Numbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground said, “God—God of everything that lives—when it's only one man who sins, must you be angry with everybody?”
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21“Step away from these Israelites and I will destroy them right away.”
Cross References
Genesis 18:23Abraham came to him and asked: “Are you really going to wipe out the good people along with the wicked?
Genesis 18:32“Please don't get angry with me, my Lord,” Abraham said. “Just let me ask one more thing. What if only ten are found there?” “I won't destroy it for the sake of the ten,” the Lord replied.
Numbers 14:5Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground in front of all the assembled Israelites.
Numbers 16:45“Get away from these people and I will finish them off immediately.” Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground.
Joshua 7:1However, the Israelites had not been faithful regarding those things set apart for the Lord. Achan had taken some of them which made the Lord very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.
2 Samuel 24:1The Lord was angry with Israel, and he provoked David against them, saying, “go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:13-23
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto… Read the whole commentary →