Numbers 25:3
And Israel was initiated into Baal of Peor. And so the Lord, being angry,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
In Context
2who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate, and they adored their gods.
Cross References
Numbers 25:5And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Let each one kill his neighbors, who have been initiated into Baal of Peor.”
Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen all that the Lord has done against Baal-peor, in what manner he has crushed all of his worshippers from among you.
Judges 2:11And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.
Judges 2:14And the Lord, having become angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers, who seized them and sold them to the enemies that were living on all sides. Neither were they able to withstand their adversaries.
Psalms 90:11For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.
Psalms 106:29And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:2-6
The Sin of Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all 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… Read the whole commentary →