Exodus 32:9
And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Cross-references
Exodus 33:3 repeats the 'stiff-necked' label to explain why God will not go among them, showing the consequence of their sin.
Exodus 33:5 continues the same warning, reiterating the 'stiff-necked' diagnosis as grounds for God's potential judgment.
Exodus 34:9 records Moses' plea for forgiveness, using the same 'stiff-necked' description to appeal for mercy.
Deuteronomy 9:6 recalls the 'stiff-necked' label to emphasize that Israel's inheritance comes from God's promise, not their righteousness.
Deuteronomy 9:13 repeats the same divine verdict—'stiff-necked'—as Moses recounts the golden calf incident to the next generation.
In Deuteronomy 10:16, the same 'stiff-necked' description is used, commanding Israel to circumcise their hearts instead.
In Deuteronomy 31:27, Moses echoes that Israel is stiff-necked and rebellious, confirming the Lord's assessment.
In 2 Chronicles 30:8, King Hezekiah warns Israel not to stiffen their necks like their fathers, referencing this same stubbornness.
In Nehemiah 9:17, the Levitical confession recalls that the fathers stiffened their necks, exactly as described here.
In Psalm 78:8, the psalmist warns against being like the stubborn and rebellious fathers of the wilderness generation.
In Proverbs 29:1, the proverb warns that one who stiffens his neck after reproof will be broken, illustrating the same stubbornness.
In Isaiah 48:4, God uses the metaphor of an iron neck and bronze forehead to describe Israel's obstinacy, akin to 'stiff-necked'.
In Zechariah 7:11, the people refuse to listen, turning a stubborn shoulder – a similar image of rebellion as stiff-necked.
In Zechariah 7:12, they make their hearts diamond-hard, equivalent to the 'stiff-necked' condition described here.
In Acts 7:51, Stephen directly calls his audience 'stiff-necked', quoting the very phrase God used of the wilderness generation.
Nehemiah 9:16 uses the same 'stiff-necked' description to recount Israel's persistent rebellion, reinforcing this indictment.