Exodus 4:22
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
Cross-references
In Exodus 19:5, God promises Israel will be His treasured possession if obedient, building on the declaration in 4:22 that Israel is His firstborn son.
In Exodus 19:6, God calls Israel a kingdom of priests and holy nation, expanding on their identity as His firstborn son from 4:22.
Exodus 13:2 commands consecration of literal firstborn, paralleling the concept of firstborn but in a ritual context.
Hebrews 12:23 speaks of the assembly of the firstborn in heaven, using this term for the redeemed church.
Romans 9:4 lists adoption as sons among Israel's privileges, building on this foundational sonship.
Hosea 11:1 recalls that God called His son out of Egypt, directly referencing the exodus and this son declaration.
Jeremiah 31:9 calls Ephraim God's firstborn, reaffirming Israel's special sonship in a new covenant context.
In Deuteronomy 14:1, Israel is called sons of the Lord your God, directly echoing the 'firstborn son' designation here.
Isaiah 64:8 calls God 'our Father' and Israel the work of His hands, reinforcing the familial relationship declared here.
Jeremiah 2:14 laments Israel being treated as a slave, contrasting sharply with their identity as God's firstborn son declared here.
Isaiah 63:16 calls God 'our Father,' directly affirming the fatherhood over Israel, consistent with the 'firstborn son' declaration.
Deuteronomy 32:6 calls God 'your father' who created and established Israel, directly echoing the father-son relationship declared here.
Jeremiah 2:3 calls Israel 'firstfruits,' a parallel image of special status and holiness, akin to 'firstborn son'.
Malachi 1:6 echoes the father-son relationship, rebuking those who dishonor God as Father — a contrast to Israel's privileged status as firstborn son.
John 8:41 shows the Jews claiming God as Father, the same sonship declared for Israel in Exodus — but Jesus denies their claim, revealing false sonship.
2 Corinthians 6:18 applies the father-son relationship to believers, expanding this covenant promise.
Isaiah 63:8 calls Israel 'children' who will not deal falsely, paralleling the father-child relationship but without 'firstborn' specificity.