Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:28 is the fearful report of fortified cities, which Moses here counters with trust in God's power.
Deuteronomy 3:18 commands the Transjordan tribes to cross armed, paralleling the crossing here.
In Deuteronomy 4:38, the same promise of driving out greater nations appears, reinforcing God's power.
Deuteronomy 7:1 similarly describes God clearing many nations before Israel, echoing the dispossession promise.
Deuteronomy 11:23 repeats the promise of dispossessing greater nations, emphasizing divine intervention.
Deuteronomy 11:31 repeats the promise of crossing the Jordan to possess the land, reinforcing this command.
Deuteronomy 12:10 adds that after crossing the Jordan and dispossessing enemies, God will give rest — expanding the promise of entering the land.
Deuteronomy 27:2 adds the instruction to set up stones after crossing, building on the crossing command.
Numbers 13:28-33 gives the detailed fearful report of fortified cities and giants that Moses here challenges.
Joshua 1:11 commands the people to prepare to cross, directly fulfilling Moses' announcement here.
Joshua 3:14 records the actual crossing with the ark, fulfilling the movement commanded here.
Joshua 3:16 describes the miraculous stopping of the Jordan, confirming God's power behind the crossing promised here.
Joshua 4:19 records the arrival at Gilgal after crossing the Jordan, marking the fulfillment of the entry command.
Amos 2:9 recalls God destroying the Amorites, who were tall and strong — directly echoing the mighty nations in Deuteronomy 9:1.
Joshua 12:8 lists the actual nations conquered — showing the fulfillment of the dispossession promised in Deuteronomy 9:1.
Joshua 3:6 shows the priests carrying the ark ahead, a specific step in the crossing foreseen here.
Nehemiah 9:25 recounts the capture of fortified cities and rich land — reflecting the same conquest described in Deuteronomy 9:1.
Numbers 33:51 commands crossing the Jordan into Canaan, a parallel instruction in the journey narrative.