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Numbers 16:40 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Numbers 16:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 16 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger , which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.”
Numbers 16:40 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:40
"To be a memorial unto the children of Israel"—zikaron (זִכָּרוֹן) means a reminder, memorial, or monument designed to prevent forgetting. The specific warning: "that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD"—defines "stranger" (zar, זָר) as anyone outside Aaron's lineage. This exclusivity offends democratic sensibilities but establishes that access to God comes through His appointed means, not human presumption."That he be not as Korah, and as his company"—the memorial warns future generations that Korah's fate awaits those who reject God's me...
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Cross-References for Numbers 16:40
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“and they shall keep their priesthood. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.,And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death., וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־בָּנָיו תִּפְקֹד וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־כְּהֻנָּתָם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָת׃ פ ,And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.”
“his heart was lifted up”
“and keep the charge of the tent of meeting”
“in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise”
“there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.”
“the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up”
“and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire”
“he shall burn it.”