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Numbers 25:8-18

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8 and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped.
9 Nevertheless, 1those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

The Zeal of Phinehas

10 And the Lord said to Moses,
11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he 2was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in 3my jealousy.
12 Therefore say, 4‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace,
13 and it shall be to him and to 5his descendants after him the covenant of 6a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel. ’”
14 The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father’s house belonging to the Simeonites.
15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of 7Zur, who was the tribal head of a father’s house in Midian.
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
17 8“Harass the Midianites and strike them down,
18 for they have harassed you with their 9wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of 10Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor. ”
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Numbers 25:8-18 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 10

  • 1. 25:9 Deut. 4:3; [1 Cor. 10:8]
  • 2. 25:11 [2 Cor. 11:2]
  • 3. 25:11 Deut. 32:16, 21; 1 Kgs. 14:22; Ps. 78:58; Zeph. 1:18; 3:8; 1 Cor. 10:22; [Ex. 20:5]
  • 4. 25:12 Mal. 2:4, 5
  • 5. 25:13 See 1 Chr. 6:4-15
  • 6. 25:13 Ex. 40:15
  • 7. 25:15 ch. 31:8; Josh. 13:21
  • 8. 25:17 ch. 31:2, 7
  • 9. 25:18 ch. 31:16; Rev. 2:14
  • 10. 25:18 See ch. 23:28
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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