Bible book of numbers chapter 31 bible verse 18

And moses went and spake these words unto all israel. Numbers chapter 31 verse by verse bible commentary. And when king arad the canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that israel came by the way of the spies. And yet here, in verse 16, balaam is blamed for it. Numbers, chapter 31 united states conference of catholic bishops. Balaams isnt mentioned anywhere in the entire chapter numbers 25 which. Only the virgins of the women were allowed to survive and. Audio video bible alexander scourby kjv 1,619 views. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, 18 but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man. Balaam still continues to prophesy good things in favour of israel.

This verse is not hyperbole, but is a succinct summation of the depths to which. The first five books of the bible are full of stories of the conquest of caanan. Complete text of numbers 18 from the authorized king james bible. Subsequently no doubt many of them became inferior wives of their masters, or were married to their sons. The two poems at chapters 3233 the song of moses and the blessing of moses were probably originally independent. Revenge first the children of israel on the madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people. This is not the case of just one english bible translation, all the modern bible translations have blatantly crossed out the word. What do christians think about bible verses numbers 31. When israel was residing in the acacia grove numbers 25, a man named balaam tried to seduce the israelites into sacrificial feasts and idolatry through. Infants were probably put to death with their mothers. You will regard them as sacred 11 to you will revert also whatever is set aside from the offerings of the israelites, whatever is held out with the gesture of offering.

This chapter belongs to the book of the wars of the lord, in which it is probable it was inserted. Numbers chapter 18 kjv king james version 1 and the lord said unto aaron, thou and thy sons and thy fathers house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary. Study numbers 31 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The portion which must be paid to the priests out of the levites maintenance, numbers 18. Balam had nothing to do with it, according to the bible story itself. All members of your household may eat it unless they are unclean. But if god, instead of sending an earthquake, a pestilence, or. Numbers 31, new international version niv the bible app. Numbers chapter 32 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration. The bible book of numbers with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. What is the real meaning of deuteronomy chapter 18, verse 18 in the bible. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Through the counsel of balaam balaams isnt mentioned anywhere in the entire chapter which tells the story about the matter of peor. Earlier in the book of numbers, we learn that the israelites began to play the harlot with the.

Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36. Chapter 31 describes the war waged by the israelites against the midianites as retribution for the immorality and idolatry that the midianites caused, which lead to the death of twentyfour thousand israelites. This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has the sharp doubleedged sword. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on numbers chapters 11 to 20. If there is a prophet among you, 11 i the lord 12 will make myself. Verse 29 implies that they along with the animals were sacrificed to him as a. And israel vowed a vow unto the lord, and said, if thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then i will utterly destroy their cities. Why and how are bible chapters and verses numbered. Why did moses order female virgins to be kept alive but all others. The perquisites or fees peculiar to the priests, numbers 18. A writer can omit the verse numbers in order to refer to a whole chapter, or can extend the verse number to refer to a whole range of verses. It is the history of a holy war, a war with midian. But the way of a man with a maid, is one of solomons secrets. Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.

Net bible but all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man. The madianites are slain for having drawn the people of israel into sin. Thus every one knew what he had to do, and what he. The book has been seen as written by the priestly source, which rewrites the. This symbolic use of numbers called gematria is not unknown in the bible see rev. And he said unto them, i am an hundred and twenty years old this day.

The book of numbers begins with the words and the lord spake unto moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of egypt. Numbers 11 to 20 free bible commentary in easy english. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the lord on the madianites.

Christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. But one story that sometimes stands out in the minds of skeptics is the one found in numbers 31, where god seemingly gives no reason for killing defenseless women and male children. The book of leviticus as well as the book of numbers follow immediately after the book of exodus. Verses 16 all who, without commission from god, dare to execute private revenge, and who, from ambition, covetousness, or resentment, wage war and desolate kingdoms, must one day answer for it. Heres what the bible says about humanity in the days of noah. And when balaam saw that it pleased the lord that he should bless israel. What should be his and the levites wages for this work. Numbers chapter 31 king james version kjv alexander. And balaam answered and said unto the servants of balak, if balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, i cannot go beyond the word of the lord my god, to do less or more. Numbers chapter 18 verse by verse bible commentary. The settled maintenance of the levites, numbers 18. Israel was commanded by the lord to take vengeance on midian because they were responsible for corrupting israel at peor 25.