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'Us' in the Bible

Then Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you’; come with us and we will do you good, for the Lord has promised good concerning Israel.”

Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtSaints, As PilgrimsFathers In LawsGod Doing GoodBrothers in law

Then he said, “Please do not leave us, inasmuch as you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be as eyes for us.

Verse ConceptsIsrael In The WildernessPeople Not AbandoningCamping During The ExodusPeople With General Knowledgeguidance

So it will be, if you go with us, that whatever good the Lord does for us, we will do for you.”

Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelGod Doing GoodGoodness

The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Verse ConceptsMixed MultitudeWhat Foreigners DoMourning In RegretGreedComplaining

Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat that we may eat!’

Verse ConceptsMourning In RegretEating Meat

Say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, “Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat and you shall eat.

Verse ConceptsMaking People HolyEating Meat

and they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And the Lord heard it.

Verse ConceptsAaron, CharacterWorldly Ambition ExamplesEnvy, Example Of

Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsFolly, Effects OfConfession, Examples OfAaron, Character

Thus they told him, and said, “We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfAbundance, MaterialFoodLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMilkMilk And Honey

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us.”

Verse Conceptsdoubt, results ofBad Decision Making ExamplesStrong NationsUnable To Expel

Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

Verse ConceptsdoubtersFaint HeartednessWhy Does God Do This?

So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, Examples OfLooking BackwardMutiny

If the Lord is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey.

Verse ConceptsFoodGenerosity, God'sThe Promised LandMilk And Honey

Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”

Verse ConceptsImmanuelRebellion, Against GodRebellion Against God, Nature OfGod With YouEasy For PeopleUnguardedDo Not Fear MenRebellion against GodProtection From EnemiesRemoving People From Your Life

Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of DeathPlenty In EgyptLording ItMilk And HoneyUnimportant Things

Indeed, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”

Verse ConceptsEyes HarmedBlindingMilk And HoneyOther Blinding

All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”

Verse ConceptsShoutingSwallowingIsrael Fleeing

Why then have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here?

Verse ConceptsDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathWhy Do You Do This?

Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink.”

Verse ConceptsFruitFig treeBlamePomegranatesAssembling At The DoorwayBringing Israel Out Of EgyptNo Water For PeopleOthers Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us;

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessengerHard TasksRulers Of EdomHardship

that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

Verse ConceptsPeople Actually Doing EvilStaying A Long Time

But when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.

Verse ConceptsAngels as God's servantsPrayer, Answers ToAngels Going At God's BiddingGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’”

Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughRoadsVineyardWellsNot Turning AsideMan Providing Water

Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahHospitality, Examples OfInhospitality

The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.”

Verse ConceptsFaultsBlameComplaintsDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathNo FoodBringing Israel Out Of EgyptNo Water For PeopleOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWhy Do You Do This?ComplainingQuestioning Life

So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and you; intercede with the Lord, that He may remove the serpents from us.” And Moses interceded for the people.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodMoses, Significance OfRepentance, Examples OfAcknowledge, SinAfflictions, Benefits OfPraying For SinnersWe Have SinnedComplaints

Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this horde will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGrassTongueAnimals Eating

The leaders of Moab arose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.”

Verse ConceptsNames Blotted Out

and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a census of men of war who are in our charge, and no man of us is missing.

Verse ConceptsCounting SoldiersAll PeopleMissing SomeoneBattleBeing Lost

They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across the Jordan.”

For we will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Jordan toward the east.”

We ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.”

Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

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