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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 11:25 — And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
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came down
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Num 11:17; Num 12:5; Exd 34:5; Exd 40:38; Psa 99:7; Luk 9:34,35 |
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took
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Num 11:17; 2Ki 2:15; Jam 1:17 |
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gave it
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From this place, Origen and Theodoret take occasion to compare Moses to a lamp, at which seventy others were lighted, without any diminution of its lustre. |
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they prophesied
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By prophesying here we are to understand, their performing those civil and sacred functions for which they were qualified; exhorting the people to quiet and peaceable submission, and to trust and confidence in the providence of God. 1Sa 10:5,6,10; 1Sa 19:20-24; Jer 36:5,6; Joe 2:28,29; Act 2:17,18; Act 11:28; Act 21:9-11; 1Cr 11:4,5; 1Cr 14:1-3,32; 2Pe 1:21 |
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Num 11:17 |
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone. |
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Num 12:5 |
And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood [in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. |
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Exd 34:5 |
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. |
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Exd 40:38 |
For the cloud of the LORD [was] upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. |
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Psa 99:7 |
He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance [that] he gave them. |
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Luk 9:34 |
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. |
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Luk 9:35 |
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. |
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Num 11:17 |
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone. |
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2Ki 2:15 |
And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. |
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Jam 1:17 |
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. |
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1Sa 10:5 |
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: |
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1Sa 10:6 |
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. |
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1Sa 10:10 |
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. |
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1Sa 19:20 |
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing [as] appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. |
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1Sa 19:21 |
And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. |
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1Sa 19:22 |
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that [is] in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And [one] said, Behold, [they be] at Naioth in Ramah. |
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1Sa 19:23 |
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. |
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1Sa 19:24 |
And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, [Is] Saul also among the prophets? |
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Jer 36:5 |
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I [am] shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: |
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Jer 36:6 |
Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. |
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Joe 2:28 |
And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: |
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Joe 2:29 |
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. |
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Act 2:17 |
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: |
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Act 2:18 |
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: |
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Act 11:28 |
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. |
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Act 21:9 |
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. |
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Act 21:10 |
And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. |
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Act 21:11 |
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles. |
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1Cr 11:4 |
Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head. |
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1Cr 11:5 |
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. |
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1Cr 14:1 |
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy. |
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1Cr 14:2 |
For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. |
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1Cr 14:3 |
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort. |
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1Cr 14:32 |
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. |
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2Pe 1:21 |
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 11:25," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Num/11/25.html>.
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