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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 on the Atharim road, he fought against Israel and captured some prisoners.

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 a vow to the Lord, “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will completely 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 Israel’s request, the Canaanites were defeated, and Israel completely destroyed them and their cities. So 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)

Then they set out from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to bypass the land of Edom, but the people became impatient because of the journey.

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 spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”

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)

Then the Lord sent poisonous

snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites 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

The people then came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that He will take the snakes away from us.” And Moses interceded 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)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake image and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will recover.”

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 snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever someone was bitten, and he looked at the bronze snake, he recovered.

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 Israelites set out and camped 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)

They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness that borders Moab on the east.

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 went and camped at Zered Valley.

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

Numbers 21:13 (show verse)

They set out from there and camped on the other side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness that extends from the Amorite border, because the Arnon was the Moabite border 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 stated in the Book of the Lord’s Wars:

Waheb in Suphah
and the ravines 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)

even the slopes of the ravines
that extend to the site of Ar

and lie along 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 went to Beer, the well the Lord told Moses about, “Gather the people so I may 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 Israel sang 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 princes dug the well;
the nobles of the people hollowed it out
with a scepter and with their staffs.

They went from the wilderness 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)

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)

from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab near the Pisgah highlands

that overlook the wasteland.

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 say to Sihon king of the Amorites:

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 us travel through your land. We won’t go into the fields or vineyards. We won’t drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway until we have traveled 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)

But Sihon would not let Israel travel through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, 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 sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only up to the Ammonite border, because it was fortified.

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 the cities and lived in all these Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages.

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 city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken control of all his land as far as 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 the poets say:

Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt;
let the city of Sihon be restored.

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 fire came out of Heshbon,
a flame from the city of Sihon.
It consumed Ar of Moab,
the lords of Arnon’s heights.

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 have been destroyed, people of Chemosh!
He gave up his sons as refugees,
and his daughters into captivity
to Sihon the Amorite king.

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 threw them down;
Heshbon has been destroyed as far as Dibon.

We caused desolation as far as Nophah,
which reaches 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 the Amorites’ land.

Numbers 21:32 (show verse)

After Moses sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages 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 and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan came out against them with his whole army to do 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)

But the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you along with his whole army and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived 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 struck him, his sons, and his whole army until no one was left, and they took possession of his land.