Numbers 11:22

Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

Cross-reference

In Numbers 20:10, Moses again questions God's ability to provide — this time asking if he can bring water from a rock, echoing his earlier doubt about meat.

In Numbers 20:12, God directly links Moses' unbelief to his punishment — the same kind of doubt Moses showed in Numbers 11:22.

2 Kings 7:2 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:2, the officer's skepticism about windows in heaven echoes Moses' rhetorical questions about slaughtering flocks and fish — both doubt miraculous provision.

In Matthew 15:33, the disciples ask how to feed a great crowd in a desolate place — the same impossibility Moses questioned with flocks and fish.

Mark 6:37 Parallel

In Mark 6:37, the disciples' 'Shall we go buy two hundred denarii?' parallels Moses' 'Shall flocks be slaughtered?' — both express pragmatic doubt.

Mark 8:4 Parallel

In Mark 8:4, the disciples ask 'How can one feed these people here?' — identical doubt to Moses' question about providing meat.

John 6:7 Parallel

In John 6:7, Philip's 'Two hundred denarii not enough' names the same human insufficiency Moses cites with flocks and fish.

John 6:9 Allusion

In John 6:9, Andrew notes five loaves and two fish 'but what are they?' — echoing Moses' 'Shall fish be gathered?' Both see scarcity.

Luke 1:34 Contrast

In Luke 1:34, Mary's 'How will this be?' is a question of wonder, not doubt — contrasting with Moses' skeptical 'Shall flocks?'