Numbers 11:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 11:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 11:28 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 11:28 — KJV
“And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.”
— Numbers 11:28 (KJV)
Numbers 11:28 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 11:28
“And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:28: joshua, son, nun
“Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:28: joshua, son, nun
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:28: joshua, servant, moses
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:28: joshua, son, nun
“And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 11:28: moses, one, men
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