In every place you find Moses preceding Aaron, but where is it shown that both of them were equal? Where it is stated (in Exod. 6:26): IT IS THE SAME AARON AND MOSES. In every place you find Joshua preceding Caleb, but where is it shown that both of them are equal? Where it is stated (in Numb. 32:12): EXCEPT CALEB BEN JEPHUNNEH THE KENIZZITE AND JOSHUA BEN NUN. In every place you find the father's honor preceding the mother's honor, but where is it shown that both of them are on a par? Where it is stated (in Lev. 19:3): EACH ONE SHALL FEAR HIS MOTHER AND HIS FATHER. In every place you find the heavens preceding the earth, but where is it shown that they are on a par? Where it is stated (in Gen. 2:4, end): IN THE DAY THAT THE LORD GOD MADE EARTH AND HEAVEN.
The Verses That Secretly Reverse Biblical Hierarchy
Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bereshit 14:1