Jude 1:5

I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

Cross-references

Hebrews 4:1-2 warns that the good news did not benefit them because of unbelief—connecting to Jude’s example of saved then destroyed.

Numbers 26:64-65 confirms that none of the rebellious generation survived except Caleb and Joshua—directly illustrating Jude's point.

Hebrews 3:16-19 explicitly states that those who left Egypt fell in the wilderness due to unbelief—the exact point Jude makes.

Deuteronomy 2:15-16 describes the LORD's hand destroying the men of war until they perished—the same destruction Jude references.

In 1 Corinthians 10:1-12, Paul uses the same wilderness generation as a warning: saved from Egypt then destroyed for unbelief.

Numbers 14:22-37 records God's judgment on the unbelieving generation—the very event Jude cites as those saved then destroyed.

Psalm 106:26 recalls God's oath to make them fall in the wilderness—a poetic summary of the judgment Jude mentions.

Psalm 106:24 describes the Exodus generation's unbelief—the same people Jude says were destroyed for not believing after being saved.

2 Peter 1:12 uses nearly identical "remind you though you know" language, mirroring Jude 1:5's purpose.

Hebrews 3:19 explicitly says unbelief prevented entry, the same cause of destruction in Jude 1:5.

Hebrews 3:17 directly references the wilderness generation who sinned and fell, the same example as Jude 1:5.

1 Corinthians 10:5 explicitly states God was not pleased with most of the wilderness generation—the same group Jude cites as destroyed for unbelief.

Romans 11:21 warns that God did not spare natural branches (unbelieving Israel)—parallels Jude's warning that those saved from Egypt were destroyed for unbelief.

John 6:49 Parallel

John 6:49 references the same wilderness generation who ate manna yet died—reinforcing Jude's point that physical deliverance doesn't guarantee salvation.

Ezekiel 20:38 describes God purging rebels after bringing them out—matching Jude's pattern of salvation followed by judgment on unbelief.

Psalm 95:8 Allusion

Psalm 95:8 warns against hardening hearts as at Meribah, referencing the wilderness generation's unbelief that Jude alludes to.

Psalm 78:22 Parallel

Psalm 78:22 explicitly says they did not believe God—the very sin Jude highlights as cause of destruction.

Psalm 78:21 Parallel

Psalm 78:21 describes God's wrath kindled against Israel in the wilderness, directly matching Jude's 'destroyed those who did not believe'.

Deuteronomy 2:14 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:14 notes the 38-year wait until the entire generation of warriors perished, showing the destruction Jude references.

Deuteronomy 1:32 describes Israel's unbelief despite God's word, directly mirroring Jude's mention of those who did not believe.

Numbers 26:65 states that all that generation except Caleb and Joshua died in the wilderness, fulfilling God's judgment on unbelief.

Numbers 14:37 records the death of the spies who brought a bad report—the specific unbelief that led to destruction, as Jude recalls.

Numbers 14:22-37 presents God's sworn oath that the unbelieving generation would die in the wilderness—the destruction Jude alludes to.