Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 14:16 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Numbers 14:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 14 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.”
Numbers 14:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 14:16
Moses' intercession imagines the nations' false conclusion that God 'slew them in the wilderness' out of inability to fulfill His promise. This hypothetical speech highlights how God's judgments can be misinterpreted when observers lack understanding of covenant relationship and the necessity of divine holiness.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 14:16
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“Because Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land which he promised to them”
“and will compass us round”
“Alas”
“I would scatter them afar. I would make the memory of them to cease from among men;”