Numbers 20:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 20:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 20:20 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 20:20 — KJV
“And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.”
— Numbers 20:20 (KJV)
Numbers 20:20 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 20:20
“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. handle: Heb. draw with”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:20: came, against, people
“And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. as thou shalt...: Heb. as thine hand shall find”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:20: shalt, against, people
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with...: Heb. as one man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:20: through, came, people
“The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, of his...: Heb. the dominion of his hand”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:20: came, against, people
“Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 20:20: through, much, people
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