The MacArthur Study Bible, NKJV

by John MacArthur

  13:33 9 As mere insects

  Numbers 14

  14:1 a Num. 11:4; Deut. 1:45

  14:2 b Ex. 16:2; 17:3; Num. 16:41; Ps. 106:25; 1 Cor. 10:10

  14:3 c Num. 14:31; Deut. 1:39

  14:3 1 be killed in battle

  14:4 d Neh. 9:17

  14:4 e Deut. 17:16; Acts 7:39

  14:5 2 prostrated themselves

  14:7 f Num. 13:27; Deut. 1:25

  14:8 g Deut. 10:15; 2 Sam. 15:25, 26; 1 Kin. 10:9; Ps. 147:11

  14:8 h Ex. 3:8; Num. 13:27

  14:9 i Deut. 1:26; 9:7, 23, 24; 1 Sam. 15:23

  14:9 j Deut. 7:18

  14:9 k Num. 24:8

  14:9 l Gen. 48:21; Ex. 33:16; Deut. 20:1, 3, 4; 31:6–8; Josh. 1:5; Judg. 1:22; 2 Chr. 13:12; Ps. 46:7, 11; Zech. 8:23; Matt. 28:20; Heb. 13:5

  14:9 3 They shall be as food for our consumption.

  14:10 m Ex. 17:4

  14:10 n Ex. 16:10; Lev. 9:23

  14:11 o Ps. 95:8; Heb. 3:8

  14:11 p Deut. 9:23; (John 12:37)

  14:11 4 despise

  14:11 5 miraculous signs

  14:12 q Ex. 32:10

  14:13 r Ps. 106:23

  14:13 s Ex. 32:12; Deut. 9:26–28; 32:27

  14:14 t Deut. 2:25

  14:16 u Deut. 9:28

  14:18 v Ex. 34:6, 7; Deut. 5:10; 7:9; Ps. 103:8; 145:8; Jon. 4:2

  14:18 w Ex. 20:5; Deut. 5:9

  14:19 x Ex. 32:32; 34:9

  14:19 y Ps. 51:1; 106:45

  14:19 z Ps. 78:38

  14:20 a 2 Sam. 12:13; Mic. 7:18–20; (1 John 5:14–16)

  14:21 b Ps. 72:19; Is. 6:3; 66:18, 19; Hab. 2:14

  14:22 c Deut. 1:35; 1 Cor. 10:5; Heb. 3:17

  14:22 d Gen. 31:7

  14:23 e Num. 26:65; 32:11; Heb. 3:18

  14:23 6 solemnly promised

  14:24 f Josh. 14:6, 8, 9

  14:24 g Num. 32:12

  14:25 h Num. 21:4; Deut. 1:40

  14:27 i Ex. 16:28

  14:27 j Ex. 16:12

  14:28 k Deut. 1:35; 2:14, 15; Heb. 3:16–19

  14:29 l Num. 1:45, 46; 26:64; Josh. 5:6

  14:30 m Num. 26:65; 32:12; Deut. 1:36–38; Josh. 14:6–15

  14:30 7 solemnly promised

  14:31 n Num. 14:3; Deut. 1:39

  14:31 o Ps. 106:24

  14:31 8 be acquainted with

  14:32 p Num. 26:64, 65; 32:13; 1 Cor. 10:5

  14:32 9 You shall die.

  14:33 q Num. 32:13; Ps. 107:40

  14:33 r Deut. 2:14

  14:33 s Ezek. 23:35

  14:33 10 Vg. wanderers

  14:34 t Num. 13:25

  14:34 u Ps. 95:10; Ezek. 4:6

  14:34 v 1 Kin. 8:56; (Heb. 4:1)

