Numbers 21:7

“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.”

"Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people." - Numbers 21:7
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What does Numbers 21:7 mean?

Numbers 21:7 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people." This…

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Repentance and Intercession: A Journey Back to God

In the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites, we find a powerful lesson about sin, repentance, and intercession in the poignant verse from Numbers 21:7, which states, "Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and…

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A Prayer of Repentance and Healing

O Sovereign Lord, Almighty and Everlasting God, we come to You today with hearts humbled and contrite, recognizing our transgressions and the afflictions that arise from our choices. We echo the words of the children of Israel as recorded in Numbers 21:7, where they acknowledged…

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Numbers 21:7 - "¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people."
Numbers 7:21 - "One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
"One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:" - Numbers 7:21
Picture representing Numbers 21:21-35
Numbers 21:21 - "¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,"
"The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight." - Nehemiah 7:21
Moses serpent numbers 21
Numbers 33:21 - "And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah."
Numbers 4:21 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 34:21 - "Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon."
Numbers 21:31 - "¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites."
Picture of Numbers 21:1-3
Moses fiery serpent numbers 21
Numbers 21:10 - "¶ And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth."
Numbers 21:19 - "And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:"
Numbers 21:12 - "¶ From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared."
Numbers 29:7
Numbers 4:7
Numbers 3:21 - "Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites."
"¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying," - Numbers 21:21
Numbers 2:21 - "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred."
Numbers 29:21 - "And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:"
Numbers 26:21 - "And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites."
Numbers 14:21 - "But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD."
Numbers 7:1-9
Numbers 7:7 - "Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:"
Numbers 4:7-8
Numbers 1:7 - "Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
numbers 21:8-9 & John 3:14