Numbers 32:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:7 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:7 — KJV
“And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? discourage: Heb. break”
— Numbers 32:7 (KJV)
Numbers 32:7 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 32:7
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:7: children, israel, over
“For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:7: discourage, heart, children
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. keep: Heb. rest”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:7: children, israel, into
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:7: children, israel, land
“Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:7: children, israel, into
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