  14:34 11 iniquity

  14:34 12 opposition

  14:35 w Num. 23:19

  14:35 x 1 Cor. 10:5

  14:37 y Num. 16:49; (1 Cor. 10:10); Heb. 3:17, 18

  14:38 z Josh. 14:6, 10

  14:39 a Ex. 33:4

  14:40 b Deut. 1:41–44

  14:41 13 overstep

  14:42 c Deut. 1:42; 31:17

  14:43 d 2 Chr. 15:2

  14:44 e Deut. 1:43

  14:45 f Num. 21:3

  Numbers 15

  15:2 a Lev. 23:10; Num. 15:18; Deut. 7:1

  15:3 b Lev. 1:2, 3

  15:3 c Lev. 7:16; 22:18, 21

  15:3 d Lev. 23:2, 8, 12, 38; Num. 28:18, 19, 27; Deut. 16:10

  15:3 e Gen. 8:21; Ex. 29:18; Lev. 1:9

  15:3 1 pleasing

  15:4 f Lev. 2:1; 6:14

  15:4 g Ex. 29:40; Lev. 23:13

  15:4 h Lev. 14:10; Num. 28:5

  15:5 i Num. 28:7, 14

  15:5 j Lev. 1:10; 3:6; Num. 15:11; 28:4, 5

  15:6 k Num. 28:12, 14

  15:8 l Lev. 7:11

  15:9 m Num. 28:12, 14

  15:11 n Num. 28

  15:14 2 As a resident alien

  15:15 o Ex. 12:49; Num. 9:14; 15:29

  15:15 3 statute

  15:18 p Num. 15:2; Deut. 26:1

  15:19 q Josh. 5:11, 12

  15:20 r Ex. 34:26; Lev. 23:10, 14, 17; Deut. 26:2, 10; Prov. 3:9, 10

  15:20 s Lev. 2:14; 23:10, 16

  15:22 t Lev. 4:2

  15:24 u Lev. 4:13

  15:24 v Num. 15:8–10

  15:24 w Lev. 4:23

  15:24 4 Lit. away from the eyes

  15:25 x Lev. 4:20; (Heb. 2:17)

  15:27 y Lev. 4:27–31

  15:28 z Lev. 4:35

  15:29 a Num. 15:15

  15:30 b Num. 14:40–44; Deut. 1:43; 17:12; Ps. 19:13; Heb. 10:26

  15:30 5 defiantly, lit. with a high hand

  15:30 6 blasphemes

  15:30 7 Put to death

  15:31 c 2 Sam. 12:9; Prov. 13:13

  15:31 8 iniquity

  15:32 d Ex. 31:14, 15; 35:2, 3

  15:34 e Lev. 24:12

  15:35 f Ex. 31:14, 15

  15:35 g Lev. 24:14; Deut. 21:21; 1 Kin. 21:13; Acts 7:58

  15:38 h Deut. 22:12; Matt. 23:5

  15:39 i Ps. 103:18

  15:39 j Deut. 29:19

  15:39 k Ps. 73:27; 106:39; James 4:4

  15:40 l (Lev. 11:44, 45; Rom. 12:1; Col. 1:22; 1 Pet. 1:15, 16)

  Numbers 16

  16:1 a Ex. 6:21

  16:1 b Num. 26:9; Deut. 11:6

  16:2 c Num. 1:16; 26:9

  16:3 d Num. 12:2; 14:2; Ps. 106:16

  16:3 e Ex. 19:6

  16:3 f Ex. 29:45

  16:3 1 assume too much for

  16:4 g Num. 14:5; 20:6

  16:5 h (2 Tim. 2:19)

