Deuteronomy 4:32

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 10:21 affirms God did 'great and terrifying things' for Israel — reinforcing the same theme of God's unique, mighty works.

Deuteronomy 29:3 recalls the 'great trials and wonders' Israel saw — a specific reminder of the very events Deuteronomy 4:32 asks about.

Deuteronomy 32:7 echoes the same call to ask past generations about God's deeds, reinforcing the inquiry into unprecedented acts.

Job 8:8 Parallel

Job 8:8 repeats the same imperative to 'ask the former generation' — both verses urge learning from the past about God's ways.

Psalm 44:1 Parallel

Psalm 44:1 recalls how fathers told of God's deeds in their days — a direct parallel to Deuteronomy's call to inquire of past generations.

Joel 1:2 Parallel

Joel 1:2 asks the same rhetorical question: 'Has anything like this happened in your days or in your ancestors'?' — mirroring Deuteronomy's appeal to history.

Exodus 34:10 promises wonders 'such as have not been done in all the earth' — directly matching Deuteronomy's question about unparalleled divine acts.

2 Samuel 7:23 praises God's unique redemption of Israel, mirroring the wonder of God's unparalleled acts in this passage.

1 Chronicles 17:21 similarly celebrates God's unique redemption of Israel, directly paralleling the theme of unmatched divine action.

Psalm 147:20 states God did not deal thus with any other nation, exactly paralleling the uniqueness of Israel's revelation here.

Mark 13:19 Allusion

Mark 13:19 uses similar language of unprecedented tribulation from creation, directly echoing 'since the day God created man' here.