Hebrews 8:9

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Cross-reference

Hebrews 9:18-20 describes the blood ratification of the first covenant, the very covenant referred to in 8:9 as made with the fathers.

Psalm 78:52–54 Historical context

Psalm 78:52-54 recounts God leading Israel like a flock out of Egypt — the exact event Hebrews 8:9 references.

Lamentations 4:16 explicitly says 'he will no more regard them,' using the same phrase as Hebrews 8:9—a strong thematic parallel of divine rejection.

This is the verse Hebrews 8:9 directly quotes — the old covenant broken by Israel despite God's care.

Jeremiah 22:9 explicitly says they forsook the covenant of the Lord — the same breach described in Hebrews 8:9.

Jeremiah 11:8 states Israel did not obey, so God brought covenant curses — directly mirrors 'they did not remain faithful' in Hebrews 8:9.

Jeremiah 11:7 recalls God's persistent warning to Israel at the Exodus — exactly the covenant context of Hebrews 8:9.

Isaiah 63:11 Historical context

Isaiah 63:11 recalls the Exodus through the sea and Moses, the same event referenced in Hebrews 8:9.

Isaiah 63:9 Historical context

Isaiah 63:9 recounts God carrying Israel during the Exodus, directly echoing the leading by hand in Hebrews 8:9.

Psalm 136:11–14 Historical context

Psalm 136:11-14 celebrates the Exodus with strong hand and divided sea, directly parallel to the event in Hebrews 8:9.

Psalm 105:43 Historical context

Psalm 105:43 describes the joyful Exodus, the same deliverance that forms the backdrop of the covenant in Hebrews 8:9.

Exodus 19:4 Historical context

Exodus 19:4 describes God bearing Israel on eagles' wings out of Egypt — the same event referenced in Hebrews 8:9.

Psalm 78:10 Parallel

Psalm 78:10 flatly says 'they kept not the covenant of God', providing a direct scriptural echo of Hebrews 8:9's accusation.

Exodus 19:5 Historical context

Exodus 19:5 gives the covenant conditions following the Exodus, directly tied to the covenant Hebrews 8:9 quotes.

In Judges 10:13, God declares He will no longer deliver Israel because they forsook Him—mirroring the covenant breaking and God's disregard in Hebrews 8:9.

Exodus 24:3–11 Historical context

Exodus 24:3-11 records the Sinai covenant ratification—the exact event alluded to in Hebrews 8:9 as the covenant made at the exodus.

Joshua 23:16 directly describes transgression of the covenant by serving other gods, a specific instance of what Hebrews 8:9 refers to.

Deuteronomy 31:16-18 prophesies Israel's covenant breaking and God's hidden face, which Hebrews 8:9 sees as the reason for a new covenant.

Deuteronomy 29:25 states that Israel forsook the covenant made at the Exodus, directly echoing the charge in Hebrews 8:9.

Exodus 32:8 Historical context

Exodus 32:8 records the golden calf incident — the immediate breaking of the Sinai covenant, exemplifying the unfaithfulness Hebrews 8:9 describes.

Deuteronomy 5:2 Historical context

Deuteronomy 5:2 explicitly says God made a covenant at Horeb—this is the same covenant referred to in Hebrews 8:9 as made with the fathers.

2 Kings 17:15–18 Historical context

2 Kings 17:15-18 recounts Israel's rejection of the covenant leading to exile, a historical fulfillment of the pattern Hebrews 8:9 cites.

Leviticus 26:15 describes breaking God's covenant, the same sin that leads to His disregard in Hebrews 8:9—a direct parallel.

Hosea 6:7 Parallel

Hosea 6:7 directly states they broke the covenant like Adam—mirroring the same charge of unfaithfulness here.

Leviticus 26:9 promises God's favorable regard for covenant obedience—contrasting with His disregard in Hebrews 8:9 due to covenant breaking.

Jeremiah 11:10 also describes Israel breaking the covenant made with their ancestors—directly parallel to the unfaithfulness noted here.

In 1 Kings 19:14, Elijah laments that Israel has forsaken the covenant, directly echoing the covenant breaking behind God's disregard in Hebrews 8:9.

Deuteronomy 5:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 5:3 emphasizes the covenant was made with the living generation, not the patriarchs—clarifying the 'fathers' in Hebrews 8:9 are the exodus generation.

Psalm 50:16 Parallel

Psalm 50:16 rebukes the wicked who claim the covenant but do not keep it, paralleling the hypocrisy and broken covenant that leads to God's disregard in Hebrews 8:9.

Psalm 78:57 Parallel

Psalm 78:57 describes Israel turning back and dealing unfaithfully, portraying the ongoing pattern of covenant infidelity referenced in Hebrews 8:9.

Ezekiel 16:59 speaks of despising the oath and breaking the covenant — parallel theme of unfaithfulness, but to a different covenant.

2 Corinthians 5:17 declares the old has gone and new creation has come—paralleling the new covenant replacing the broken old one.

In Galatians 4:24, Paul allegorizes the two covenants as Hagar and Sarah — Hebrews 8:9 similarly contrasts the old covenant that failed with the new.