Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Cross-references
Numbers 16:45 repeats the falling on faces after another threat, directly paralleling this intercessory scene.
Numbers 27:16 uses the exact title 'God of the spirits of all flesh' — a unique, direct phrase link.
Numbers 14:5 shows Moses and Aaron falling on their faces before the assembly — the same action in a different rebellion.
Numbers 20:6 shows Moses and Aaron again falling on their faces before the LORD — a repeated intercessory posture in a later crisis.
In Genesis 18:23-25, Abraham similarly intercedes against collective punishment—'Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?'—paralleling Moses' plea.
Hebrews 12:9 calls God 'Father of spirits,' directly echoing the OT title and applying it to Christian submission to divine discipline.
Zechariah 12:1 explicitly states that God 'forms the human spirit within,' directly paralleling the title 'God of the spirits of all flesh.'
In 2 Samuel 24:17, David intercedes for the people, asking punishment on himself instead—directly mirroring Moses' intercessory role in Numbers 16.
In Exodus 32:11, Moses implores the LORD for Israel — a direct parallel to the intercessory plea Moses and Aaron make here.
In Joshua 7:6, Joshua falls on his face interceding after Achan's sin, mirroring Moses' posture and plea for the congregation.
Exodus 32:10 records God's threat to consume Israel — the same kind of wrath that Moses and Aaron here avert by intercession.
In 1 Chronicles 21:16, David falls on his face interceding after his sin brings plague, directly paralleling Moses' intercessory posture.
Genesis 2:7 shows God breathing life into man — the same source of the 'spirit of all flesh' Moses appeals to here.
In Psalm 99:6, Moses and Aaron are remembered as priests who called on God and were answered, directly referencing their intercession in Numbers 16:22.
Acts 17:25 states God gives life and breath to all—directly parallel to God as God of the spirits of all flesh.
In Jeremiah 32:27, God is called 'God of all flesh', echoing the title 'God of the spirits of all flesh' from Numbers 16:22.
Ezekiel 18:4 declares 'all souls are mine'—echoing God as God of the spirits of all flesh in a clear parallel.
In Ezekiel 9:8, Ezekiel falls on his face interceding for the remnant, echoing Moses' plea not to destroy all for the sins of a few.
Joshua 7:1-26 recounts collective punishment for Achan's sin, illustrating the same corporate guilt Moses challenged—one man's sin affects the whole.
Genesis 18:32 continues Abraham's bargaining, showing God's willingness to spare the many for the few—reinforcing the intercessory pattern of Numbers 16.
In Jeremiah 38:16, Zedekiah swears by the LORD who made our souls, similar to Moses' appeal to God as source of all spirits.
Isaiah 57:16 describes God as the maker of human spirits and limits His anger, mirroring the compassion implied in Moses' plea.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 echoes the same divine origin of the human spirit—'spirit returns to God who gave it'—reinforcing the God of all spirits.
Romans 5:18 presents the principle of one man's trespass bringing condemnation to all, a theological parallel to Korah's sin affecting the whole assembly.
Job 12:10 describes God's hand over all living souls, a conceptual parallel to the title used here.