Numbers 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 8:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the cand..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 8:2 — KJV
“Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.”
— Numbers 8:2 (KJV)
Numbers 8:2 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 8:2
“And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. shall light: or, shall cause to ascend it: Heb. the face of it”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:2: lamps, seven, give
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:2: say, seven, give
“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? rule over: or, use a byword against”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:2: say, give, over
“And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:2: say, seven, give
“And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 8:2: lamps, light, over
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