Numbers 16:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:7 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:7 — KJV
“And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.”
— Numbers 16:7 (KJV)
Numbers 16:7 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 16:7
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:7: put, fire, therein
“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:7: put, fire, therein
“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:7: put, therein, before
“And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:7: fire, incense, lord
“And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:7: fire, lord, holy
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