Numbers 17:2
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.”Numbers 17:2
What Does Numbers 17:2 Mean?
Numbers 17:2 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 17, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Numbers 17:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 37:16“Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:”Exodus 28:1“And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.”Genesis 49:10“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”Exodus 4:2“And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.”Exodus 4:17“And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.”Exodus 24:4“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”Numbers 1:5“And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.”Numbers 2:3“And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.”Numbers 10:14“In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.”1 Samuel 10:19“And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.”2 Chronicles 31:17“Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;”Psalms 110:2“The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.”Psalms 125:3“For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.”Ezekiel 19:14“And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.”Ezekiel 21:10“It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.”Ezekiel 21:13“Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.”Micah 7:14“Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.”
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