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Numbers 11:18 Cross-References
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“And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.”
Numbers 11:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 11:18
God's command through Moses 'Sanctify yourselves against to morrow' called Israel to prepare ceremonially for divine action. The Hebrew hitqaddesh (הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ) means to consecrate or set apart—ironically, here sanctification prepares not for blessing but for judgment. The people would receive what they demanded, but it would become a curse rather than blessing. This illustrates the principle that God sometimes grants sinful requests to expose their folly and bring correction (Psalm 106:15: 'He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul').The phrase 'ye have wept in the ears ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 11:18
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“Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Go unto the people”
“[speaking] evil in the ears of Yahweh: and when Yahweh heard it”
“We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
“but rejected him”
“Be ready by the third day. Don't have sexual relations with a woman.”
“and sat there until evening before God”
“Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!”
“sanctify the people”
“and said”
“and to all who were with him”