I have written a lot about parallels in the Bible.  Here is another one I found.  It starts with the story of Shamgar.

 
Judges 3:30-31
New King James Version (NKJV)
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.

31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.
Shamgar is an enigmatic character with only a brief mention in the Bible. He is armed only with a sharp stick. Even his name suggests a mystery. It means "stranger". Shamgar certainly is a stranger. We hardly know anything about him at all. Yet the Bible says he delivered Israel.
He was seemingly poorly armed. An ox goad was just a long sharp stick for poking stubborn cattle. A farm implement. Not much of a weapon against swords, shields and spears.
I think the Bible is kind of like a sharp stick. The Bible is just a book. But it prods us to do mighty things. In the hands of a man who is willing to be used by God it can move stubborn people.
God used another man who carried a stick. His name was Moses. We are much more familiar with this character. Using his stick, he parted the Red Sea. He led the Israelites. He performed many miracles. He delivered his people.
 
Two sticks. Two stories. Same results.
 
The Bible gives us a third story of about a person. He carried two sticks to His death and was crucified on them. He too delivered His people. Jesus.
 
YBIC
Bruce Baber