Numbers 14:11
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Cross-reference
In Numbers 14:23, God pronounces judgment on those who tested Him — the direct consequence of the unbelief and despising lamented in verse 11.
Numbers 14:27 repeats God's complaint about the murmuring congregation — the same grievance, underscoring the people's persistent unbelief.
In Numbers 14:22, the same speech continues, listing the ten tests and signs they saw yet disobeyed.
In Numbers 32:10, this incident is referenced as the day God's anger was kindled and he swore.
In Exodus 16:28, God asks 'how long will you refuse to keep my commandments,' echoing the same complaint against stubborn disobedience.
In Hebrews 3:18, the author identifies those who were disobedient as the ones barred from rest — the same generation.
Hebrews 3:16 identifies those who provoked as the generation that came out of Egypt, linking to the same unbelief.
Hebrews 3:8 quotes Psalm 95:8, applying the same warning against unbelief to its readers.
In John 15:24, Jesus says they have seen works and hated both him and the Father — mirroring Israel's despising God.
In John 12:37, the same pattern of unbelief despite many signs is directly stated of Jesus' ministry.
In Mark 9:19, Jesus echoes God's lament over a faithless generation, asking 'how long' as in Numbers.
In Matthew 17:17, Jesus directly echoes this complaint: 'O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you?' — a strong parallel of divine frustration with unbelief.
In Psalm 106:24, this same despising and lack of faith is recalled — they despised the land and did not believe God's promise.
Psalm 95:8 warns not to harden hearts 'as in the provocation,' directly referencing the wilderness rebellion of Numbers 14.
Psalm 78:42 notes they forgot God's hand and deliverance, the root cause of their unbelief in Numbers 14:11.
Psalm 78:41 says they turned back and tempted God, describing the rebellion of Numbers 14:11.
Psalm 78:32 says they still sinned and believed not 'for his wondrous works,' directly matching the reproach in Numbers 14:11.
Psalm 78:22 says they believed not in God and trusted not in his salvation, summarizing the sin of Numbers 14:11.
In Exodus 10:3, God similarly asks Pharaoh 'how long will you refuse to humble yourself.' Both confront persistent unbelief.
Deuteronomy 9:23 directly recounts the same Kadesh-barnea event, stating they rebelled and did not believe.
Deuteronomy 9:22 lists earlier provocations at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah, showing a pattern of Israel's rebellion.
Deuteronomy 1:32 explicitly says 'you did not believe the LORD your God' at Kadesh, echoing the complaint in Numbers 14:11.
In Deuteronomy 9:7, Moses later recalls how Israel provoked God in the wilderness, including this very incident at Kadesh — a retrospective confirmation of rebellion.
Nehemiah 9:17 recounts Israel's refusal to believe despite God's wonders — directly referencing the rebellion at Kadesh-barnea.
Psalm 78:40 recalls the wilderness provocations — directly paralleling the grief God expresses in Numbers 14:11 over unbelief.
Ezekiel 20:13 explicitly describes the wilderness rebellion and God's fury — directly referencing the same provocation as Numbers 14:11.
In 1 Corinthians 10:5, Paul directly references this wilderness generation, noting God was not pleased with them, confirming their unbelief.
Deuteronomy 9:14 echoes the same divine threat to destroy Israel for rebellion — here over the golden calf, mirroring the unbelief in Numbers 14.
In John 4:48, Jesus similarly laments that people require signs to believe, echoing God's complaint about Israel's unbelief despite signs.
In Hebrews 11:6, faith is essential to please God, directly contrasting the lack of belief in this verse that displeased Him.
Luke 9:41 echoes the same lament 'how long' over unbelief — Jesus' cry mirrors God's frustration in Numbers 14:11.
In Zechariah 8:14, God recalls the fathers who provoked Him to anger — the same history of provocation referenced here, but as a background for future restoration.
Luke 13:8 features an intercessor asking for more time before judgment — echoing Moses' intercession in response to God's complaint in Numbers 14:11.
In Deuteronomy 9:8, the rebellion at Horeb (golden calf) is recalled — a different instance of provoking God, but showing the same pattern of unbelief.
In Romans 9:22, Paul describes God's patient endurance of vessels of wrath, paralleling His longsuffering with Israel's unbelief here.
Mark 16:14 records Jesus rebuking his disciples for unbelief despite resurrection witnesses — similar to God's complaint in Numbers 14:11 about unbelief despite signs.
Jeremiah 13:10 describes a people who refuse to hear God's words — echoing the persistent unbelief condemned in Numbers 14:11.
Luke 10:16 links rejection of Christ's messengers to rejection of God — paralleling the principle that despising God's signs is despising God.