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Numbers 16:45 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 16:45 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 16 verse 45 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.”
Numbers 16:45 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 16:45
"Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment"—God commands Moses and Aaron to separate themselves so He can destroy Israel rega' (רֶגַע, in an instant). The urgency reveals divine wrath ready to fall. Yet remarkably, "they fell upon their faces"—instead of fleeing to safety as commanded, they prostrate themselves in intercession. This defiant mercy—refusing to abandon those who deserve judgment—previews Christ's mediatorial work.The Hebrew kalah (כָּלָה, to consume/complete) indicates total destruction, the same word used of Sodom (Genesis 19:15). Only inter...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 16:45
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“that I may consume them in a moment.”
“saying”
“and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky”
“and fell on their faces: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them.”
“saying”
“fell on his face”