Numbers 32:14

And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 1:34 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:34 records God's anger at the fathers' rebellion, which Moses warns the sons are now increasing.

Acts 7:51 Allusion

Acts 7:51 says 'as your fathers did, so do you' — Stephen directly echoes Moses' accusation of repeating fathers' rebellion.

In Matthew 23:31-33, Jesus calls the Pharisees a 'brood of vipers' who fill up their fathers' sins, same imagery as Moses' rebuke.

Ezekiel 20:21 describes children rebelling like their fathers in the wilderness, mirroring the pattern of repeating fathers' sins.

Isaiah 65:7 Parallel

Isaiah 65:7 says God repays both fathers' and current generation's sins—directly paralleling the 'brood of sinful men' rising in fathers' place.

Isaiah 57:4 Parallel

Isaiah 57:4 calls them 'children of transgression, offspring of deceit', similar to Moses calling them a brood of sinful men.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 calls Israel an 'offspring of evildoers', directly paralleling Moses' 'brood of sinful men' rebuke.

Psalm 78:57 Parallel

Psalm 78:57 says they turned back like their fathers, echoing Moses' charge that this generation repeats their fathers' sins.

Nehemiah 13:18 rebukes Sabbath profaning as bringing 'more wrath on Israel'—same logic of adding to God's anger by repeating fathers' sins.

Ezra 10:10 Parallel

In Ezra 10:10, Ezra rebukes the people for 'adding to the guilt of Israel'—mirroring the charge of increasing God's anger in Numbers 32:14.

Ezra 9:14 Parallel

In Ezra 9:14, Ezra asks if repeating sins will provoke God to consume them—directly echoing the warning against increasing God's fierce anger.

Deuteronomy 1:35 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:35 pronounces judgment on the evil generation; here Moses warns the new generation is acting just like them.

Psalm 106:6 Parallel

In Psalm 106:6, both the people and their fathers have sinned — directly echoing the generational sin pattern here.

2 Chronicles 28:13 warns against adding guilt, with 'fierce wrath'—nearly identical phrasing to Numbers 32:14's 'increase still more the fierce anger'.

Ezekiel 2:3 Parallel

In Ezekiel 2:3, the people and their fathers have transgressed to this day — directly echoing the generational rebellion here.

In Ezekiel 20:30, God asks if they will follow their fathers' detestable ways — mirroring Moses' accusation of rising in their place.

In Matthew 23:32, Jesus tells Pharisees to fill up the measure of their fathers — a direct parallel to increasing divine anger by following ancestral sin.

Ezra 9:7 Parallel

Ezra 9:7 confesses guilt from the days of fathers to the present—acknowledging the same pattern of inherited sin and punishment.

Judges 2:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Judges 2:14 shows the outcome of God's anger kindled against Israel—the judgment that follows the warning Moses gives.

Luke 11:48 Parallel

Luke 11:48 says the current generation consents to their fathers' evil deeds, just as Moses accuses them of rising up in their fathers' place.

Acts 7:52 Allusion

Acts 7:52 charges that they, like their fathers, persecuted prophets — continuing the theme of repeating ancestral sins.

In Isaiah 43:27, the first father sinned — a similar reference to ancestral sin leading to judgment.

Job 14:4 Related theme

Job 14:4 asserts no one can bring clean from unclean, underscoring the inherent sinfulness of the brood.

Genesis 8:21 Related theme

Genesis 8:21 states man's heart is evil from youth, echoing the characterization of the sinful brood.