Numbers 14:9
Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
Cross-reference
Numbers 21:34 repeats 'Do not fear' with God giving enemies into hand, a direct parallel to the same conquest situation.
Numbers 24:8 prophesies Israel devouring enemies — echoing that enemies are 'our bread' here.
Exodus 33:16 highlights God's presence as what distinguishes Israel — the very reason not to fear here.
Romans 8:31 asks 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' echoing the same confidence that God's presence guarantees victory.
Isaiah 41:10 repeats 'Fear not' with the promise 'I am with you,' mirroring the same divine reassurance given to Israel.
Isaiah 30:2 shows Israel seeking refuge in Egypt's shadow — the opposite of trusting God's protection as commanded here.
Isaiah 8:10 declares 'God is with us' and that enemy plans will fail, directly echoing the LORD's presence and enemy defeat in Numbers 14:9.
Psalm 46:11 repeats the same refrain as verse 7, emphasizing God's presence as the reason not to fear, just as in Numbers 14:9.
Psalm 46:7 declares 'The LORD of hosts is with us', exactly mirroring the assurance in Numbers 14:9 that 'the LORD is with us'.
2 Chronicles 32:8 contrasts 'arm of flesh' with 'the LORD our God' — reinforcing the same confidence in God's presence from Numbers 14:9.
2 Chronicles 20:17 says 'do not be afraid' and 'the LORD will be with you' — a direct parallel to Caleb's encouragement in Numbers 14:9.
2 Chronicles 13:12 declares 'God is with us' and warns against opposing Him — directly echoing the assurance and warning in Numbers 14:9.
Joshua 1:5 echoes the promise 'the LORD is with you' from Numbers 14:9, confirming God's presence to Joshua as he leads.
Deuteronomy 31:6 echoes: be strong, do not fear, for the Lord goes with you — a restatement of this promise.
Deuteronomy 31:8 repeats: the Lord goes before you and will not forsake you — the same basis for courage.
Deuteronomy 7:18 commands not to be afraid, recalling God's past acts — reinforcing the same call here.
Deuteronomy 20:3 exhorts Israel not to fear in battle — a direct parallel to this courage command.
Deuteronomy 7:21 gives the same command: do not dread them, for the Lord your God is in your midst.
Deuteronomy 20:1-4 expands: don't fear larger armies because the Lord fights for you — reinforcing this call to trust.
Deuteronomy 9:23 directly references the rebellion at Kadesh-barnea, the very event Caleb warns against in this verse.
Exodus 14:13 also says 'Fear not, stand firm, see the salvation of the LORD,' providing a prior example of God's deliverance.
Deuteronomy 1:21 echoes the call to take possession without fear, reinforcing the exhortation not to be dismayed.
In Deuteronomy 3:2, God commands Moses not to fear Og, echoing the same 'do not fear' promise — enemies are given into their hands.
Nehemiah 4:14 directly exhorts 'Do not be afraid, remember the Lord' — nearly identical to Numbers 14:9's call to fear not because the Lord is with us.
In 1 Samuel 17:32, David's confidence against Goliath mirrors the 'do not fear' spirit of Numbers 14:9, trusting God against a giant.
1 Samuel 15:23 equates rebellion with divination and idolatry, reinforcing the warning against rebellion in Numbers 14:9.
Joshua 14:12 has Caleb recalling the same promise from Numbers 14:9, asking for the hill country the Lord said he'd inherit.
Psalm 14:4 describes enemies eating God's people like bread — opposite of enemies being bread for Israel here.
Leviticus 26:8 promises a few will chase many, illustrating the easy victory implied by 'they are bread for us'.
2 Chronicles 15:2 offers conditional 'the LORD is with you while you are with him' — a nuance on the unconditional assurance in Numbers 14:9.
Isaiah 8:9 echoes the assurance that enemy peoples will be shattered, reinforcing the confidence that their protection is removed.
Judges 1:22 reports that 'the LORD was with' the house of Joseph — a later fulfillment of the confidence expressed in Numbers 14:9.
Isaiah 30:3 echoes that human protection becomes shame — just as the Canaanites' protection is removed here.
Isaiah 41:14 again commands 'Fear not' with God's help, reinforcing the encouragement despite weakness ('worm Jacob').
Matthew 1:23 uses the same 'God with us' phrase, connecting the OT assurance of divine presence to the coming Messiah.