Numbers 25:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 25:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 25:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 25:2 — KJV
“And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.”
— Numbers 25:2 (KJV)
Numbers 25:2 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 25:2
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:2: people, bowed, down
“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:2: people, bowed, down
“Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:2: called, people, eat
“And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. that follow...: Heb. that is at thy feet a great...: Heb. heat of anger”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:2: people, eat, down
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:2: people, gods, down
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