2 Chronicles 36:15

And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 24:18-21 records a prior instance of God sending prophets and their rejection, illustrating the same pattern of warning and disobedience.

2 Chronicles 33:10 shows God speaking to Manasseh and the people refusing to listen, a clear parallel to God sending messengers and being ignored here.

2 Chronicles 24:19 recounts God sending prophets to bring Israel back, but they refused to listen — directly mirroring this pattern.

Judges 10:16 Related theme

Judges 10:16 shows God's soul grieved for Israel's misery, reflecting His compassion mentioned in 2 Chronicles 36:15.

In Luke 19:41-44, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem for missing God's visitation — the same pattern of rejected divine warnings leading to destruction.

Hosea 11:8 Related theme

Hosea 11:8 reveals God's inner turmoil and relenting from destroying Israel, embodying the compassion of 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Jeremiah 44:5 describes the people's refusal to listen, the rejection of those early-sent prophets.

Jeremiah 44:4 continues the 'rising early and sending' pattern, urging not to do abominable things.

Jeremiah 35:15 again uses 'rising up early and sending' with call to repentance, parallel to 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Jeremiah 26:5 uses identical phrase 'rising up early and sending' prophets, reinforcing the persistent call.

Jeremiah 25:4 repeats 'rising early and sending' prophets, same wording as 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Jeremiah 25:3 explicitly mentions 'rising early' speaking for 23 years, mirroring the early sending in 2 Chronicles 36:15.

2 Kings 13:23 Related theme

2 Kings 13:23 directly states God had compassion on Israel because of the covenant, similar compassion theme.

2 Kings 17:13 describes God warning Israel and Judah by all prophets to turn from evil, echoing the sending in 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Ezekiel 2:3 Parallel

Ezekiel 2:3 shows God sending Ezekiel to a rebellious nation, mirroring the pattern of sending prophets to a disobedient people.

2 Corinthians 5:20 Related theme

In 2 Corinthians 5:20, Paul says God appeals through ambassadors — a continuation of God sending representatives to plead.

Luke 20:10 Parallel

In Luke 20:10, the parable of the tenants has the owner sending a servant — a picture of God's repeated sending of messengers.

Judges 2:17 Parallel

In Judges 2:17, Israel also refused to listen to God's appointed judges, paralleling the persistent rejection of prophets here.

Luke 13:34 Allusion

In Luke 13:34, Jesus laments over Jerusalem killing prophets, echoing God's persistent sending to a rejecting people.

Mark 12:2 Parallel

In Mark 12:2's parable, the owner sends a servant to collect fruit — symbolizing God sending prophets to His people.

In Matthew 23:37, Jesus laments Jerusalem's rejection of prophets, mirroring God's repeated sending of messengers who were rejected.

Matthew 23:30 has Pharisees claim they wouldn't have killed prophets, yet they are linked to the same rejection pattern as 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Matthew 21:35 describes servants being beaten and killed, directly echoing the mistreatment of God's messengers in 2 Chronicles 36:16.

Matthew 21:34's parable of tenants sending servants mirrors God sending prophets to Israel for fruit — a parallel rejection pattern.

Zechariah 1:4 explicitly warns against repeating the fathers' refusal to listen to the former prophets, identical to 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Amos 2:11 Parallel

Amos 2:11 recalls God raising up prophets and Nazirites, but Israel made them sin — a parallel to the abuse of God's messengers.

Hosea 11:2 Parallel

Hosea 11:2 depicts God calling Israel but they turned to idols, illustrating the same rejection of prophetic calls.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

Daniel 9:6 confesses not listening to God's prophets, directly reflecting the rejection in 2 Chronicles 36:15.

Ezekiel 3:19 Related theme

Ezekiel 3:19 emphasizes that warning the wicked, even if they don't turn, fulfills the prophet's duty — reinforcing the purpose of God's messengers.

Isaiah 30:9 Parallel

Isaiah 30:9 calls the people 'rebellious' and unwilling to hear instruction—directly echoing the rejection of God's persistent messengers here.

2 Kings 17:15 describes Israel rejecting God's statutes and following idols — the same rebellion that ignored His messengers here.

2 Kings 21:10 shows God speaking through prophets to Manasseh — yet another example of His repeated warnings through messengers.

Jeremiah 35:14 contrasts the Rechabites' obedience with Israel's refusal to listen despite God's persistent 'rising early' warnings.

Jeremiah 32:33 notes God taught them persistently but they would not listen—identical theme of repeated divine outreach met with refusal.

Nehemiah 9:29 confesses Israel's stubbornness despite God's testimony — the same stiff-necked response to His warnings.

Nehemiah 9:30 explicitly says God testified by His Spirit through prophets for many years — an even fuller parallel to this patient sending.

Proverbs 29:1 warns that one often rebuked who hardens his neck will be suddenly destroyed — the same outcome as the rejected warnings here.

Jeremiah 13:10 condemns people who 'refuse to hear my words'—directly matching the rejection of God's persistent messages in this verse.

Jeremiah 7:25 states God persistently sent all his prophets 'day after day'—nearly identical language to the persistent sending described here.

Jeremiah 7:13 repeats the exact complaint: 'I spoke persistently, you did not listen'—a clear parallel to this summary of Israel's history.

Jeremiah 6:10 describes people with uncircumcised ears who scorn God's word—directly paralleling the rejection of the prophets sent here.

Isaiah 65:12 has God saying 'when I called you did not answer'—matching the pattern of God persistently calling and being ignored.

Jeremiah 9:7 Related theme

Jeremiah 9:7 speaks of God refining His people in judgment—a later consequence of the persistent rejection of messengers described here.