Numbers 11:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 11:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 11:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 11:1 — KJV
“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. complained: or, were as it were complainers it displeased: Heb. it was evil in the ears of”
— Numbers 11:1 (KJV)
Numbers 11:1 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 11:1
“Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:1: people, displeased, lord
“And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:1: lord, anger, kindled
“And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:1: people, lord, fire
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:1: people, lord, anger
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:1: anger, kindled, among
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