Numbers 31:7

“And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.”

"And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males." - Numbers 31:7
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What does Numbers 31:7 mean?

Numbers 31:7 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males." This verse comes from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament, which is a part of the Torah and is traditionally attributed…

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Divine Obedience: The Cost of Conquest

Numbers 31:7 states, "And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males." This verse serves as a stark reminder of the severity and seriousness of obedience in our relationship with God. The confrontation between the Israelites and…

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A Prayer for Divine Command and Courage in Battle

Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverence and humility, acknowledging Your supreme authority and power over all creation. Today, we reflect on the words found in Numbers 31:7, which recount the moment when Your servants, under the divine command given to Moses, took…

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Numbers 31:7 - "And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males."
Numbers 31:31 - "And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses."
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Numbers 7:31 - "His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:"
Numbers 31:46 - "And sixteen thousand persons;)"
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Numbers 31:33 - "And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,"
Numbers 31:34 - "And threescore and one thousand asses,"
Numbers 31:44 - "And thirty and six thousand beeves,"
Numbers 31:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 31:25 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 31:45 - "And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,"
Numbers 21:31 - "¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites."
Numbers 26:31 - "And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:"
Numbers 33:31 - "And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan."
"And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses." - Numbers 31:31
Numbers 31:22 - "Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,"
Numbers 31:37 - "And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen."
"And sixteen thousand persons;)" - Numbers 31:46
Numbers 31:53 - "(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)"
Numbers 31:11 - "And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts."
Numbers 31:10 - "And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire."
Numbers 31:29 - "Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD."
Numbers 31:42 - "And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,"
"And threescore and one thousand asses," - Numbers 31:34
"And threescore and twelve thousand beeves," - Numbers 31:33
Numbers 31:51 - "And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels."
Numbers 5:31 - "Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity."
Numbers 1:31 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred."