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Themes in Numbers 21

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Themes in Numbers 21

Numbers 21:1 (show verse)

When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the Atharim caravan route, he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.

Arad » A city » A city on the south of canaan
Canaanites » Defeated by the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount hor » Arad conquered
Hormah » A city » A city southwest of the dead sea
Israel » Defeats » Canaanites

Numbers 21:2 (show verse)

Then Israel made this vow in the LORD's presence: "If you give these people into our control, we intend to devote their cities to total destruction."

Canaanites » Defeated by the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount hor » Arad conquered
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount hor » Called hormah
Hormah » A city » A city southwest of the dead sea
Israel » Defeats » Canaanites
Vows » Examples of
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of israelites

Numbers 21:3 (show verse)

When the LORD heard what Israel had decided to do, he delivered the Canaanites to them, and Israel exterminated them and their cities. They named the place Hormah.

Canaanites » Defeated by the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount hor » Arad conquered
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount hor » Called hormah
Destruction » Example of
Hormah » A city » A city southwest of the dead sea
Israel » Defeats » Canaanites
War » God » Gives the victory in

Numbers 21:4 (show verse)

After this, they traveled from Mount Hor along the caravan route by way of the Sea of Reeds and went around the land of Edom. But when the people got impatient because it was a long route,

Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Murmuring of the people
Discouragement » The hardness of the way
Hor » The mountain upon which aaron died
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Mountains » Names of » Hor, aaron's burial place
Red sea » Israelites camp beside
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Complaints
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent

Numbers 21:5 (show verse)

the people complained against the LORD and Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?" they asked. "There's no food and water, and we're tired of this worthless bread."

Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Blasphemy » Instances of » Of the israelites, in complaining against God
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Murmuring of the people
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Kings of judah » Murmurings of
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Manna » The israelites » Loathed
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Murmuring » Examples of
Murmuring » Instances of » israelites
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Complaints
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent

Numbers 21:6 (show verse)

In response, the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died.

Anger of God » Exemplified against
Animals » Sent in judgment
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Blasphemy » Instances of » Of the israelites, in complaining against God
Confession of sin » Exemplified
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Fiery serpents sent
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Judgments » Upon the israelites » For complaining
Judgments » Upon nations--exemplified
Manna » The israelites » Punished for loathing
Miracles » Catalogue of » The scourge of serpents
moses » People complain against moses and aaron
Murmuring » Instances of » israelites
Plague » On the israelites » Of serpents
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Complaints
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
Serpents » Often sent as a punishment

Numbers 21:7 (show verse)

Then the people approached Moses and admitted, "We've sinned by speaking against the LORD and you. Pray to the LORD, that he'll remove the serpents from us." So Moses prayed in behalf of the people.

Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to confession of sin
Animals » Sent in judgment
Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Exemplified
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Brazen serpent raised up
Guilt » Israel in the wilderness
intercession » Additional instances of » moses » For israel
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
intercession » Solicited » Instances of » And by the israelites
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Miracles » Catalogue of » The scourge of serpents
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » Complaints
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
Sin » Confession of » Examples of national
Sin » Guilt of » Israel in the wilderness
The wicked » Guilt of » Israel in the wilderness

Numbers 21:8 (show verse)

Then the LORD instructed Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent out of brass and fasten it to a pole. Anyone who has been bitten and who looks at it will live."

Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
The death of Christ » Mode of » Prefigured
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Brazen serpent raised up
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Brazen serpent
Miracles » Catalogue of » The scourge of serpents
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Healing by brazen serpent
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
Serpent » The wound of, miraculously healed by looking upon the bronze snake, erected by moses
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Israelites cured by looking at one of brass
Symbols and similitudes » The bronze serpent, of Christ

Numbers 21:9 (show verse)

So Moses made a bronze serpent and fastened it to a pole. If a person who had been bitten by a poisonous serpent looked to the serpent, he lived.

Bible stories for children » How snake bites were healed
Brass » Moses made the serpent of
Brazen serpent » Made by moses for the healing of the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To zalmonah » Brazen serpent raised up
intercession » Answered » That the plague of the fiery serpents would stop
Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous
Miracles » Catalogue of » The scourge of serpents
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Moses and aaron: » Healing by brazen serpent
Salvation » Typified
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
Serpent » The wound of, miraculously healed by looking upon the bronze snake, erected by moses
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Israelites cured by looking at one of brass
Symbols and similitudes » The bronze serpent, of Christ
Types » Of the saviour » The bronze serpent
Types of Christ » Brazen serpent
Vision » Dominates life » Looking Christward, saves

Numbers 21:10 (show verse)

After this, the Israelis traveled and encamped at Oboth.

journey of israel through the Desert » To oboth
Oboth » One camping place of israel during the forty years of wandering

Numbers 21:11 (show verse)

Then they traveled from Oboth and encamped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is in the vicinity of Moab's eastern border.

journey of israel through the Desert » To ije-abarim before moab
Ije-abarim » One of the later stopping places of israel
Oboth » One camping place of israel during the forty years of wandering
The sun » The jews » Expressed the east by rising of

Numbers 21:12 (show verse)

From there, they traveled and encamped in the valley of Zered.

journey of israel through the Desert » To zared or dibon-gad
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Zared
Zared » Brook

Numbers 21:13 (show verse)

Then they traveled to the other side of Arnon and camped in the wilderness that borders the territory of the Amorites. (Arnon borders Moab between Moab and the Amorites,

Amorites » Territory of
Arnon » Boundary between moabites and amorites
journey of israel through the Desert » Across the arnon
Moabites » The territory east of the jordan river, bounded on the north by the arnon river
Moabites » Separated from the amorites by the river arnon

Numbers 21:14 (show verse)

which is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD reads, "Waheb and Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,

Arnon » Miracles at
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Wars of the lord
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Arnon
journey of israel through the Desert » Across the arnon
War » Records often kept of

Numbers 21:15 (show verse)

and the slope of the valleys, that extends to the dwelling places of Ar and the borders of Moab.")

Ar » A city » A city of moab
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Arnon
journey of israel through the Desert » Across the arnon

Numbers 21:16 (show verse)

From there they traveled to the Well of Beer, where the LORD had instructed Moses, "Gather the people together and I'll give you water."

Beer » A station of the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To beer or the well
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer (east of jordan)

Numbers 21:17 (show verse)

That's also where Israel sang this song: Rise up, well! Sing to it!

Beer » A station of the israelites
Music » Youthful » Singing » Examples of
Singing » Examples of
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of the people of israel
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer (east of jordan)

Numbers 21:18 (show verse)

It's the well that the leaders dug, the one carved out by the nobles of the people with their scepters and staffs.

Beer » A station of the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To mattanah
Mattanah » A station of israel
Wells » Mentioned in scripture » Beer (east of jordan)

Numbers 21:19 (show verse)

Then they moved on in the wilderness from there to Mattanah, then from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

Bamoth » Israelite camp
journey of israel through the Desert » To nahaliel
journey of israel through the Desert » To bamoth
Mattanah » A station of israel
Nahaliel » A station (stopping place) of the israelites

Numbers 21:20 (show verse)

and from Bamoth to the valley of Moab where their fields are, and from there to the top of Mount Pisgah, that looks down toward the open desert.

Bamoth » Israelite camp
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim
Jeshimon » A place in the sinaitic peninsula, east of the jordan river
Mountains » Names of » Pisgah, in moab, from whence moses viewed the promised land
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Pisgah, (part of abarim)
Pisgah » The israelites come to

Numbers 21:21 (show verse)

Later, Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who conveyed this request:

Ambassadors » Sent to the amorites
Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Refused a passage to israel
Canaan » Land of » Conquest of, by the israelites
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » The amorites refuse a passage to israel
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Sihon » Conquest of his kingdom by the israelites
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Ambassadors

"Permit us to pass through your land. We won't trespass in your fields or vineyards. We won't drink water from any well, and we'll only travel along the King's Highway until we've passed through your territory."

