Numbers 25:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 25:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 25:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 25:5 — KJV
“And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.”
— Numbers 25:5 (KJV)
Numbers 25:5 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 25:5
“And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:5: moses, israel, one
“There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. were...: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:5: moses, israel, one
“And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:5: israel, every, one
“And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:5: israel, every, one
“And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 25:5: israel, one, men
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