Numbers 16:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:40 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:40 — KJV
“To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.”
— Numbers 16:40 (KJV)
Numbers 16:40 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 16:40
“And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:40: children, israel, aaron
“But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:40: children, israel, come
“But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:40: children, israel, stranger
“And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:40: children, israel, aaron
“And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:40: memorial, children, israel
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