Numbers 15:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 15:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 15:15 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinanc..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 15:15 — KJV
“One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.”
— Numbers 15:15 (KJV)
Numbers 15:15 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 15:15
“For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:15: one, stranger, sojourneth
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:15: congregation, ever, generations
“Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:15: congregation, ever, generations
“These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:15: congregation, stranger, sojourneth
“Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:15: one, also, ever
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