Numbers 22:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 22:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 22:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 22:3 — KJV
“And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.”
— Numbers 22:3 (KJV)
Numbers 22:3 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 22:3
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. colours: or, pieces”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:3: because, many, children
“And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:3: sore, afraid, children
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:3: people, because, children
“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:3: moab, because, children
“Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 22:3: sore, distressed, children
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