Numbers 14:2
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”Numbers 14:2
What Does Numbers 14:2 Mean?
Numbers 14:2 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 14, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wilderness.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Numbers 14:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 10:10“Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”Hebrews 3:16“For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.”Exodus 15:24“And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?”Exodus 17:3“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”Numbers 16:41“But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.”Exodus 16:2“And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:”Exodus 16:3“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”Numbers 14:27“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.”Numbers 14:28“Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:”Philippians 2:14“Do all things without murmurings and disputings:”Jude 1:16“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”Numbers 11:1“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.”Numbers 11:15“And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.”Deuteronomy 1:27“And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.”Psalms 106:24“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:”Jonah 4:3“Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:8“And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.”Numbers 11:18“And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.”Numbers 12:13“And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.”Numbers 16:13“Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?”
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