Numbers 11:29

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But Moses replied, 'Are you jealous on my behalf? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit on them!'

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  • 1 Cor 14:5 : 5 I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander.
  • Phil 1:15-18 : 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 What does it matter? Regardless, in every way—whether from false motives or in truth—Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
  • Jas 3:14-15 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?
  • Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.' 38 Therefore, ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field.
  • Luke 10:2 : 2 He said to them, 'The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.'
  • Acts 26:29 : 29 Paul replied, 'I pray to God that whether in a short or long time, not only you but all who are listening to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.'
  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 For you are still worldly. Since there is jealousy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and living like mere humans?
  • 1 Cor 3:21 : 21 So then, let no one boast in human leaders, for all things are yours—
  • 1 Cor 13:4 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

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    2 verses
    76%

    27A young man ran and reported to Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!'

    28Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!'

  • Num 27:15-18
    4 verses
    74%

    15Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

    16May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the assembly

    17to go out and come in before them, to lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.

    18The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.

  • Ps 106:16
    73%

    16They envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

  • Num 11:30
    72%

    30Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.

  • Exod 32:11
    72%

    11But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?"

  • Deut 34:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.

    10Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Num 25:10
    70%

    10The LORD said to Moses,

  • Num 12:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2They said, 'Is it only through Moses that the LORD has spoken? Hasn't He also spoken through us?' And the LORD heard this.

    3Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.

  • Num 14:11
    70%

    11The LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

  • Exod 17:4
    70%

    4Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"

  • Exod 4:14
    69%

    14Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses, and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. Even now he is on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.'

  • Num 11:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, each at the entry of his tent. The anger of the LORD burned greatly, and Moses was very displeased.

    11So Moses said to the LORD, 'Why have You brought trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all these people on me?

  • Exod 33:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua, son of Nun, did not leave the tent.

    12Moses said to the LORD, 'See, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My eyes.’

  • Num 14:39
    69%

    39When Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

  • Num 20:3
    69%

    3The people quarreled with Moses, saying, "If only we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

  • Num 11:23-25
    3 verses
    69%

    23The LORD answered Moses, 'Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.'

    24So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He gathered seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tent.

    25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.

  • Num 11:15-17
    3 verses
    69%

    15If this is how You are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and do not let me see my misery.

    16The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know to be leaders of the people and their officials. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting, and have them stand there with you.'

    17I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it alone.

  • Lev 24:13
    68%

    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

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    68%

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Deut 31:14
    68%

    14The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.' So Moses and Joshua went and stood at the tent of meeting.

  • Num 14:2
    68%

    2All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness!

  • Num 27:22
    68%

    22Moses did as the LORD commanded. He took Joshua, set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly,

  • Exod 5:22
    68%

    22Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why did you send me?"

  • Acts 7:37
    68%

    37This is the same Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'

  • Acts 7:31
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    31Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Exod 16:11
    68%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 4:1
    68%

    1Then Moses answered and said, 'What if they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you’?

  • Num 14:26
    68%

    26Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

  • Num 14:5
    68%

    5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

  • Exod 18:15
    67%

    15Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.'

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    67%

    41But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.

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    7The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 16:3
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    3They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have taken too much upon yourselves! The whole community is holy, each one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you set yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?"

  • Exod 32:29
    67%

    29Then Moses said, "Today you have been set apart for the LORD, for each of you has gone against your own son and brother, so that He might bestow a blessing on you this day."