Exodus 32:12
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Cross-references
Exodus 32:14 records God relenting from the disaster — the direct answer to Moses' plea in verse 12.
In Numbers 14:13-16, Moses again argues about Egyptian reputation — a direct parallel to this plea.
In Jonah 3:9, Nineveh hopes God will 'turn from his fierce anger' — identical phrasing to Moses' plea in Exodus 32:12.
Ezekiel 20:22 again says God withheld His hand for the sake of His name — same logic as Moses' plea.
Ezekiel 20:14 repeats the same refrain: God withholds wrath to protect His name among the nations.
Ezekiel 20:9 shows God sparing Israel for His name's sake among the nations — exactly Moses' argument.
In Psalm 106:45, God relents for Israel's sake, remembering his covenant — a direct reflection on the Exodus 32 intercession.
In Psalm 90:13, Moses prays 'Return, O LORD! Have pity!' — directly echoing his own plea for God to relent from wrath.
Psalm 85:3 directly states that God turned from his fierce anger, the very thing Moses asks for.
Psalm 79:10 similarly asks 'Why should the nations say?' appealing to God's reputation — the same reasoning Moses uses here.
In Joshua 7:9, Joshua pleads about what the Canaanites will say — echoing Moses' argument for God's reputation.
Deuteronomy 9:28 repeats the concern about what the Egyptians would say — a clear parallel to Moses' argument here.
Deuteronomy 32:27 shows God fearing the enemy's boast — the same concern Moses raises here about Egyptian talk.
In 1 Kings 8:51, Solomon similarly appeals to God's deliverance from Egypt as a reason for mercy, echoing Moses' plea for God's people.
In 1 Samuel 12:22, God will not forsake his people for his great name's sake — the same argument Moses used to avert judgment.
Psalm 115:2 directly echoes Moses' concern that the nations would mock God if Israel perished, asking 'Where is their God?'
Amos 7:2 records Amos interceding for forgiveness after a vision of locusts, mirroring Moses' plea for God to relent from destroying Israel.
Ezekiel 13:5 criticizes prophets who failed to stand in the breach, contrasting with Moses who actively intercedes to avert disaster.
In Zechariah 8:14, God says he did not relent from disaster — contrasting with Exodus 32 where he did relent after Moses' plea.
In Amos 7:3, God relents from sending locusts after prophetic intercession — same verb 'relent' and pattern of appeal.
Psalm 78:38 describes God's compassion: He forgave and did not destroy — the outcome of Moses' intercession.
Jeremiah 18:8 states God's principle of relenting from disaster when a nation repents, similar to the relenting Moses asks for here.
In Deuteronomy 32:36, God relents and has compassion on his people after their strength is gone — similar pattern of divine relenting after judgment.
Isaiah 63:11 recalls the days of Moses and God's deliverance from the sea, reflecting on the same exodus background Moses pleads.
Psalm 74:18 laments the enemy's reproach of God's name — an echo of Moses' concern that the Egyptians would speak evil.
In Amos 7:6, God relents again from fire judgment — parallel to the repeated relenting in Exodus 32.
In Deuteronomy 6:15, God's jealousy can kindle anger to destroy — same threat Moses asks God to turn away from Israel.
Psalm 79:9 appeals to God's name and glory — drawing on the same motive as Moses' plea for God's reputation among the Egyptians.