Psalm 78:58

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Cross-reference

Psalm 79:5 Parallel

Psalm 79:5 asks how long God's anger and jealousy will burn — directly responding to the provocation described here.

Psalm 106:36 recounts Israel serving idols, a parallel summary of the same sin that provoked God.

1 Kings 11:7 records Solomon building high places for foreign gods, a specific instance of the high places that provoked God in Psalm 78:58.

1 Corinthians 10:22 asks 'Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy?' — a direct NT echo of the same concept.

Hosea 13:2 Parallel

Hosea 13:2 condemns making metal images and idols, reinforcing the idolatry that moved God to jealousy in Psalm 78:58.

Ezekiel 20:28 describes Israel offering sacrifices on high hills and leafy trees, provoking God — identical to this verse.

Ezekiel 8:3-5 depicts an 'idol of jealousy' in the temple, provoking God to jealousy — a specific instance of the same sin.

1 Kings 12:31 describes Jeroboam making houses on high places, a concrete example of the high places that angered God in Psalm 78:58.

1 Kings 11:10 notes Solomon's disobedience in going after other gods, directly connecting to the idolatry that provoked God's jealousy in Psalm 78:58.

Exodus 20:4 Parallel

Exodus 20:4 is the command against carved images — the very law Israel broke by setting up high places and idols.

Judges 10:6 Parallel

Judges 10:6 lists serving multiple foreign gods, echoing the idolatry that moved God to jealousy in Psalm 78:58.

Judges 2:20 Parallel

Judges 2:20 shows the consequence: God's anger kindled because they transgressed His covenant — the result of the provocation in Psalm 78:58.

Judges 2:17 Parallel

Judges 2:17 describes Israel whoring after other gods, directly illustrating the idolatry that provoked God's anger in Psalm 78:58.

Judges 2:12 Parallel

In Judges 2:12, this same pattern of provoking God by forsaking Him for other gods is described — a direct historical parallel.

Deuteronomy 32:21 echoes 'made me jealous with what is no god' — reinforcing the same provocation theme.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 declares God a jealous God — the basis for why idolatry provokes Him to jealousy.

Exodus 34:14 declares God's name is Jealous — explaining why moving him to jealousy is so serious.

Leviticus 26:30 threatens destruction of high places and idols, the very sins that provoked God's anger here.

Numbers 33:52 commands destroying high places and idols — the very things that provoked God's anger here.

Deuteronomy 4:16-25 warns against making idols and provoking God — a direct parallel to the sin described here.

Deuteronomy 12:2 orders destruction of pagan high places — the same sites that later provoked God's jealousy.

Judges 2:11 Parallel

Judges 2:11 records Israel serving Baals — the specific idolatry that provoked God, as summarized here.

Deuteronomy 32:17 specifies the idolatry: sacrificing to demons — the actions that provoked God's anger.

Deuteronomy 32:16 uses identical language: 'stirred him to jealousy with strange gods' — a direct parallel.

Deuteronomy 4:24 declares God is a jealous God, the very attribute provoked by the idolatry in Psalm 78:58.

1 Kings 14:22 uses the same phrase 'provoked him to jealousy' for Judah's sins, directly echoing this verse.

2 Kings 23:19 explicitly states that high places provoked the LORD to anger, matching the language here.

2 Chronicles 21:11 Historical context

2 Chronicles 21:11 describes Jehoram making high places that led Israel astray, a concrete example of this provocation.

Deuteronomy 29:20 warns of God's jealousy smoking against those who turn to other gods, directly relating to the jealousy provoked in Psalm 78:58.

1 Kings 11:9 Historical context

1 Kings 11:9 shows God's anger at Solomon for turning to idols, exemplifying the provocation mentioned here.

Jeremiah 2:20 mentions bowing down on every high hill, directly referencing the high places that provoked God.

2 Kings 18:4 Historical context

2 Kings 18:4 shows Hezekiah removing the high places that provoked God, a later reform addressing this sin.

Judges 18:30 Historical context

Judges 18:30 records the Danites setting up a carved image, a specific instance of the idolatry that provoked God.

Zechariah 8:2 shows God's jealous zeal for Zion, while Psalm 78:58 describes Israel provoking his jealousy—both highlight divine jealousy.

Jeremiah 17:2 adds that children remember the altars and Asherim on high hills, showing the persistence of idolatry that provoked God's jealousy.

Numbers 25:11 shows Phinehas turning away God's jealousy, providing a response to the same kind of idolatrous provocation mentioned in Psalm 78:58.

Isaiah 65:3 Parallel

Isaiah 65:3 describes people provoking God continually with idolatrous sacrifices, echoing this theme.

Ezekiel 16:24 describes building vaulted chambers and lofty places in every square, echoing the high places that provoked God's jealousy.

Jeremiah 2:7 accuses Israel of defiling the land, a related charge of provoking God through idolatry.

Deuteronomy 27:15 pronounces a curse on those who make idols — the same sin that provoked God in Psalm 78:58.