Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 3:10 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Numbers 3:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 3 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Numbers 3:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 3:10
God commands: 'the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.' The Hebrew 'zar' (stranger/unauthorized person) refers to non-priests, including Levites and ordinary Israelites, who approached priestly duties. This death penalty protected God's holiness and the priesthood's integrity. Korah's rebellion (ch 16) demonstrated this principle's seriousness - usurping priestly authority brought divine judgment. This foreshadows the truth that we approach God only through Christ our great High Priest (Heb 4:14-16). Attempting to approach God through any other mediator, our own righteousness, or ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 3:10
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“the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up”
“in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise”
“let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches”
“and for that within the veil; and you shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
“brothers”
“he would not be a priest at all”
“his heart was lifted up”
“Aaron and his sons”
“and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar”
“and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.”