Numbers 25:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 25:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 25:18 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 25:18 — KJV
“For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.”
— Numbers 25:18 (KJV)
Numbers 25:18 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 25:18
“And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:18: cozbi, daughter, midian
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. priest: or, prince”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:18: daughter, prince, midian
“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:18: peor, day, plague
“Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:18: matter, daughter, day
“According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:18: wherewith, day, sake
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