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THE SIN OF ISRAEL AND ATONEMENT OF PHINEHAS (Numbers 25:1-18).
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Numbers 25:1-18
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 25:1-5Numbers 25:1-5 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe friendship of the wicked is more dangerous than their enmity; for none can prevail against God's people if they are not overcome by their inbred lusts; nor can any enchantment hurt them, but the enticements of world…The Sin of Israel. (b. c. 1452.)Numbers 25:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE SIN OF ISRAEL. (B. C. 1452.) Here is, I. The sin of Israel, to which they were enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian; they were guilty both of corporal and spiritual whoredoms, for Israel joined himself unto B…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1Numbers 25:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAbode in Shittim. For a considerable time; from their first arrival in the Arboth Moab until the crossing of the Jordan. Shittim is the shortened form of Abel-Shittim, "Field of Acacias" (Numbers 33:49). It seems to hav…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1-18Numbers 25:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentarySIN, ZEAL, AND ATONEMENT We have in this chapter the sin of man and the righteousness of God set before us in the most striking light; the virulence of the one, and the triumph of the other through the zeal of God's ser…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1-5Numbers 25:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryMOAB FINDS A MORE EFFECTIVE WEAPON In spite of all his efforts and confident expectations, Balak fails in bringing' down Jehovah's curse on Israel. But what cannot be accomplished in the way Balak proposes now gives fai…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 25:1-5The friendship of the wicked is more dangerous than their enmity; for none can prevail against God's people if they are not overcome by their inbred lusts; nor can any enchantment hurt them, but the enticements of world…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Sin of Israel. (b. c. 1452.)THE SIN OF ISRAEL. (B. C. 1452.) Here is, I. The sin of Israel, to which they were enticed by the daughters of Moab and Midian; they were guilty both of corporal and spiritual whoredoms, for Israel joined himself unto B…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1-18SIN, ZEAL, AND ATONEMENT We have in this chapter the sin of man and the righteousness of God set before us in the most striking light; the virulence of the one, and the triumph of the other through the zeal of God's ser…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1-5MOAB FINDS A MORE EFFECTIVE WEAPON In spite of all his efforts and confident expectations, Balak fails in bringing' down Jehovah's curse on Israel. But what cannot be accomplished in the way Balak proposes now gives fai…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:1Abode in Shittim. For a considerable time; from their first arrival in the Arboth Moab until the crossing of the Jordan. Shittim is the shortened form of Abel-Shittim, "Field of Acacias" (Numbers 33:49). It seems to hav…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:2And they called, i.e; the women of Moab, encouraged to do so by the licentious intercourse which had sprung up. Without such encouragement it is difficult to suppose that they would have ventured on such a step. And the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:3Israel joined himself unto Baal-Peor. This is a technical phrase, repeated in Numbers 25:5, and quoted in Psalms 106:28, expressing the quasi-sacramental union into which they entered with the heathen deity by partaking…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 25:4The Lord said unto Moses. It seems strange that so fearful an apostasy had gone so far without interference on the part of Moses. He may have been absent from the camp on account of the wars with the Amorite kings; or h…Joseph S. Exell and contributors