Numbers 25:17
“Bring trouble to the Midianites, and destroy them,
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Referenced Verses
- Num 31:1-3 : 1 The Midianite War The LORD spoke to Moses: 2 “Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.” 3 So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.
- Rev 18:6 : 6 Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.
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- Num 25:15-162 verses81%
15The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur. He was a leader over the people of a clan of Midian.
16Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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18because they bring trouble to you by their treachery with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague that happened as a result of Peor.”
- Num 31:1-33 verses79%
1The Midianite War The LORD spoke to Moses:
2“Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.”
3So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.
- Num 31:7-104 verses78%
7They fought against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
8They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain– Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba– five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
9The Israelites took the women of Midian captive along with their little ones, and took all their herds, all their flocks, and all their goods as plunder.
10They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.
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9Do to them as you did to Midian– as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River!
- Judg 6:1-55 verses74%
1Oppression and Confrontation The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD turned them over to Midian for seven years.
2The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.
3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
4They invaded the land and devoured its crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, and they took away the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.
5When they invaded with their cattle and tents, they were as thick as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. They came to devour the land.
- Num 31:15-173 verses74%
15Moses said to them,“Have you allowed all the women to live?
16Look, these people through the counsel of Balaam caused the Israelites to act treacherously against the LORD in the matter of Peor– which resulted in the plague among the community of the LORD!
17Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has been intimate with a man in bed.
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13The LORD your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.
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3So go now and strike down the Amalekites. Destroy everything that they have. Don’t spare them. Put them to death– man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey alike.’”
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24When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.
- Deut 25:17-182 verses73%
17Treatment of the Amalekites Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your way from Egypt,
18how they met you along the way and cut off all your stragglers in the rear of the march when you were exhausted and tired; they were unafraid of God.
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10The Aftermath The LORD spoke to Moses:
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16The LORD said to him,“Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”
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8Victory over the Amalekites Amalek came and attacked Israel in Rephidim.
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5So Moses said to the judges of Israel,“Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor.”
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66Pursue them in anger and eradicate them from under the LORD’s heaven.
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10He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings–
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17Rules for First Fruits The LORD spoke to Moses:
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26The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
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17the LORD said to me,
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17Instead you must utterly annihilate them– the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites– just as the LORD your God has commanded you,
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8They ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites that eighteenth year– that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead.
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2and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
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15you must by all means slaughter the inhabitants of that city with the sword; annihilate with the sword everyone in it, as well as the livestock.
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18The LORD sent you on a campaign saying,‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.’
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13So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.
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20for the LORD determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.
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7When the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help because of Midian,
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5The LORD will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given you.
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15Indeed, it was the very hand of the LORD that eliminated them from within the camp until they were all gone.
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25The Distribution of Spoils Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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19and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the LORD said.
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27and he said to them,“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, has said‘Each man fasten his sword on his side, and go back and forth from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and each one kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
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31when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
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19You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”