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Numbers 10:5 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Numbers 10:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 10 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.”
Numbers 10:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 10:5
The alarm signal 'when ye blow an alarm' (Hebrew teruah—sharp, staccato blast) differed from the sustained gathering call. The alarm signaled movement or danger, requiring urgent response. The distinction between ceremonial gathering (long blast) and urgent alarm (short blasts) taught Israel to discern different divine calls. This parallels spiritual discernment between regular means of grace and urgent calls to action, repentance, or defense against error. The church must recognize when circumstances demand immediate action versus patient endurance.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 10:5
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“according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
“In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”
“don't spare”
“the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.”
“and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble”