Deuteronomy 32:30
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 32:4 presents God as the faithful Rock, while 32:30 uses 'Rock' selling them, showing both aspects of God's justice.
Deuteronomy 1:44 describes the same defeat by Amorites — it's the historical event this song references as God selling them.
Deuteronomy 20:4 promises God fights for Israel, opposite of 32:30 where God gives them up to defeat.
Deuteronomy 28:7 promises victory over fleeing enemies, contrasting with 32:30's defeat and flight.
Deuteronomy 28:25 describes the same curse of being defeated and fleeing, matching 32:30's scenario.
Deuteronomy 5:29 shows God's desire for Israel to obey and prosper, contrasting with 32:30 where disobedience leads to defeat.
Judges 3:8 repeats 'the LORD sold them' into an oppressor's hand—directly illustrating the judgment in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Psalm 31:8 praises God for not giving the speaker into enemy hands — the opposite of the abandonment described here.
Job 16:11 has God giving Job over to the wicked — directly parallels the idea of God handing someone over to enemies.
Psalm 44:12 echoes the same 'sold' language — God sells His people for nothing, matching the defeat-as-abandonment theme.
2 Chronicles 24:24 says the Lord delivered a great host to a small army because Israel forsook Him—a direct example of being 'sold'.
Isaiah 30:17 inverts the promise: one thousand flee from one—matching Deuteronomy's scenario of defeat when God sells them.
Isaiah 50:1 uses the same metaphor of God selling Israel, but adds that their sins caused the sale — deepening the reason for abandonment.
Judges 2:14 explicitly says God 'sold them' into enemies' hands—the same verb used in Deuteronomy 32:30's 'their Rock had sold them'.
Joshua 23:10 declares the fulfillment that one chases a thousand; Deuteronomy 32:30 laments its loss due to forsaking God.
Leviticus 26:8 promises the victory formula of few chasing many—the very promise Deuteronomy 32:30 questions when God sells them.
Ezekiel 39:23 shows God hiding His face and handing Israel over for their sin — exactly the same cause and effect as the 'Rock had sold them' in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Lamentations 1:6 pictures princes fleeing without strength before pursuers — a vivid parallel to one chasing a thousand in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Daniel 1:2 records the Lord delivering Jehoiakim into Nebuchadnezzar's hand — a concrete example of God 'giving up' His people as described in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Isaiah 42:24 asks 'Who gave Jacob for a spoil?' and answers 'the Lord' — identical to the Rock selling Israel in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Numbers 14:45 records the exact defeat by Amalekites and Canaanites — a historical example of God giving Israel up to enemies.
Psalm 106:41 explicitly states God gave them into enemy hands — directly paralleling the 'sold them' of Deuteronomy 32:30.
Joel 3:8 uses the same verb 'sell' for God's judgment on people, directly echoing the language of Deuteronomy 32:30 about being sold by their Rock.
In Ezra 5:12, the leaders explicitly state that God gave them into Nebuchadnezzar's hand because of their ancestors' anger—a clear echo of the 'Rock sold them' principle.
In 2 Chronicles 14:11, Asa cries out for help against a multitude, and God delivers—showing the opposite outcome of being given up, as a few defeat many by divine aid.
In 2 Kings 25:4, Jerusalem's soldiers flee as the Babylonians breach the wall—a direct fulfillment of the principle that God gives up his people so few can chase many.
In 1 Kings 20:27, Israel appears as two little flocks against a vast Aramean army, yet God gives victory—contrasting with the curse of being sold and fleeing.
In 1 Samuel 14:13, Jonathan and his armor-bearer defeat many Philistines—a positive example of two putting thousands to flight, contrasting with God giving Israel up.
1 Samuel 14:6 expresses faith that God can save by few, contrasting with 32:30's defeat when God gives up.
1 Samuel 12:9 explicitly says God 'sold' Israel into enemy hands, using the same verb as 32:30's 'sold' by their Rock.
Judges 16:20 shows Samson unaware the Lord had left him, leading to defeat—same dynamic as 32:30's abandonment.
Joshua 7:4 recounts Israel fleeing at Ai, a direct historical example of the one-chasing-thousand principle in 32:30.
Isaiah 52:3 repeats the 'sold for nothing' phrase but promises redemption without money — a hopeful counterpart to the judgment.
Jeremiah 52:7 records the army fleeing the fall of Jerusalem — a historical example of the defeat described in Deuteronomy 32:30.
Habakkuk 1:12 calls God 'my Rock' and says He appointed enemies to execute judgment — reinforcing the theme of God as Rock who gives His people over.