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Numbers 16:21 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Numbers 16:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 16 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”
Numbers 16:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment—God commands Moses and Aaron to hibadlu (הִבָּדְלוּ, separate/distinguish yourselves), the same root used for sacred separation (Leviticus 20:26). The phrase va'akhaleh otam ke'rega (וַאֲכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע, 'I may consume them in a moment') reveals that the entire congregation—not just Korah's 250—faces destruction for their complicity.This is corporate judgment: the people chose sides, and choosing against God's anointed is choosing against God. Yet God warns the righteous first—grace precedes wrath. Mose...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 16:21
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“that I may consume them in a moment. They fell on their faces.”
“that my wrath may burn hot against them”
“How are they brought into desolation”
“Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.'”
“saying”
“and disinherit them”
“then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak”
“receiving a Kingdom that can't be shaken”
“the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”
“and exhorted them”