  16:5 i Lev. 21:6–8, 12

  16:5 j Ezek. 40:46; 44:15, 16

  16:5 2 set aside for His use only

  16:9 k 1 Sam. 18:23; Is. 7:13

  16:9 l Num. 3:41, 45; 8:13–16; Deut. 10:8

  16:11 m Ex. 16:7, 8

  16:13 n Ex. 16:3; Num. 11:4–6

  16:13 o Ex. 2:14; Acts 7:27, 35

  16:14 p Num. 14:1–4

  16:14 q Ex. 3:8; Lev. 20:24

  16:15 r Gen. 4:4, 5

  16:15 s 1 Sam. 12:3; Acts 20:33

  16:15 3 graciously regard

  16:16 t 1 Sam. 12:3, 7

  16:19 u Ex. 16:7, 10; Lev. 9:6, 23; Num. 14:10

  16:21 v Gen. 19:17; Jer. 51:6

  16:21 w Ex. 32:10; 33:5

  16:22 x Num. 14:5

  16:22 y Num. 27:16; Job 12:10; Eccl. 12:7; Heb. 12:9

  16:22 z Gen. 18:23–32; 20:4

  16:22 4 prostrated themselves

  16:26 a Gen. 19:12, 14, 15, 17

  16:27 b Ex. 20:5; Num. 26:11

  16:28 c Ex. 3:12; John 5:36

  16:28 d Num. 24:13; John 5:30

  16:29 e Ex. 20:5; Job 35:15; Is. 10:3

  16:30 f Job 31:3; Is. 28:21

  16:30 g (Ps. 55:15)

  16:31 h Num. 26:10; Ps. 106:17

  16:32 i Num. 26:11; 1 Chr. 6:22, 37

  16:35 j Lev. 10:2; Num. 11:1–3; 26:10; Ps. 106:18

  16:37 k Lev. 27:28

  16:38 l Prov. 20:2; Hab. 2:10

  16:38 m Num. 17:10; Ezek. 14:8

  16:38 5 Or at the cost of their own lives

  16:40 n Num. 3:10; 2 Chr. 26:18

  16:40 6 reminder

  16:41 o Num. 14:2; Ps. 106:25

  16:42 p Ex. 40:34

  16:46 q Lev. 10:6; Num. 18:5

  16:46 7 Lit. covering

  16:48 r Num. 25:8; Ps. 106:30

  Numbers 17

  17:4 a Ex. 25:16

  17:4 b Ex. 25:22; 29:42, 43; 30:36; Num. 17:7

  17:5 c Num. 16:5

  17:5 d Num. 16:11

  17:7 e Ex. 38:21; Num. 1:50, 51; 9:15; 18:2; Acts 7:44

  17:8 f (Ezek. 17:24); Heb. 9:4

  17:10 g Heb. 9:4

  17:10 h Num. 16:38; Deut. 9:7, 24

  17:10 i Num. 17:5

  17:13 j Num. 1:51, 53; 18:4, 7

  Numbers 18

  18:1 a Num. 17:13

  18:1 b Ex. 28:38; Lev. 10:17; 22:16

  18:1 1 guilt

  18:2 c Gen. 29:34; Num. 1:47


  18:2 d Num. 3:5–10

  18:2 2 testimony

  18:3 e Num. 3:25, 31, 36

  18:3 f Num. 16:40

  18:3 g Num. 4:15

  18:3 3 service

  18:4 h Num. 3:10

  18:5 i Ex. 27:21; 30:7; Lev. 24:3

  18:5 j Num. 8:19; 16:46

  18:6 k Num. 3:12, 45

  18:6 l Num. 3:9

  18:7 m Num. 3:10; 18:5

  18:7 n Heb. 9:3, 6

  18:7 o Matt. 10:8; 1 Pet. 5:2, 3

  18:8 p Lev. 6:16, 18; 7:28–34; Num. 5:9

  18:8 q Ex. 29:29; 40:13, 15

  18:8 4 custody

  18:9 r Lev. 2:2, 3; 10:12, 13

  18:9 s Lev. 6:25, 26

  18:9 t Lev. 7:7; Num. 5:8–10

  18:10 u Lev. 6:16, 26

  18:11 v Ex. 29:27, 28; Deut. 18:3–5

  18:11 w Lev. 22:1–16

  18:11 5 purified

  18:12 x Ex. 23:19; Neh. 10:35, 36

  18:12 y Ex. 22:29; Lev. 23:20

  18:12 6 Lit. fat

  18:13 z Ex. 22:29; 23:19; 34:26

  18:14 a Lev. 27:1–33

  18:14 7 consecrated

  18:15 b Ex. 13:2

  18:15 c Ex. 13:12–15; Num. 3:46; Luke 2:22–24

  18:16 d Lev. 27:6

  18:16 e Ex. 30:13

  18:17 f Deut. 15:19

  18:17 g Lev. 3:2, 5

  18:18 h Ex. 29:26–28; Lev. 7:31–36

  18:18 8 breast of the wave offering

  18:19 i Lev. 2:13; 2 Chr. 13:5; (Mark 9:49, 50)

