Numbers 16:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:22 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:22 — KJV
“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”
— Numbers 16:22 (KJV)
Numbers 16:22 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 16:22
“Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:22: god, one, sin
“And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:22: fell, faces, god
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:22: god, spirits, flesh
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:22: god, flesh, one
“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:22: god, flesh, one
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