Numbers 11:16

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The Response of God The LORD said to Moses,“Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.

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  • Exod 24:1 : 1 The Lord Ratifies the Covenant But to Moses the LORD said,“Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.
  • Exod 24:9 : 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up,
  • Deut 1:15 : 15 So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Provision for Justice You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
  • Deut 31:28 : 28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
  • Ezek 8:11 : 11 Seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel(with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them) were standing in front of them, each with a censer in his hand, and fragrant vapors from a cloud of incense were swirling upward.
  • Luke 10:1 : 1 The Mission of the Seventy-Two After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
  • Luke 10:17 : 17 Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”
  • Gen 46:27 : 27 Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.
  • Exod 4:29 : 29 Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.

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  • Num 11:23-27
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    23And the LORD said to Moses,“Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!”

    24So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. He then gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tabernacle.

    25And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, 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 did not do so again.

    26Eldad and Medad But two men remained in the camp; one’s name was Eldad, and the other’s name was Medad. And the Spirit rested on them.(Now they were among those in the registration, but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp.

    27And a young man ran and told Moses,“Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”

  • 17Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the Spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself.

  • 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up,

  • Exod 24:1-2
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    1The Lord Ratifies the Covenant But to Moses the LORD said,“Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.

    2Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him.”

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

  • Num 27:15-17
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    15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:

    16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,

    17who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the LORD may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

  • 7So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him,

  • 15But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”

  • 29Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.

  • 17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,

  • 44The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 11and the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 25Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

  • Exod 17:5-6
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    5The LORD said to Moses,“Go over before the people; take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile and go.

    6I will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in plain view of the elders of Israel.

  • 26The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

  • Num 16:20-23
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    20The Judgment on the Rebels The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

    21“Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant.”

    22Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said,“O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”

    23So the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 20:6-7
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    6Moses Responds So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting. They then threw themselves down with their faces to the ground, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

    7Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 16:2-3
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    2and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders of the community, chosen from the assembly, famous men.

    3And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them,“You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the LORD.

  • 1The Budding of Aaron’s Staff The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 21Moses said,“The people around me are 600,000 on foot; but you say,‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’

  • 13Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

  • 14The Commissioning of Joshua Then the LORD said to Moses,“The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him.” So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

  • 1Spies Sent Out The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 52Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 12Moses said to the LORD,“See, you have been saying to me,‘Bring this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. But you said,‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my sight.’

  • 3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the rift valley plains of Moab, along the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,

  • 42When the community assembled against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting– and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

  • 5Then Moses and Aaron fell down with their faces to the ground before the whole assembled community of the Israelites.

  • 36The Atonement for the Rebellion(17:1) The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 16Then Moses said to Korah,“You and all your company present yourselves before the LORD– you and they, and Aaron– tomorrow.

  • 17Rules for First Fruits The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • 28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

  • 8The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

  • 17Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.

  • 21The LORD said to Moses,“Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the LORD to look, and many of them perish.

  • 14He told the elders,“Wait for us in this place until we return to you. Here are Aaron and Hur with you. Whoever has any matters of dispute can approach them.”

  • 21But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.