It is the story of the people whom moses led through the desert. The mutiny and rebellion of israel against god, upon the report of the evil spies, numbers 14. The first five books of the bible are full of stories of the conquest of. Now there is a title that will get me in trouble no matter what else i write.
The scriptures repeatedly speak of the vengeance of god as a positive thing. The 2011 edition of the niv mistakenly states that the drink will cause miscarriage in numbers 5. Intro to numbers biblica the international bible society. The holy bible with crossreferences and multiple translations. Numbers chapter 31 king james version 1 and the lord spake unto moses, saying, mhcc jfb tsk 2 avenge the children of israel of the midianites. New american standard bible then the lord spoke to moses. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version. Moses orders soldiers to kill all males adult and child and adult females. This conclusion is based on 1 statements concerning moses writing activity e. David guzik commentary on numbers 31, where god commands israel to take vengeance on the midianites, because they had seduced israel. This chapter gives us an account of that fatal quarrel between god and israel upon which, for their murmuring and unbelief, he swore in his wrath that they should not enter into his rest. Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. Numbers in the picture study bible the book of numbers. These are all of the chapters of the book of numbers.
Listen to the melodious audio of bible books in telugu langauge. The message of the book of numbers, is universal and timeless. And moses spake unto the people, saying, arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the midianites, and avenge the lord of midian. Numbers 31, new international version niv the bible app. God gave jews the bible and ten commandments which are used by nations. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives.
Numbers 31 niv vengeance on the midianites the lord bible. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the law of moses, also known as the torah or pentateuch. The book of numbers continues the history of the people of israel after they escaped from egypt, and it tells what happened during the forty years when the israelites lived in the desert on their journey from mount sinai to canaan, this book is named numbers because it begins with moses counting the israelites to find out the number of people in each of israels twelve tribes. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of numbers in the bible king james version. Christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. Numbers 31 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. If a mans wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected since there is no witness against her and she has not. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In the new testament numerous allusions to incidents in the book of numbers appear.
How many words in each book of the bible the holy word. Numbers 11 is a chapter where the children of israel along with the mixed multitude that came out with them fell lusting and complaining about the food they had in the wilderness god burnt many of them with a fire in the wilderness in the uttermost parts of the camp. Numbers 31 kjv and the lord spake unto moses, saying, bible. It began as god commanded moses and aaron to number the three sons of levi gershon, kohath, and merari, and to start with kohath. The command to destroy the midianites and its fulfillment. Introduction from the niv study bible go to numbers title the english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the. Numbers chapter 14 verse by verse bible commentary.
The madianites are slain for having drawn the people of israel into sin. Moses counted the people in numbers 1 and numbers 26. The holy bible numbers chapter 31 king james version. Take vengeance on the midianites for the children of israel. The book has a long and complex history, but its final form is probably due to a priestly redaction. David guzik commentary on numbers 31, where god commands israel to. My title is the benefits and risks of being either a man or woman. Numbers chapter 4 summary concerns the duties of the levite family and clan. The book of numbers was named after the first key word bemidbar in hebrew scripture, which appropriately means in the desert, the place where the israelites spent forty years following the exodus. This channel features audio of all 66 books and 1189 chapters of the bible in telugu.
However, this is not what the passage is talking about. The book of numbers is a law book in the old testament section of the bible. The law includes the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. It reminds believers of the spiritual warfare in which they are engaged, for numbers is the book of the service and walk of gods people. Numbers, chapter 31 king james version christian answers. The middle chapter of the old testament is job 29 and the middle chapter. Telugu audio bible book of numbers chapter 31 youtube. And of the children of israels half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the lord. Numbers, chapter 31 united states conference of catholic bishops. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. To offer you some more interesting facts and figures, according to this website, the longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the lord on the madianites.
Youngs literal translation bible all bible documents king james bible eastons bible dictionary naves topical index torreys topical index henrys commentary american standard bible bible in basic english darbys english translation bible world english bible noah webster bible weymouth new testament youngs literal translation bible search. Hebron had been built seven years before zoan in egypt. It is the history of a holy war, a war with midian. Numbers, new international version niv the bible app.
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