Exodus 33:5
For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
Cross-reference
Exodus 33:3 states God will not go up lest He consume them — verse 5 adds the command to remove ornaments as a response.
Exodus 32:9 is where God first calls Israel 'stiff-necked'—the same phrase repeated here to justify His warning.
Numbers 16:21 uses the same 'in a moment' language for God threatening to consume the congregation, directly mirroring the warning in Exodus 33:5.
In Numbers 16:45, God tells Moses to separate from the congregation so He can consume them 'in a moment' — very similar threat as here.
Acts 7:51 directly quotes 'stiff-necked' from the OT, applying the same accusation to Stephen's audience.
Deuteronomy 8:2 recalls God testing Israel's heart in the wilderness, similar to how Exodus 33:5 reveals their stiff-necked condition.
Psalm 78:8 describes Israel as a 'stubborn and rebellious generation'—echoing the same characterization of the people here.
Isaiah 48:4 uses a similar metaphor of stubbornness ('neck is an iron sinew') reinforcing the stiff-necked description here.
Job 34:20 describes sudden death 'in a moment' by God's hand, thematically similar to the swift destruction God warns against in Exodus 33:5.
Psalm 73:19 speaks of the wicked being 'destroyed in a moment,' using the same phrase to describe sudden judgment as in Exodus 33:5.
Psalm 139:23 invites God to search the heart, while Exodus 33:5 shows God already knows Israel's heart is stiff—a parallel theme of divine heart-knowledge.
Lamentations 4:6 recalls Sodom 'overthrown in a moment,' linking to the same sudden destruction imagery present in Exodus 33:5.