Numbers 25:8-18

8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;

9 but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

10 The LORD said to Moses,

11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.

12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him.

13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

14 The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.

15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Kozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.

16 The LORD said to Moses,

17 “Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them.

18 They treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the Peor incident involving their sister Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of that incident.”

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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

Cross References 20

1. Numbers 16:46-48; Psalms 106:30
2. S Numbers 14:37; 1 Corinthians 10:8
3. Numbers 31:16
4. Psalms 106:30
5. Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 32:16,21; Psalms 78:58
6. Isaiah 11:9; Isaiah 54:10; Ezekiel 34:25; Ezekiel 37:26; Malachi 2:4,5
7. S Exodus 29:9
8. 1 Kings 19:10; 2 Kings 10:16
9. ver 11
10. S Exodus 29:36; S Romans 3:25; Numbers 16:46
11. Psalms 106:31; Jeremiah 33:18
12. ver 6
13. S Numbers 1:6
14. ver 18
15. Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21; Habakkuk 3:7
16. Numbers 31:7
17. Numbers 31:1-3
18. Exodus 23:22; Judges 2:16-18; Nehemiah 9:27; Psalms 8:2; Psalms 21:8; Psalms 74:23
19. Deuteronomy 21:1; 1 Samuel 17:9,35; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 10:25
20. S Numbers 23:28; Numbers 31:16

Numbers 25:8-18

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Numbers 25:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 25

Cross References 20