Deuteronomy 9:6
Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 9:3 describes God as a consuming fire destroying the nations—the action that enables Israel to possess the land, while 9:6 explains it’s not due to their righteousness.
In Deuteronomy 9:4, this same warning against self-righteousness is elaborated — the land is given despite Israel's stubbornness, not because of it.
In Deuteronomy 9:13, God confirms the same assessment — Israel is a stiffnecked people, reinforcing why they do not deserve the land.
In Deuteronomy 9:24, the same chapter reiterates that Israel has been rebellious since Moses knew them, reinforcing the reason God gives the land despite their stubbornness.
In Deuteronomy 10:16, the command to circumcise the heart directly addresses the stiffnecked condition mentioned here — a call to repentance.
In Deuteronomy 31:27, Moses foretells continued rebellion using the same stiffnecked description — confirming their persistent sin.
In 2 Chronicles 36:13, Zedekiah stiffens his neck, exemplifying the same stubbornness — a later instance of the stiffnecked trait.
Acts 7:51 directly quotes 'stiff-necked' from the OT, applying the same accusation to Stephen's audience.
Zechariah 7:12 says they made hearts hard as adamant — reinforcing the stubbornness theme.
Zechariah 7:11 depicts refusing to listen, turning a stubborn shoulder — same rebellion as Deuteronomy.
In Ezekiel 20:44, God acts for His name's sake, not according to Israel's wicked ways — echoing the grace principle that the land is not given for righteousness.
Ezekiel 2:4 describes the people as 'obstinate and stubborn' — identical theme of hardness.
Isaiah 48:4 directly calls Israel 'obstinate' with 'iron sinew' — a vivid parallel to the stubbornness in Deuteronomy.
Psalm 78:8 echoes the same 'stubborn and rebellious generation' language, reinforcing Israel's pattern of obstinacy.
In Exodus 32:9, God first calls Israel stiffnecked after the golden calf — the same phrase used here to explain the land is not due to righteousness.
In 2 Chronicles 30:8, Hezekiah warns against being stiffnecked like the ancestors — directly referring to the same stubbornness seen here.
In Exodus 34:9, Moses pleads for grace precisely because the people are stiffnecked — the same condition that does not merit the land.
In Exodus 33:3, God threatens to withdraw because they are stiffnecked — showing the consequence of this trait, while Deut 9:6 shows grace despite it.
Nehemiah 9:16 echoes 'stiff-necked' to describe the ancestors' arrogance and disobedience, directly paralleling the charge in Deuteronomy 9:6.
In Mark 10:5, Jesus attributes Moses' divorce law to 'hardness of heart', a concept equivalent to the 'stiff-necked' stubbornness in Deuteronomy 9:6.