Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 8:16 repeats the manna lesson of humbling and testing, reinforcing the purpose behind the provision.
Deuteronomy 29:6 notes the absence of bread and wine in the wilderness, pointing to the same lesson of dependence on God.
Exodus 16:3 records the people's complaint about hunger, which directly connects to the hunger and manna provision mentioned here.
1 Corinthians 10:3 interprets the manna as spiritual food from Christ, revealing the deeper meaning behind the historical provision Moses describes.
In Luke 4:4, Jesus also quotes this verse in his temptation, showing its application.
In Matthew 4:4, Jesus directly quotes this verse during his temptation, affirming the principle.
Psalm 105:40 recalls God giving bread from heaven (manna), the same provision Moses refers to here as a lesson in living by God's word.
Psalm 78:23-25 poetically recounts the manna provision from heaven, echoing the historical event Moses uses to teach spiritual truth.
Exodus 16:12-35 describes God's provision of manna and the instructions for gathering, the very miracle Moses references to teach reliance on God's word.
Exodus 16:2 records the grumbling that led to the manna, the very event Moses recalls here to teach dependence on God.
Nehemiah 9:15 recounts the manna provision, tying it to God's faithfulness in leading to the Promised Land.
Exodus 16:35 records the manna lasted forty years, showing the long-term humbling provision that taught dependence on God's word.
Psalm 78:24 describes manna as grain of heaven, reinforcing the supernatural provision that taught dependence.
In Exodus 16:15, Moses identifies the manna as bread from the Lord, directly linking to the lesson in Deuteronomy 8:3.
In Exodus 16:14, the manna appears on the ground, the historical event behind Deuteronomy 8:3.
Mark 6:42 records Jesus feeding the 5000, a miraculous provision that typologically echoes the manna in Deuteronomy 8:3, showing God's sustaining power.
Luke 22:35 recalls the disciples lacking nothing when sent without supplies, paralleling Israel's dependence on God's provision in Deuteronomy 8:3.
John 6:31 directly mentions manna from heaven, the same event as Deuteronomy 8:3, setting up Jesus as the true bread that gives life.
Jeremiah 31:2 recalls God's grace in the wilderness, reinforcing the theme of Deuteronomy 8:3 where God humbled and provided for Israel there.
Proverbs 29:23 teaches that humility leads to honor, echoing the humbling in Deuteronomy 8:3 that teaches dependence on God.