Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 14:12 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 14:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 14 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.”
Numbers 14:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 14:12
God threatens: 'I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.' This recalls God's earlier threat after the golden calf (Ex 32:10). The Hebrew 'nakah' (smite/strike) and 'yarash' (disinherit/dispossess) indicate total destruction. God's offer to make Moses into a greater nation tested Moses' heart - would he accept personal exaltation if it meant Israel's destruction? Moses' intercessory response (v.13-19) demonstrated his shepherd's heart, preferring Israel's preservation over personal greatness. This foreshadows Chri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 14:12
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“that my wrath may burn hot against them”
“Take your censer”
“Thus says Yahweh”
“and he moved David against them”
“And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.”
“The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”