Bible Cross References
in the wilderness
Exodus 16:1-17
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The whole Israelite community set out from Elim, and on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
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There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron
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and said to them, "We wish that the LORD had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death."
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The LORD said to Moses, "Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you. The people must go out every day and gather enough for that day. In this way I can test them to find out if they will follow my instructions.
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On the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as usual and prepare it."
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So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt.
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In the morning you will see the dazzling light of the LORD's presence. He has heard your complaints against him---yes, against him, because we are only carrying out his instructions."
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Then Moses said, "It is the LORD who will give you meat to eat in the evening and as much bread as you want in the morning, because he has heard how much you have complained against him. When you complain against us, you are really complaining against the LORD."
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Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community to come and stand before the LORD, because he has heard their complaints."
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As Aaron spoke to the whole community, they turned toward the desert, and suddenly the dazzling light of the LORD appeared in a cloud.
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am their God."
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In the evening a large flock of quails flew in, enough to cover the camp, and in the morning there was dew all around the camp.
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When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost.
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When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, "What is it?" Moses said to them, "This is the food that the LORD has given you to eat.
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The LORD has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two quarts for each member of his household."
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The Israelites did this, some gathering more, others less.
Nehemiah 9:12-23
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With a cloud you led them in daytime, and at night you lighted their way with fire.
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At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven; you spoke to your people and gave them good laws and sound teachings.
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You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.
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"When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven, and water from a rock when they were thirsty. You told them to take control of the land which you had promised to give them.
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But our ancestors grew proud and stubborn and refused to obey your commands.
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They refused to obey; they forgot all you did; they forgot the miracles you had performed. In their pride they chose a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives; you are gracious and loving, slow to be angry. Your mercy is great; you did not forsake them.
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They made an idol in the shape of a bull-calf and said it was the god who led them from Egypt! How much they insulted you, LORD!
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But you did not abandon them there in the desert, for your mercy is great. You did not take away the cloud or the fire that showed them the path by day and night.
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In your goodness you told them what they should do; you fed them manna and gave them water to drink.
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Through forty years in the desert you provided all that they needed; their clothing never wore out, and their feet were not swollen with pain.
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"You let them conquer nations and kingdoms, lands that bordered their own. They conquered the land of Heshbon, where Sihon ruled, and the land of Bashan, where Og was king.
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You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky, and let them conquer and live in the land that you had promised their ancestors to give them.
Psalm 78:14-28
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By day he led them with a cloud and all night long with the light of a fire.
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He split rocks open in the desert and gave them water from the depths.
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He caused a stream to come out of the rock and made water flow like a river.
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But they continued to sin against God, and in the desert they rebelled against the Most High.
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They deliberately put God to the test by demanding the food they wanted.
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They spoke against God and said, "Can God supply food in the desert?
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It is true that he struck the rock, and water flowed out in a torrent; but can he also provide us with bread and give his people meat?"
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And so the LORD was angry when he heard them; he attacked his people with fire, and his anger against them grew,
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because they had no faith in him and did not believe that he would save them.
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But he spoke to the sky above and commanded its doors to open;
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he gave them grain from heaven, by sending down manna for them to eat.
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So they ate the food of angels, and God gave them all they wanted.
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He also caused the east wind to blow, and by his power he stirred up the south wind;
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and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore;
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they fell in the middle of the camp all around the tents.
Psalm 105:39-41
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God put a cloud over his people and a fire at night to give them light.
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They asked, and he sent quails; he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.
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He opened a rock, and water gushed out, flowing through the desert like a river.
bare thee
Deuteronomy 32:11
Like an eagle teaching its young to fly, catching them safely on its spreading wings, the LORD kept Israel from falling.
Deuteronomy 32:12
The LORD alone led his people without the help of a foreign god.
Exodus 19:4
"You saw what I, the LORD, did to the Egyptians and how I carried you as an eagle carries her young on her wings, and brought you here to me.
Numbers 11:11
and he said to the LORD, "Why have you treated me so badly? Why are you displeased with me? Why have you given me the responsibility for all these people?
Numbers 11:12
I didn't create them or bring them to birth! Why should you ask me to act like a nurse and carry them in my arms like babies all the way to the land you promised to their ancestors?
Numbers 11:14
I can't be responsible for all these people by myself; it's too much for me!
Isaiah 40:11
He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.
Isaiah 46:3
"Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all who are left of my people. I have cared for you from the time you were born.
Isaiah 46:4
I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.
Isaiah 63:9
from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,
Hosea 11:3
Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk. I took my people up in my arms, but they did not acknowledge that I took care of them.
Hosea 11:4
I drew them to me with affection and love. I picked them up and held them to my cheek; I bent down to them and fed them.
Acts 13:18
and for forty years he endured them in the desert.