📖 Numbers — Chapter 25 (KJV)
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Numbers 25:1 And Israel abode in RShittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
Numbers 25:2 And Rthey called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Numbers 25:3 And Israel Rjoined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
Numbers 25:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take Rall the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
Numbers 25:5 And Moses said unto the Rjudges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
Numbers 25:6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren Ra Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers 25:7 And when RPhinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
Numbers 25:8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and Rthrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Numbers 25:9 RAnd those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
Numbers 25:10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 25:11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath Rturned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous Tfor my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
Numbers 25:12 RWherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Numbers 25:13 And he shall have it, and Rhis seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
Numbers 25:14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, Ra prince of a Tchief house among the Simeonites.
Numbers 25:15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of RZur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
Numbers 25:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 25:17 RVex the Midianites, and smite them:
Numbers 25:18 For they Rvex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 25:1–5 — Israel Joins Baalpeor
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
At Shittim, Israel becomes involved with the women of Moab and joins in sacrifices and worship of their gods. The LORD's anger is kindled, and Moses gives the judges the stated command of judgment on those joined to Baalpeor.
Key Truth: The passage records Israel's departure into the worship of other gods and its judgment.
Check What You Remember
1. Where was Israel dwelling? (Numbers 25:1)
Find it in Numbers 25:1 (KJV).
2. To what deity did Israel join itself? (Numbers 25:3)
Find it in Numbers 25:3 (KJV).
3. To whom did Moses give the command in verse 5? (Numbers 25:5)
Find it in Numbers 25:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 25:6–13 — Phinehas and the Plague
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
An Israelite brings a Midianite woman before the mourning congregation. Phinehas kills the pair, and the plague stops. The record gives the death toll and the LORD's declaration of a covenant of peace and an everlasting priesthood for Phinehas and his seed.
Key Truth: The account connects Phinehas's action, the stopped plague, and the covenant declared to him.
Check What You Remember
1. Who was Phinehas's father? (Numbers 25:7)
Find it in Numbers 25:7 (KJV).
2. How many died in the plague? (Numbers 25:9)
Find it in Numbers 25:9 (KJV).
3. What covenant is named in verse 12? (Numbers 25:12)
Find it in Numbers 25:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 25:14–18 — The Named Persons and Midian
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The man is identified as Zimri, a Simeonite prince, and the woman as Cozbi, daughter of Zur in Midian. The LORD gives Moses the stated command concerning Midian because of their deception in the matter of Peor.
Key Truth: The closing verses identify the people and connect Midian with the account at Peor.
Check What You Remember
1. What was the Israelite man's name? (Numbers 25:14)
Find it in Numbers 25:14 (KJV).
2. What was the Midianite woman's name? (Numbers 25:15)
Find it in Numbers 25:15 (KJV).
3. From which tribe was Zimri? (Numbers 25:14)
Find it in Numbers 25:14 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does joining Baalpeor involve more than merely attending a meal?
2. How does the public arrival of the Midianitish woman contrast with the congregation’s posture?
3. How is Phinehas’s intervention connected to the plague’s end?
4. How does God explain the covenant granted to Phinehas and his seed?
5. How does the command against Midian identify the nature of its hostility?
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