Numbers 16:19-30

Korah's Rebellion

19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. f And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 21 g "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them h in a moment." 22 And they i fell on their faces and said, "O God, j the God of the spirits of all flesh, k shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?" 23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 "Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."

25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, l "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins." 27 So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood m at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. 28 And Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been n of my own accord. 29 If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, o then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates something new, and p the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they q go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 9:23
    And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 16:45
    Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.
    Genesis 19:17
    And as they brought them out, one said, "Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.
    Genesis 19:22
    Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
    Jeremiah 51:6
    Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, for this is the time of the Lord 's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her.
    Revelation 18:4
    Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 33:5
    For the Lord had said to Moses, "Say to the people of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.'
    Psalms 73:19
    How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 16:45
    Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.
    Numbers 14:5
    Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.
    Numbers 20:6
    Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
  5. Cross References
    Numbers 27:16
    Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
    Job 12:10
    In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
    Ecclesiastes 12:7
    And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
    Isaiah 57:16
    For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.
    Zechariah 12:1
    The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him:
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 18:23 - 25
    Then Abraham drew near and said, "Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
    2 Samuel 24:17
    Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, "Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 19:12 - 14
    Then the men said to Lot, "Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place.
    Isaiah 52:11
    Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the Lord.
    2 Corinthians 6:17
    Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you.
    Revelation 18:4
    Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 33:8
    Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 23:16
    Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.
    Ezekiel 13:2
    "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: 'Hear the word of the Lord!'
    Ezekiel 13:17
    And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own minds. Prophesy against them
  10. Cross References
    1 Kings 22:28
    And Micaiah said, "If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Hear, all you peoples!
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 4:11
    And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
  12. Cross References
    Numbers 16:33
    So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
    Psalms 55:15
    Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
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