1 And Israel at that time abode in Settim, and the people committed fornication with the daughters of Moab,
2 Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.
3 And Israel was initiated to Beelphegor: upon which the Lord being angry,
4 Said to Moses: Take all the princes of the people, and hang them up on gibbets against the sun: that my fury may be turned away from Israel.
5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor.
6 And behold one of the children of Israel went in before his brethren to a harlot of Madian, in the sight of Moses, and of all the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle.
7 And when Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest saw it, he rose up from the midst; of the multitude, and taking a dagger,
8 Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel:
9 And there were slain four and twenty thousand men.
10 And the Lord said to Moses:
11 Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel: because he was moved with my zeal against them, that I myself might not destroy the children of Israel in my zeal.
12 Therefore say to him: Behold I give him the peace of my covenant,
13 And the covenant of the priesthood for ever shall be both to him and his seed, because he hath been zealous for his God, and hath made atonement for the wickedness of the children of Israel.
14 And the name of the Israelite, was slain with the woman of Madian, was Zambri the son of Salu, a prince the kindred and tribe of Simeon.
15 And the Madianite woman, that was slain with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Sur, a most noble prince among the Madianites.
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 Let the Madianites find you enemies, and slay you them:
18 Because they also have acted like enemies against you, and have guilefully deceived you by the idol Phogor, and Cozbi their sister, a daughter of a prince of Madian, who was slain in the day the plague for the sacrilege of Phogor.
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Chapter 25 of numbers describes how the Israelites began to prostitute themselves with Moabite women and worship their gods, bringing God's wrath upon them. The following verses are chosen based on the proximity of the chapter's themes and are related to the importance of purity and faithfulness in worshiping God:
Exodus 20:3: "You will not have other gods before me." This is the first commandment of the Ten Commandments, which prohibits the worship of any other God other than Jehovah. This is relevant to the chapter of numbers 25 because the Israelites began to worship the gods of the Moabites, which brought the wrath of God over them.
1 Corinthians 6:18: "I ran away from prostitution. Any other sin that a person commit is outside the body; but he who prostitutes himself against his own body." This verse emphasizes the importance of sexual purity and faithfulness to God. The Israelites prostituted themselves with the Moabite women, which brought the wrath of God over them.
Hebrews 13:4: "Worthy of honor among all is marriage and the bed without macula; but to those who give themselves to prostitution, and to the adulterers, God will judge them." This verse emphasizes the importance of sexual purity and marital fidelity. The Israelites prostituted themselves with Moabite women, violating these principles, which brought God's wrath on them.
2 Corinthians 6:14: "Do not put yourself in unequal yoke with unbelievers; for what society can be between justice and iniquity? This verse emphasizes the importance of doctrinal purity and faithfulness to God. The Israelites were involved with the religious practices of the Moabites, which led them to worship other gods, violating these principles, which brought God's wrath on them.
Ephesians 5:11: "And not participate in the unsuccessful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." This verse emphasizes the importance of separating from sin and evil practices. The Israelites were involved with the religious practices of the Moabites, which led them to worship other gods, violating these principles, which brought God's wrath on them.
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