Numbers 14:23

Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

Cross-reference

Numbers 14:28 Historical context

In Numbers 14:28, God declares He will do exactly what they said, confirming the oath of exclusion from the land.

Numbers 14:11 Historical context

Numbers 14:11 reveals why God swore they wouldn't see the land: they despised Him and didn't believe despite signs.

Numbers 26:64 Prophetic fulfillment

Numbers 26:64 confirms that none of the first generation survived — fulfilling the oath in Numbers 14:23 that they would not see the land.

Numbers 32:11 restates the same oath: none who came from Egypt shall see the land — a direct repeat of the judgment.

Numbers 26:65 Prophetic fulfillment

Numbers 26:65 records the fulfillment: not one of that generation survived except Caleb and Joshua, exactly as sworn.

Numbers 32:10 Historical context

Numbers 32:10 recounts that the LORD's anger was kindled and He swore, referring to the same oath against the wilderness generation.

Hebrews 4:3 Citation

Hebrews 4:3 quotes the oath 'They shall not enter my rest,' applying the wilderness judgment as a warning to believers.

Hebrews 3:18 restates the oath that they would not enter His rest, explicitly linking the disobedience to the sworn judgment.

In Hebrews 3:17, the same generation is identified as those who sinned and fell in the wilderness, directly referencing the judgment of not entering the land.

Ezekiel 20:15 explicitly recounts God's oath not to bring them into the land — a direct reference to the same judgment.

Psalm 106:26 says God raised His hand to overthrow them in the wilderness — a poetic retelling of the oath in Numbers 14:23.

Psalm 95:11 Citation

Psalm 95:11 quotes God's oath: 'They shall not enter My rest' — directly echoing the judgment here against the wilderness generation.

Deuteronomy 1:35-45 recounts the same incident — God's oath against that generation and their failed attempt to enter — a parallel account.

Hebrews 3:8 Allusion

Hebrews 3:8 directly alludes to the wilderness rebellion, quoting Psalm 95's warning not to harden hearts as in that day—the same event.

Joshua 5:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 5:6 summarizes the forty years and the oath that the disobedient would not see the land, confirming the judgment.

Nehemiah 9:23 celebrates God bringing their descendants into the land — contrasting the judgment that excluded the first generation.

Joshua 15:13 shows Caleb receiving Hebron, contrasting the faithful exception to the judgment of Numbers 14:23.