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Numbers 11:12 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Numbers 11:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 11 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?”
Numbers 11:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 11:12
Moses' rhetorical questions intensify: 'Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them?' uses pregnancy and childbirth imagery to describe the relationship between leader and people. The implied answer ('No, God did') redirects responsibility to its proper source. God created Israel as His people through redemption from Egypt; Moses merely served as God's instrument. The servant cannot be held ultimately responsible for what belongs to the Master.The question emphasizes a crucial leadership principle: leaders don't own the people they serve—God does. Moses recognized his role as stewar...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 11:12
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“and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth”
“and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.”
“when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite”
“like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.”
“and I will be with you”
“I am dying, but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land to the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
“I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,,And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:,וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹא חָשַׂכְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִידֶךָ׃ ,and said: By Myself have I sworn”
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“that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes”
“of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you--”