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Numbers 25:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 25:17

Verse 17 of 18

Scripture focus

Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

Numbers 25:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 25:17

Theological / Devotional

The Midianites. The Midianites had collaborated with the Moabites in the campaign of evil against Israel. As descendants of Abraham they should have manifested a different attitude toward God’s people. The Moabites did not completely escape due punishment, but, presumably because of the promise made to Lot (Deut. 2:9) or because their cup of sin was not yet full (see Gen. 15:16), they were passed over for the time being. Eventually, the Moabites were shut out even to the tenth generation from the congregation of Jehovah (Deut. 23:3, 4).

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