Numbers 31: God’s judgment on the Midianites
Numbers 25:1-9 – The reason God commanded vengeance on the Midianites.Numbers 31:6 – Phineas was going with the men to war, which must have been a great encouragement.Numbers 31:8, 16 – Balaam was killed for his part.Numbers 31:15-18 – They were specifically to kill the women who had caused Israel to sin.The morality of this killingGod is sovereign as Creator.Isaiah 45:9God killed for certain reasons, not arbitrarily.Deuteronomy 9:4; 12:31God’s first desire was for people to repent.Jonah 3:4; 4:11God knows what’s best for innocent children.Numbers 31:17Numbers 31:25-47 – God instructs them on how to allocate the plunder.Numbers 31:49 – Not a man was missing after the battle.Numbers 31: Reuben and Gad settle in the land
Numbers 32:5-18 – Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh settle, but promise to carry on fighting with Israel until the fighting it completed.Numbers 33: Israel’s journey recounted
We no longer know precise locations for many of the places listed here.Numbers 33:38 – Aaron dies.
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