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Themes in Numbers 21

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Themes in Numbers 21

Numbers 21:1 (show verse)

The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and 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)

Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, "If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities."

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)

The LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called 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)

They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Sea of Suf, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

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

The people spoke against God, and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loathes this light 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)

The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and 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)

The people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD, and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us." Moses prayed for 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)

The LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard: and it shall happen, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall 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)

Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it on the standard: and it happened, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, 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)

The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in 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)

They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.

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)

From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that comes out of the border of the Amorites: for the Arnon is the border of 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)

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, the valleys 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)

the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border 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 Beer: that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people together, and I will give them 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)

Then sang Israel this song: "Spring 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)

the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their staffs." From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

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)

and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and 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 that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the 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)

Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

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

Numbers 21:22 (show verse)

"Let me pass through your land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed your border."

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)

Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against 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)

Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon 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)

Israel took all these cities: and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in 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)

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the 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 those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and 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)

for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the 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 undone, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters 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)

And we shot at them. Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. And we have laid waste as far as Nophah, which reaches to 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)

Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:32 (show verse)

Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took 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)

They turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle 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 said to Moses, "Do not fear him: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at 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 struck him, and his sons and all his people, until there was none left him remaining: and they possessed his land.