Numbers 25:2

who invited them to the sacrifices made to their gods. The Israelites ate the pagan meals and bowed down before these gods.

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In The King James Version

And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

In Context

1When the Israelites were staying at Shittim the men started to have sex with Moabite women

3In this way the Israelites devoted themselves in worship to Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry with them.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5You must not bow down before them or worship them; for I am the Lord your God and I am passionately exclusive. I lay the consequences of the sin of those who hate me on their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons;

Exodus 34:15Make sure you don't agree to a peace treaty with the people living in the land, for when they prostitute themselves by worshiping and sacrificing to their gods, they will invite you to join them, and you will eat from their pagan sacrifices.

Joshua 22:17Wasn't our sin at Peor enough? Even now we're still not clean from the plague that attacked the Lord's people.

Joshua 23:16If you break the agreement the Lord your God made with you, and you go and worship other gods, bowing down before them, then the Lord will become angry with you, and you will be quickly wiped out from the good land he has given you.”

1 Kings 19:18I still have seven thousand left in Israel, all those who have not bowed their knees to worship Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

Hosea 9:10When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your forefathers it was like seeing early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they gave themselves over to that shameful idol, becoming as filthy as the filthy thing they loved.

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 →

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