  18:20 j Deut. 10:8, 9; 12:12; 14:27–29; 18:1, 2; Josh. 13:14, 33

  18:20 k Ps. 16:5; Ezek. 44:28

  18:21 l Lev. 27:30–33; Deut. 14:22–29; Neh. 10:37; 12:44; Mal. 3:8–10; (Heb. 7:4–10)

  18:21 m Num. 3:7, 8

  18:21 9 a possession

  18:22 n Num. 1:51

  18:22 o Lev. 22:9

  18:24 10 for a possession

  18:26 p Neh. 10:38

  18:27 q Num. 15:20; (2 Cor. 8:12)

  18:29 11 Lit. fat

  18:31 r (Matt. 10:10; Luke 10:7); 1 Cor. 9:13; (1 Tim. 5:18)

  18:31 12 wages

  18:32 s Lev. 19:8; 22:16; Ezek. 22:26

  18:32 t Lev. 22:2, 15

  Numbers 19

  19:2 a Lev. 22:20–25

  19:2 b Deut. 21:3; 1 Sam. 6:7

  19:2 1 statute

  19:2 2 defect

  19:3 c Lev. 4:12, 21; Num. 19:9; Heb. 13:11

  19:4 d Lev. 4:6; Heb. 9:13

  19:5 e Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:11, 12; 9:11

  19:6 f Lev. 14:4, 6, 49

  19:6 g Ex. 12:22; 1 Kin. 4:33

  19:7 h Lev. 11:25; 15:5; 16:26, 28

  19:9 i (Heb. 9:13, 14)

  19:9 j Num. 19:13, 20, 21

  19:9 3 Lit. impurity

  19:11 k Lev. 21:1, 11; Num. 5:2; 6:6; 9:6, 10; 31:19; Lam. 4:14; Hag. 2:13

  19:11 4 Lit. soul of man

  19:12 l Num. 19:19; 31:19

  19:13 m Lev. 22:3–7

  19:13 n Lev. 15:31

  19:13 o Num. 8:7; 19:9

  19:13 p Lev. 7:20; 22:3

  19:15 q Lev. 11:32; Num. 31:20

  19:16 r Num. 19:11; 31:19

  19:17 s Num. 19:9

  19:17 5 Lit. living

  19:18 t Ps. 51:7

  19:19 u Lev. 14:9

  19:20 v Num. 19:13

  19:22 w Hag. 2:11–13

  19:22 x Lev. 15:5

  Numbers 20

  20:1 a Num. 13:21; 33:36

  20:1 b Num. 13:26

  20:1 c Ex. 15:20; Num. 26:59

  20:2 d Ex. 17:1

  20:2 e Num. 16:19, 42

  20:3 f Ex. 17:2; Num. 14:2

  20:3 g Num. 11:1, 33; 14:37; 16:31–35, 49

  20:4 h Ex. 17:3

  20:6 i Num. 14:5; 16:4, 22, 45

  20:6 j Num. 14:10

  20:6 1 prostrated themselves

  20:8 k Ex. 4:17, 20; 17:5, 6

  20:8 l Neh. 9:15; Ps. 78:15, 16; 105:41; Is. 43:20; 48:21; (1 Cor. 10:4)

  20:9 m Num. 17:10

  20:10 n Ps. 106:33

  20:11 o Ex. 17:6; Deut. 8:15; Ps. 78:16; Is. 48:21; (1 Cor. 10:4)

