Numbers 22:22

Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 22

“And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.”Numbers 22:22

What Does Numbers 22:22 Mean?

Numbers 22:22 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 22, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to Numbers 22:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 4:24“And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.”Numbers 22:32“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:”Lamentations 2:4“He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.”Exodus 23:20“Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.”Numbers 22:35“And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.”Judges 19:3“And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.”2 Kings 10:20“And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.”Hosea 1:4“And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.”Hosea 12:4“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;”Genesis 48:15“And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,”Exodus 3:2“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”

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