Zechariah 12:7
The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
Cross-reference
Zechariah 12:10 pours out grace and mourning — the humbling that prevents pride leads to repentance.
Zechariah 4:6 declares 'not by might but by my Spirit' — God saves Judah first here to humble human glory, echoing that principle.
Zechariah 13:1 opens a fountain for cleansing — the result of the humbling in v7.
Isaiah 2:11-17 describes the Lord bringing low the proud — God's action here to prevent excessive glory for Jerusalem parallels that humbling theme.
Isaiah 23:9 says God defiles the pride of all glory — similarly, God saves Judah first to keep glory from being too great.
Jeremiah 9:23 warns against boasting in wisdom, might, or riches — God's plan here humbles human pride by saving the less prominent first.
Jeremiah 9:24 says we should boast in knowing the Lord — God's action here directs glory away from human houses to Himself.
Matthew 11:25 thanks God for hiding things from the wise and revealing to little children — God chooses the lowly tents of Judah first, humbling the great.
In Luke 1:51-53, Mary's Magnificat echoes this pattern: God exalts the humble and brings down the proud, just as saving Judah first prevents glory from being magnified.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, God chooses the weak to shame the strong so no one boasts — the exact logic of saving Judah first to prevent magnification.
In James 2:5, God chooses the poor to be rich in faith — the same divine preference for the lowly seen in saving Judah first.
In James 4:6, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble — Zechariah 12:7 enacts this by saving the humble Judah first.
Judges 7:2 shows God reducing Israel's army to prevent boasting — the same principle of God arranging victory to avoid human pride.
In Luke 10:21, Jesus thanks the Father for hiding truth from the wise and revealing it to little children — the same principle of God honoring the lowly over the proud.
In 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, the 'jars of clay' ensure God's power is evident, not human strength — mirroring Judah saved first to prevent human glory.
In Romans 3:27, boasting is excluded by the law of faith — matching how saving Judah first excludes human glory and boasting.