  20:12 p Num. 20:28; 27:14; Deut. 1:37; 3:26, 27; 34:5

  20:12 q Lev. 10:3; Ezek. 20:41; 36:23; 1 Pet. 3:15

  20:13 r Deut. 33:8; Ps. 106:32

  20:13 2 Lit. Contention

  20:14 s Judg. 11:16, 17

  20:14 t Gen. 36:31–39

  20:14 u Deut. 2:4; Obad. 10–12

  20:15 v Gen. 46:6; Acts 7:15

  20:15 w Ex. 12:40

  20:15 x Ex. 1:11; Deut. 26:6; Acts 7:19

  20:15 3 did evil to

  20:16 y Ex. 2:23; 3:7

  20:16 z Ex. 3:2; 14:19

  20:17 a Num. 21:22

  20:18 b Num. 24:18; Ps. 137:7; Ezek. 25:12, 13; Obad. 10–15

  20:19 c Deut. 2:6, 28

  20:20 d Judg. 11:17

  20:21 e Deut. 2:27, 30

  20:21 f Deut. 2:8; Judg. 11:18

  20:22 g Num. 33:37

  20:22 h Num. 21:4

  20:24 i Gen. 25:8; Deut. 32:50

  20:24 4 Die and join his ancestors

  20:25 j Num. 33:38; Deut. 32:50

  20:28 k Ex. 29:29, 30; Deut. 10:6

  20:28 l Num. 33:38

  20:29 m Gen. 50:3, 10; Deut. 34:8

  Numbers 21

  21:1 a Num. 33:40; Josh. 12:14; Judg. 1:16

  21:2 b Gen. 28:20; Judg. 11:30

  21:2 c Deut. 2:34

  21:3 1 Lit. Utter Destruction

  21:4 d Judg. 11:18

  21:4 2 impatient

  21:5 e Num. 20:4, 5

  21:5 3 detests

  21:6 f 1 Cor. 10:9

  21:6 g Deut. 8:15

  21:7 h Num. 11:2; Ps. 78:34; Is. 26:16; Hos. 5:15

  21:7 i Lev. 26:40

  21:7 j Ex. 8:8; 1 Sam. 12:19; 1 Kin. 13:6; Acts 8:24

  21:8 k (John 3:14, 15)

  21:8 l Is. 14:29; 30:6

  21:9 m 2 Kin. 18:4; John 3:14, 15

  21:10 n Num. 33:43, 44

  21:11 4 Lit. The Heaps of Abarim

  21:12 o Deut. 2:13

  21:13 p Num. 22:36; Judg. 11:18

  21:14 5 Ancient unknown places; Vg. What He did in the Red Sea

  21:15 q Num. 21:28; Deut. 2:9, 18, 29

  21:16 r Judg. 9:21

  21:17 s Ex. 15:1

  21:18 t Is. 33:22

  21:20 u Num. 23:28

  21:20 6 Lit. field

  21:20 7 Heb. Jeshimon

  21:21 v Num. 32:33; Deut. 2:26–37; Judg. 11:19

  21:22 w Num. 20:16, 17

  21:23 x Deut. 29:7

  21:23 y Deut. 2:32; Judg. 11:20

  21:23 8 attacked

  21:24 z Deut. 2:33; Josh. 12:1; Neh. 9:22; Ps. 135:10; 136:19; Amos 2:9

  21:25 a Amos 2:10

  21:27 9 parables

  21:28 b Jer. 48:45, 46

  21:28 c Deut. 2:9, 18; Is. 15:1

  21:28 d Num. 22:41; 33:52

  21:29 e Jer. 48:46

  21:29 f Judg. 11:24; 1 Kin. 11:33; 2 Kin. 23:13

  21:29 g Is. 15:2, 5

  21:29 h Is. 16:2

  21:30 i Num. 32:3, 34; Jer. 48:18, 22

  21:30 j Is. 15:2

  21:32 k Num. 32:1, 3, 35; Jer. 48:32

  21:32 10 secretly search

  21:33 l Deut. 29:7

  21:33 m Deut. 3:1

  21:33 n Josh. 13:12

  21:34 o Deut. 3:2

  21:34 p Num. 21:24; Ps. 135:10; 136:20

  21:34 11 given you victory over him

  21:35 q Deut. 3:3, 4; 29:7; Josh. 13:12

  Numbers 22

  22:1 a Num. 33:48, 49

  22:2 b Josh. 24:9; Judg. 11:25; Mic. 6:5; Rev. 2:14

  22:3 c Ex. 15:15

  22:4 d Num. 25:15–18; 31:1–3; Josh. 13:21

  22:4 1 consume

  22:5 e Num. 31:8, 16; Deut. 23:4; Josh. 13:22; 24:9; Neh. 13:1, 2; Mic. 6:5; 2 Pet. 2:15; Jude 11; Rev. 2:14

