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Exodus 32:9 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Exodus 32:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:”
Exodus 32:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:9
God's statement רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה (ra'iti et-ha'am hazeh, I have seen this people) echoes His words about their oppression in Egypt (Ex 3:7), but now He sees their rebellion. The description עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף (am-qsheh-oref, stiff-necked people) uses agricultural imagery of an ox that won't bow its neck to the yoke—they were obstinate, resistant to God's guidance. This phrase becomes a repeated characterization of Israel throughout Scripture (Ex 33:3, 34:9; Deut 9:6; Acts 7:51), showing persistent rebellion despite covenant privileges.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:9
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“and your neck is an iron sinew”
“saying”
“Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.'”
“for you are a stiff-necked people”
“If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”
“and your stiff neck: behold”
“that Yahweh your God doesn't give you this good land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.”
“as your fathers were; but yield yourselves to Yahweh”
“and be no more stiff-necked.”