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Num 27:16 — Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the LORD		"Yehowah elohey haroochoth lechol basar, ""Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh."" This address sufficiently proves, that this holy man believed man to be compounded of flesh and spirit, and that these principles are perfectly distinct. Either the materiality of the soul is a human fable, or, if it be a true doctrine, Moses did not pray under the influence of the Divine Spirit. There is a similar form of expression in Num 16:22: ""O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh;"" and in Job 12:10, ""In whose hand is the soul nephesh of all living; and the spirit rooach of all flesh of man."" These seem decisive proofs, among many others, that the Old Testament teaches that there is an immortal spirit in man; for though rooach sometimes denotes breath or wind, yet it certainly has not that signification here, nor in the other passages cited."
the God		Num 16:22; Hbr 12:9
set a man		Deu 31:14; 1Sa 12:13; 1Ki 5:5; Jer 3:15; Jer 23:4,5; Eze 34:11-16,23; Eze 37:24; Mat 9:38; Jhn 10:11; Act 20:28; 1Pe 5:2-4

Correlating Passages

the LORD

	Num 16:22	And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
	Job 12:10	In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

the God

	Num 16:22	And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
	Hbr 12:9	Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

set a man

	Deu 31:14	And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
	1Sa 12:13	Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
	1Ki 5:5	And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
	Jer 3:15	And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
	Jer 23:4	And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
	Jer 23:5	Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
	Eze 34:11	For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
	Eze 34:12	As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
	Eze 34:13	And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
	Eze 34:14	I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
	Eze 34:15	I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
	Eze 34:16	I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
	Eze 34:23	And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
	Eze 37:24	And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
	Mat 9:38	Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
	Jhn 10:11	I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
	Act 20:28	Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
	1Pe 5:2	Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
	1Pe 5:3	Neither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
	1Pe 5:4	And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 27:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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