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Joshua 22:17 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joshua 22:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 22 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,”
Joshua 22:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 22:17
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day—The reference is to Numbers 25, where 24,000 Israelites died for worshiping Baal-Peor through sexual immorality with Moabite women. The Hebrew phrase "not cleansed" (לֹא טָהַרְנוּ, lo taharnu) suggests ongoing corporate guilt requiring continual covenant renewal.Although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD—The plague (מַגֵּפָה, magephah) was stopped only by Phinehas's zealous action (Numbers 25:7-8), making it especially poignant that Phinehas himself leads this delegation. Having personally...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 22:17
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“And Israel abode in Shittim”
“and ate the sacrifices of the dead.”
“Yahweh your God has destroyed them from the midst of you.”
“as some of them committed”
“and they were written for our admonition”
“and for our great guilt”