Numbers 25:1-5

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Baal Worship at Peor

1 While Israel lived in ¹Shittim, ²the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab.

2 ³These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

3 So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

4 And the Lord said to Moses, ⁴“Take all the chiefs of the people and ⁵hang^[a] them in the sun before the Lord, ⁶that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel. ”

5 And Moses said to ⁷the judges of Israel, ⁸“Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor. ”

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Numbers 25:1-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 25

The contents of this chapter are, the sin of the people of Israel, their whoredom and idolatry, Nu 25:1-3, their punishment for it, multitudes being slain, Nu 25:4,5, whose number is given, Nu 25:9, the zeal of Phinehas in slaying two notorious offenders, Nu 25:6-8, whose names are observed, Nu 25:14,15 for which he is commended, and the covenant of priesthood was given and confirmed unto him, Nu 25:10-13, and the chapter is concluded with an order to vex the Midianites, for vexing Israel with their wiles, Nu 25:16-18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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Cross References 8

1. 25:1 ch. 33:49; Josh. 2:1; 3:1; Mic. 6:5
2. 25:1 [ch. 31:16]
3. 25:2 Ex. 34:15, 16; Josh. 22:17; Ps. 106:28; Hos. 9:10; [1 Cor. 10:20]
4. 25:4 See Deut. 4:3
5. 25:4 [Deut. 21:23; 2 Sam. 21:6; Gal. 3:13]
6. 25:4 ver. 11; Deut. 13:17
7. 25:5 [ch. 11:16; Ex. 18:21, 25]
8. 25:5 [Ex. 32:27]

Footnotes 1

[a] 25:4 Or 'impale'