Exodus 16:8
And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
Cross-reference
Exodus 16:9 continues the narrative: Moses instructs Aaron to call the people to draw near, confirming God hears their grumbling.
Exodus 16:12 records God's direct response: He heard their grumbling and will provide meat and bread, fulfilling Moses' words in 16:8.
Exodus 16:6 precedes this verse, stating that their murmurings are against the LORD — directly sets up the principle Moses declares.
In Exodus 16:7, this same murmuring against God is directly stated — the people's complaint is against the LORD, not Moses.
Exodus 15:24 records an earlier incident of the people murmuring against Moses — reinforces the same pattern of complaint against God.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 teaches that disregarding Paul's instruction is disregarding God — directly parallel to murmuring against Moses as against God.
1 Corinthians 10:10 warns not to grumble like Israel did, citing the destruction that followed – a direct application of the Exodus 16:8 incident.
Romans 13:2 says resisting authorities resists God's ordinance — analogous to murmuring against Moses being against God.
John 13:20 states that receiving the sent one is receiving Christ and the Father — strong parallel to the principle in Exodus 16:8.
John 6:41-43 has the Jews grumbling about Jesus as the bread from heaven – directly paralleling Israel's grumbling against Moses and God in Exodus 16:8.
Luke 10:16 says rejecting the apostles is rejecting Christ and the One who sent Him — directly mirrors murmuring against Moses being against God.
Matthew 10:40 teaches that receiving Jesus' disciples is receiving Christ and the Father — the same principle: treatment of God's representatives reflects treatment of God.
In 1 Samuel 8:7, God tells Samuel that rejecting him is rejecting God — the same principle as murmuring against Moses being against God.
Numbers 21:7 has the Israelites confessing they sinned by speaking against the LORD and Moses – exactly the sin Moses identified in Exodus 16:8.
Numbers 14:27 repeats God's response to Israel's grumbling – 'I have heard the grumbling' – echoing the same condemnation from Exodus 16:8.
In Psalm 78:19, the psalmist recalls this event: 'They spake against God, saying, Can God furnish a table?'
Matthew 4:4 quotes Deuteronomy 8:3 about manna, showing reliance on God's word — the deeper lesson behind the provision here.
In Deuteronomy 1:27, the Israelites murmur about God's hatred — another instance of grumbling against God's plan.
John 6:32 contrasts the manna here with Jesus as the true bread from heaven — the temporary provision points to greater fulfillment.
In Numbers 21:5, the people again complain about the lack of bread and loathe the manna — same rebellious attitude.
In Numbers 16:11, Korah's rebellion is similarly called murmuring against God, not against Aaron — identical logic.
Philippians 2:14 commands doing all things without murmuring — directly echoing the sin of murmuring against God shown here.
In Numbers 11:20, the people's craving for meat leads to God's judgment — a parallel murmuring against God's provision.