Numbers 27:16

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 16:22 : 22 Then 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?”
  • Deut 31:14 : 14 The 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.
  • 1 Sam 12:13 : 13 Now look! Here is the king you have chosen– the one that you asked for! Look, the LORD has given you a king!
  • 1 Kgs 5:5 : 5 So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’
  • Jer 3:15 : 15 I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.
  • Jer 23:4-5 : 4 I will install rulers over them who will care for them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the LORD, promise it! 5 “I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
  • Ezek 34:11-16 : 11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day. 13 I will bring them out from among the peoples and gather them from foreign countries; I will bring them to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams and all the inhabited places of the land. 14 In a good pasture I will feed them; the mountain heights of Israel will be their pasture. There they will lie down in a lush pasture, and they will feed on rich grass on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD. 16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them– with judgment!
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them– namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.
  • Ezek 37:24 : 24 “‘My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my regulations and carefully observe my statutes.
  • Matt 9:38 : 38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest-ready fields.”
  • John 10:11 : 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
  • Heb 12:9 : 9 Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?
  • 1 Pet 5:2-4 : 2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock. 4 Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

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  • Num 27:17-22
    6 verses
    85%

    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.”

    18The LORD replied to Moses,“Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

    19set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community, and commission him publicly.

    20Then you must delegate some of your authority to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient.

    21And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community.”

    22So Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

  • Num 27:15
    80%

    15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:

  • Num 11:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16The 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.

    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.

  • Num 16:20-23
    4 verses
    75%

    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 13:1
    72%

    1Spies Sent Out The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 11:24
    72%

    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.

  • Num 16:44
    72%

    44The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 17:1
    71%

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

  • Lev 27:1
    71%

    1Redemption of Vowed People The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 14:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

    27“How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me.

  • Exod 16:11
    71%

    11and the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Deut 1:13
    70%

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

  • Lev 17:1
    70%

    1The Slaughter of Animals The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 20:7
    70%

    7Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 32:28
    70%

    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.

  • Lev 24:13
    70%

    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 31:1
    70%

    1Willing Artisans The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 18:1
    69%

    1Exhortation to Obedience and Life The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 3:11
    69%

    11Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 15:17
    69%

    17Rules for First Fruits The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 1:17
    69%

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

  • Num 34:16
    69%

    16Appointed Officials The LORD said to Moses:

  • Exod 18:21
    69%

    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.

  • Num 25:16
    69%

    16Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 8:23
    69%

    23The Work of the Levites Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 19:1
    69%

    1Religious and Social Regulations The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 18:25
    69%

    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.

  • Num 16:7
    69%

    7put fire in them, and set incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses will be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”

  • Num 15:1
    69%

    1Sacrificial Rulings The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 25:1
    69%

    1The Materials for the Sanctuary The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 30:1
    69%

    1Vows Made by Men Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites,“This is what the LORD has commanded:

  • Deut 1:15
    68%

    15So 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.

  • Num 2:1
    68%

    1The Arrangement of the Tribes The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron:

  • Exod 4:16
    68%

    16He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.

  • Exod 40:1
    68%

    1Setting Up the Sanctuary Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 4:21
    68%

    21The Service of the Gershonites Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 4:1
    68%

    1The Service of the Kohathites Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

  • Num 16:16
    68%

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

  • Num 25:10
    68%

    10The Aftermath The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 8:5
    68%

    5Then Moses said to the congregation:“This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”