Nehemiah 9:18

Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

Cross-reference

Nehemiah 9:26 continues the historical recitation, moving from the golden calf to later rebellion, showing a pattern of sin.

Exodus 32:4–8 Historical context

Exodus 32:4-8 is the original account of the golden calf incident—Nehemiah 9:18 directly summarizes this event.

Exodus 32:31 Historical context

Exodus 32:31 records Moses' confession of Israel's sin with the golden calf, the exact event Nehemiah 9:18 recalls during the prayer.

Exodus 32:32 Historical context

Exodus 32:32 adds Moses' self-sacrificial plea for forgiveness, a detail not in Nehemiah 9:18 but part of the same golden calf story.

Deuteronomy 9:12–16 Historical context

Deuteronomy 9:12-16 gives fuller context of God's anger and Moses' descent, complementing the Nehemiah reference to the golden calf.

Psalm 106:19–23 Historical context

Psalm 106:19-23 poetically recounts the golden calf and Moses' intercession, reinforcing the same historical sin as Nehemiah.

Acts 7:41 Allusion

Acts 7:41 directly retells the golden calf incident, matching Nehemiah 9:18's account of Israel's idolatry in the wilderness.

Hosea 3:1 Parallel

Hosea 3:1 uses marital unfaithfulness to depict Israel's idolatry, similar to the golden calf incident in Nehemiah 9:18.