  22:5 f Deut. 23:4

  22:5 2 The Euphrates<
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  22:5 3 Or the people of Amau

  22:6 g Num. 22:17; 23:7, 8

  22:6 h Num. 22:12; 24:9

  22:7 i 1 Sam. 9:7, 8

  22:8 j Num. 22:19

  22:9 k Gen. 20:3

  22:12 l Num. 23:20; (Rom. 11:28)

  22:15 4 distinguished

  22:17 m Num. 24:11

  22:17 n Num. 22:6

  22:18 o Num. 22:38; 24:13

  22:18 p 1 Kin. 22:14; 2 Chr. 18:13

  22:19 q Num. 22:8

  22:20 r Num. 22:9

  22:20 s Num. 22:35; 23:5, 12, 16, 26; 24:13

  22:22 t Ex. 4:24

  22:23 u Josh. 5:13; 2 Kin. 6:17; Dan. 10:7; Acts 22:9

  22:28 v 2 Pet. 2:16

  22:29 w (Prov. 12:10; Matt. 15:19)

  22:29 5 mocked

  22:30 x 2 Pet. 2:16

  22:30 6 accustomed

  22:31 y Gen. 21:19; 2 Kin. 6:17; Luke 24:16, 31

  22:32 z (2 Pet. 2:14, 15)

  22:32 7 as an adversary

  22:32 8 contrary

  22:34 a 1 Sam. 15:24, 30; 26:21; 2 Sam. 12:13

  22:34 9 Lit. is evil in your eyes

  22:35 b Num. 22:20

  22:36 c Gen. 14:17

  22:36 d Num. 21:13

  22:37 e Num. 22:17; 24:11

  22:38 f Num. 23:26; 24:13; 1 Kin. 22:14; 2 Chr. 18:13

  22:41 g Num. 21:28; Deut. 12:2

  22:41 10 the farthest extent

  Numbers 23

  23:1 a Num. 23:29

  23:2 b Num. 23:14, 30

  23:3 c Num. 23:15

  23:3 d Num. 23:4, 16

  23:4 e Num. 23:16

  23:5 f Num. 22:20, 35, 38; 23:16; Deut. 18:18; Jer. 1:9

  23:7 g Deut. 23:4; Job 27:1; 29:1; Ps. 78:2

  23:7 h Num. 22:6, 11, 17

  23:7 i 1 Sam. 17:10

  23:7 1 prophetic discourse

  23:8 j Num. 22:12

  23:9 k Deut. 32:8; 33:28; Josh. 11:23

  23:9 l Ex. 33:16; Ezra 9:2; (Eph. 2:14)

  23:10 m Gen. 13:16; 22:17; 28:14; 2 Chr. 1:9

  23:10 n Ps. 116:15

  23:10 2 Or dust cloud

  23:11 o Num. 22:11

  23:12 p Num. 22:38

  23:14 q Num. 23:1, 2

  23:15 3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; Syr. call; LXX go and ask God

  23:16 r Num. 22:35; 23:5

  23:18 s Judg. 3:20

  23:19 t 1 Sam. 15:29; Mal. 3:6; James 1:17

  23:19 u Num. 11:23; 1 Kin. 8:56

  23:20 v Gen. 12:2; 22:17; Num. 22:12

  23:21 w Ps. 32:2; (Rom. 4:7, 8)

  23:21 x Ps. 89:15–18

  23:21 4 trouble

  23:22 y Num. 24:8

  23:22 z Deut. 33:17; Job 39:10

  23:23 a Ps. 31:19; 44:1

  23:23 5 enchantment

  23:23 6 fortune-telling

  23:24 b Gen. 49:9

  23:24 c Gen. 49:27; Josh. 11:23

  23:26 d Num. 22:38

  23:28 e Num. 21:20

  23:28 7 Heb. Jeshimon

  Numbers 24

  24:1 a Num. 23:3, 15

  24:1 1 enchantments

  24:2 b Num. 2:2, 34

  24:2 c Num. 11:25; 1 Sam. 10:10; 19:20, 23; 2 Chr. 15:1

  24:3 d Num. 23:7, 18