Exodus 16:28

And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Cross-references

Exodus 10:3 Parallel

Exodus 10:3 uses the same reproachful question — 'How long will you refuse?' — addressed to Pharaoh, mirroring God’s frustration with Israel here.

Exodus 20:10 Historical context

Exodus 20:10 formalizes the Sabbath law that Israel broke in the manna incident, showing the connection between manna and Sabbath.

Exodus 32:22 shows Aaron excusing the people's rebellion, mirroring the earlier pattern of refusing God's commands.

Psalm 106:13 describes forgetting God's works and not waiting — the same pattern of distrust that led to the rebuke in Exodus 16:28.

Ezekiel 20:16 Historical context

Ezekiel 20:16 adds that their heart went after idols, linking Sabbath breaking to idolatry in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 20:13 recounts the same wilderness rebellion, amplifying the charge of despising God's statutes and polluting sabbaths.

Ezekiel 5:6 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:6 says Israel rebelled against God's laws — a later indictment that matches the same disobedience condemned in Exodus 16:28.

Jeremiah 9:6 states 'they refuse to know me' — directly paralleling the refusal to keep commands in Exodus 16:28.

Jeremiah 4:14 cries 'How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?' — the same divine lament over persistent sin seen in Exodus 16:28.

Psalm 81:13 Parallel

Psalm 81:13 repeats God's wish: 'If my people would only listen' — the same lament over Israel's stubbornness seen in Exodus 16:28.

Psalm 78:22 Parallel

Psalm 78:22 attributes the disobedience to unbelief: 'they did not believe in God' — revealing the heart issue behind refusing His commands.

Psalm 78:10 Allusion

Psalm 78:10 echoes the same refusal: 'They did not keep God's covenant' — directly paralleling the disobedience in Exodus 16:28.

2 Kings 17:14 describes later Israel’s stubbornness, explicitly comparing them to the fathers who refused to obey — the exact pattern seen in this verse.

Numbers 14:11 also opens with 'How long will this people despise me?' — a similar divine complaint about Israel’s unbelief and disobedience in the wilderness.

Numbers 15:32 Historical context

Numbers 15:32 records a direct Sabbath-breaking incident, illustrating the seriousness of the law Israel refused to keep.

Numbers 14:27 uses the same 'how long' complaint about Israel's murmuring, reinforcing the pattern of rebellion.

Matthew 17:17 echoes God's 'how long' lament — here Jesus expresses frustration over unbelief, mirroring the complaint against Israel's disobedience.

Luke 9:41 Parallel

Luke 9:41 repeats the same 'how long' cry as God's here — adding 'and suffer you' — highlighting persistent unbelief.

Mark 9:19 Parallel

Mark 9:19 echoes the same exasperated 'how long' lament, now over the disciples' lack of faith.

Proverbs 1:22 echoes 'how long' as a rebuke against those who reject wisdom, similar to Israel rejecting God's commands.