance by seeing the invisible God in 11:27.
Exodus 2:14 reveals Moses' earlier fear after killing the Egyptian, contrasting with his later boldness in leaving Egypt.
2 Corinthians 4:18 echoes focusing on the unseen eternal, just as Moses endured by seeing the invisible God.
1 Peter 1:8 describes loving Christ without seeing him, paralleling Moses' faith in the invisible God.
Mark 4:17 describes those who fall away under persecution—the opposite of Moses, who did not fear Pharaoh's anger and persevered.
Exodus 14:10-13 shows Moses calming the terrified Israelites, demonstrating the same faith that made him fearless before Pharaoh.
Exodus 12:37-42 records the actual exodus from Egypt, the event Moses undertook by faith without fear.
Exodus 10:28 records Pharaoh's death threat — the very anger Moses did not fear, showing the concrete danger he faced by faith.
Exodus 2:15 shows Moses fleeing Pharaoh in fear, opposite of his later faith-driven departure without fear.
John 20:29 blesses those who believe without seeing, directly paralleling Moses' faith in the invisible God.
2 Corinthians 5:7 says we walk by faith not sight, aligning with Moses' perseverance because he saw the invisible God.
Exodus 13:17-21 shows God leading with a pillar of cloud and fire, making His invisible presence visible.
1 Timothy 6:16 says no one has seen God, yet Moses saw him who is invisible — a paradox of faith.
Genesis 32:30 records Jacob seeing God face to face, contrasting with Moses seeing the invisible God by faith.
1 John 4:12 echoes the paradox of 'seeing the invisible' – faith perceives God whom no eye has seen, linking Moses' vision to Christian love.
1 Timothy 1:17 calls God invisible, the same attribute Moses perceived by faith.
Colossians 1:15 calls Christ the image of the invisible God, connecting to Moses seeing the invisible God.
Romans 1:20 says God's invisible attributes are perceived in creation, echoing the theme of seeing the invisible God.
Acts 2:25 applies David's words about seeing the Lord to Christ, paralleling Moses' vision of the invisible God.
Psalm 16:8 expresses David's constant awareness of the Lord, similar to Moses seeing the invisible God — both persevere by focusing on God.