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Refused a passage to israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » The amorites refuse a passage to israel
Grape » Cultivated in vineyards » By the amorites
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Sihon
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Roads » Built by » Rulers'
Sihon » Conquest of his kingdom by the israelites

Numbers 21:23 (show verse)

Instead of letting Israel pass through his territory, Sihon mustered his entire army and marched out to meet them in the wilderness. He arrived at Jahaz and attacked Israel.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Refused a passage to israel
Armies » Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » The amorites refuse a passage to israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Sihon
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Jahaz » Sihon defeated at
Sihon » Conquest of his kingdom by the israelites

Numbers 21:24 (show verse)

But Israel defeated him in battle and took possession of all his lands from Arnon to Jabbok, including the Ammonites, even though the border of the Ammonites was strong.

Ammonites » Territory of
the Ammonites » Country of » Bordered on the amorites
the Ammonites » Country of » Well fortified
Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Sihon » Conquest of his kingdom by the israelites
Swords » Was used » For destruction of enemies

Numbers 21:25 (show verse)

So Israel captured all of those cities, occupied all the Amorite cities in Heshbon, and all its towns.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Sihon » Conquest of his kingdom by the israelites

Numbers 21:26 (show verse)

Heshbon was the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who fought against the previous king of Moab and captured all his land from his capital city to Arnon.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Acquired an extensive territory from moab east of jordan
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
Ar » Destruction of
Arnon » Boundary between moabites and amorites
Cities » Different kinds of » Royal
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Moabites » Deprived of a large part of their territories by the amorites
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Sihon » His seat of government at heshbon

Numbers 21:27 (show verse)

Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs say: Come to Heshbon and let it be built! Let the city of Sihon be established!

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
Ar » Destruction of
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Song » War

Numbers 21:28 (show verse)

A fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places who lived in Arnon.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
Ar » Destruction of
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
High places » Mentioned in scripture » Arnon
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Moabites » Possessed many and great cities
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Song » War

Numbers 21:29 (show verse)

Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters have gone into captivity to Sihon, king of the Amorites.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
Ar » Destruction of
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Chemosh
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Moabites » Called » People of chemosh
Moabites » Called the people of chemosh
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Song » War
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites

Numbers 21:30 (show verse)

We've fired at them. Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We've destroyed them as far as Nophah even as far as Medeba.

Amorites » Conquest of
the Amorites » Acquired an extensive territory from moab east of jordan
the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
Ar » Destruction of
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Dibon » Also called dibon-gad and dimon » A city on the northern banks of the arnon
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Medeba » A city » A city of moab
Moabites » Possessed many and great cities
Nophah » A city » A city of sihon
Sihon » The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of sihon over the moabites
Song » War

Numbers 21:31 (show verse)

So Israel lived in Amorite territory.

Numbers 21:32 (show verse)

Then Moses sent out explorers to scout Jazer. They captured its towns and drove out the Amorites who were there.

the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Sihon conquered
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » Amorites
Jaazer » A levitical city of refuge in gilead, allotted to gad, and given to the levites
Jazer » A city » A city of refuge east of the jordan river » Taken from the amorites
Spies » Sent to investigate » Jaazer

Numbers 21:33 (show verse)

Then they turned toward Bashan. However, Og, the king of Bashan, mustered his army and went out to attack them at Edrei.

the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Og conquered
Edrei » Joshua defeats og at
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » King of baasha
Og » Defeated and killed by moses
Og » A man of gigantic stature
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Inhospitality

Numbers 21:34 (show verse)

The LORD told Moses, "You are not to fear him, because I'm going to deliver him, his entire army, and his land into your control. Do to him just what you've done to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who used to live in Heshbon."

the Amorites » Deprived of their eastern territory by israel
journey of israel through the Desert » To the mountains of abarim » Og conquered
Edrei » Joshua defeats og at
Fear » Not » Blessings in the journey of life
Fear nots » Blessings in the journey of life
Heshbon » Of the amorites
Israel » Defeats » King of baasha
Og » Defeated and killed by moses
Seven » Fear nots » Blessings in the journey of life

Numbers 21:35 (show verse)

So they attacked him, his sons, and his entire army, until there wasn't even a single survivor left. Then they took possession of his land.