Isaiah 63:11

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

Cross-reference

Isaiah 63:15 continues the plea, asking where God's compassion has gone—directly building on the recollection of deliverance in verse 11.

Isaiah 51:10 explicitly mentions drying up the sea for the redeemed to pass over—the same Exodus event recalled in verse 11.

Isaiah 40:11 portrays God as a gentle shepherd — the same shepherd imagery used for Moses in Isaiah 63:11.

Isaiah 43:16 declares God as the one who made a way through the sea — the very act questioned in Isaiah 63:11.

Exodus 14:30 Historical context

Exodus 14:30 is the historical account of God saving Israel at the sea—the very event Isaiah 63:11 looks back to.

Psalm 89:47 Parallel

Psalm 89:49 asks 'Where is your steadfast love of old?' — the exact form of Isaiah 63:11's 'Where is he who brought them up?'

Jeremiah 2:6 directly asks 'Where is the Lord who brought us up from Egypt?'—almost identical phrasing to the question here.

Psalm 77:20 Allusion

In Psalm 77:20, the same shepherd imagery of God leading his people through Moses is recalled, directly paralleling the 'shepherd of his flock' in Isaiah 63:11.

Psalm 77:5-11 recalls days of old and wonders if God has forgotten — a near-identical lament to Isaiah 63:11's remembrance and questioning.

Psalm 25:6 Parallel

Psalm 25:6 asks God to remember his mercy from of old — the same plea implied in Isaiah 63:11's question 'Where is he who brought them up?'

Nehemiah 9:20 explicitly says God gave His good Spirit to instruct Israel, directly paralleling the Holy Spirit set among them in Isaiah 63:11.

Haggai 2:5 Allusion

Haggai 2:5 states God's Spirit remained among them from the Exodus, directly answering the question in Isaiah 63:11 about the Holy Spirit set among them.

Deuteronomy 4:31 declares God's mercy and that he will not forget the covenant — directly answering the longing for God's faithfulness in Isaiah 63:11.

Numbers 14:13 has Moses again reminding God of the Exodus deliverance to avert judgment—parallel intercessory use of history.

Numbers 11:25 recounts the Spirit resting on the seventy elders, directly matching Isaiah 63:11's reference to God setting His Spirit among them.

Numbers 11:17 describes God taking the Spirit from Moses and putting it on the elders, illustrating the 'Holy Spirit among them' that Isaiah 63:11 recalls.

Exodus 32:11 records Moses pleading by reminding God he brought Israel out of Egypt—the same rhetorical strategy of appealing to past deliverance.

Micah 7:15 Parallel

Micah 7:15 promises future wonders like the Exodus from Egypt — directly echoing the same exodus event remembered here.

Habakkuk 3:13 speaks of God going out to save his people and his anointed — echoing the Exodus deliverance by crushing the wicked.

Hosea 12:13 Parallel

Hosea 12:13 explicitly states that the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt by a prophet — directly parallel to the Exodus remembrance here.

Acts 7:35 Allusion

Acts 7:35 identifies Moses as the ruler and redeemer sent by God — directly referencing the same leader figure remembered here as shepherd.

Hebrews 11:29 Historical context

Hebrews 11:29 directly describes the crossing of the Red Sea on dry land — the same miracle Isaiah 63:11 recalls when asking where God is.

Psalm 103:7 Parallel

Psalm 103:7 recounts that God made known his ways to Moses — the very Moses remembered in Isaiah 63:11 as God's shepherd.

Psalm 136:16 praises God for leading his people through the wilderness — the same journey Isaiah 63:11 attributes to Moses.

Psalm 106:9 Parallel

Psalm 106:9 recounts God rebuking the Red Sea to lead Israel through — the exact sea crossing remembered in Isaiah 63:11.

Psalm 105:43 speaks of God bringing his people out of Egypt with joy — the same exodus event questioned in Isaiah 63:11.

Exodus 3:10 Historical context

Exodus 3:10 records God sending Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt, directly connected to the 'shepherd of his flock' and exodus recalled in Isaiah 63:11.

Psalm 78:52 Parallel

Psalm 78:52 uses the shepherd metaphor for God leading Israel, mirroring the 'shepherd of his flock' in Isaiah 63:11 and echoing God's guidance.

Nehemiah 9:11 explicitly describes the sea crossing and destruction of pursuers, directly narrating the very event Isaiah recalls and questions.

Deuteronomy 32:7 directly uses the phrase 'remember the days of old', providing the exact call to recall God's past works that Isaiah echoes.

Deuteronomy 4:37 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:37 grounds the exodus in God's love and choice of Israel, adding covenant motivation to Isaiah's longing for past divine presence.

Psalm 80:1 Parallel

Psalm 80:1 invokes God as Shepherd of Israel, same title recalled in this verse's 'shepherd of his flock' — both identify God as the Shepherd who leads His people.

Jeremiah 2:17 blames Israel's own forsaking of God who led them — echoing the theme of God's past guidance and their current abandonment.

Luke 1:54 Parallel

Luke 1:54 praises God for remembering mercy to Israel — echoing the same covenantal remembrance that Isaiah 63:11 longs for.

Hebrews 8:9 Historical context

Hebrews 8:9 recalls the same exodus covenant when God led Israel out of Egypt — the very event Isaiah 63:11 remembers and laments.

Hebrews 13:20 calls Jesus the great shepherd of the sheep, typologically fulfilling the shepherd-leaders (Moses) mentioned in Isaiah 63:11.

Numbers 11:29 Related theme

In Numbers 11:29, Moses wishes all God's people had the Spirit, echoing the theme of the Spirit among them in Isaiah 63:11.

Leviticus 26:40-45 describes God remembering his covenant when Israel repents — paralleling the hope of remembrance in Isaiah 63:11's lament.